Telford man fined after failing to comply with planning enforcement notice
A Telford man has been fined nearly £39,000 after pleading guilty to failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice.
Telford Magistrates Court fined John Anthony Dynsky of Cold Hatton £38,954, including costs, for non-compliance with an enforcement notice related to land adjacent to 1 and 2 The Poplars in Cold Hatton, dating back to 2017.
Dynsky had erected a large steel-framed building (32m x 9m) used for a wood manufacturing business and joinery workshop, leading to a change of use from agricultural and residential to industrial.
Planning officers had advised Dynsky to apply for permission or return the land to its original use, but no application was made.
An enforcement notice was issued in July 2018, which Dynsky appealed, leading to a 2021 public inquiry.
The appeal was rejected, and Dynsky was given six months to comply, which he failed to do.
On 16 September 2024, the court fined him nearly £39,000 for breaching planning regulations.
Councillor Richard Overton, Telford & Wrekin Council’s deputy leader and cabinet member for highways, housing and enforcement, said: “This case shows that we will always enforce planning breaches, no matter how long it takes.
“Despite initially trying to work with and support the defendant, he took no action and the enforcement notice was not complied with, leaving us no option but to seek prosecution through the courts. The defendant pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the enforcement notice and was fined £50,000, which was reduced by one-third in light of their guilty plea. With costs and victim surcharge awarded too, the total fine is £38,954.000.”
