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Co Down Man fined £1,000 for planning offence

Monday, 15 February 2010

A Carryduff man was fined £1,000 along with £75 court costs and £13 legal costs at Newtownards Magistrates' Court today for a planning offence.

Mr Stephen Hewitt of Ballykeel Road South, Carryduff, pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a Planning Service Enforcement Notice to remove an unauthorised outbuilding and all associated materials approximately 200m south west of 15 Ballykeel Road South, Carryduff.

Notes to editors:

  1. Planning Service brought the charge under Article 67A (1)(a) of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (as amended), carrying out development without the planning permission required.
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