Havering Council has issued five enforcement notices and one enforcement warning notice following the construction of a storage building, the placing of a portable cabin and the use of the land as a scaffolding yard at Three Horseshoes Farm in Noak Hill Road.
All works have allegedly “breached planning control” and have been carried out “without planning permission”.
The storage building was described as “visually intrusive” and of “poor design”.
The enforcement notices claimed no justification for its construction for storage purposes arose.
The council also deemed that any planning conditions attached to a planning application would not overcome these problems and therefore no permission would be given.
A “visually intrusive” portable cabin has also been placed with “no justification for construction” according to the council.
Both of these buildings must be “demolished” with all debris and materials removed from the site.
The developers have also been told they must return the land back to its former condition before the unauthorised development started.
The recipients listed are James Benjamin Mason, whose name is under two addresses – one being Three Horseshoes Farm in Noak Hill Road and the other being in Catford Hill, Catford.
Also listed are the unnamed owner and occupiers of Three Horseshoes Farm.
A planning application was submitted by Mr Mason on July 9 last year for the “prior notification of development for two barns for agricultural use”.
This was refused by the council on August 1.
The use of the land as a scaffolding yard has also been ordered to stop in a separate enforcement notice and previous development must also be demolished.
The notice deems that no justification for the change of use of the land was given and the scaffolding yard use comprises “visually intrusive” buildings.
The enforcement reads: “The change of use represents inappropriate development in the green belt and fails to preserve the openness of the green belt.
“The breach of planning control is materially harmful to the visual amenity and open character of the surrounding area.”
The developers are required to stop the unauthorised use of the land as a scaffolding yard and remove all vehicles associated from the site.
The notices take effect on January 31 and recipients have three months from then to comply with the orders.
Failure to comply could result in prosecution or remedial action taken by the council.
Appeals must be in writing and received, or posted in time to be received by the planning inspectorate before January 31.
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