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Roger,
one minute they are saying, yes he is breaking the law, he does this at his own risk, now they are saying he is not, I might be reading between the lines, but there seems to be a cover up somewhere, going the same way as a previous application Roger, that person went ahead without planning consent (remember), an enforcement notice was served but they got away with it didn't they. just had to tell a hard luck story, and Bobs your uncle everything turns out rosy.
As Keith says why bother to pay for to have plans passed, when this is stating clearly that there is not really a need to