I live in a street and the house opposite has 2 adjoining garages. The garages were used for parking for as long as I can remember. Last year the house was sold and immediately the new owner rented out the house to E Europeans. However, the he knocked down the wall and turned the 2 garages into one big one with a pit. On seeing this I suspected that he may well be planning on a repair workshop; I asked him but he said that it was for personal use. He has no planning permission. I wrote to the local planning dept but they did not reply to my letter.
Several months down the line, he has, on average one car per day, turning up which he repairs in the garage. The people coming are, currently, his relatives and friends and no doubt money is being exchanged. However, other people have started. I can see this turning into a fully-blown commercial workshop, as I feared.
What are my options and how can I force the planning dept to look into this? I fear for the value of my house as I can expect noise level and no. of people increasing.
Several months down the line, he has, on average one car per day, turning up which he repairs in the garage. The people coming are, currently, his relatives and friends and no doubt money is being exchanged. However, other people have started. I can see this turning into a fully-blown commercial workshop, as I feared.
What are my options and how can I force the planning dept to look into this? I fear for the value of my house as I can expect noise level and no. of people increasing.