Neighbours behaving badly: Illegal buildings and demolition orders
“The approval of building plans is not a mere formality in town planning and compliance with building standards promote public safety … The courts should not permit landowners to erect illegal structures on their land and then present the authorities with a fait accompli created by their illegal actions” (Extracts from judgment below) What do […]
DO THE NEMBA REGULATIONS AFFECT YOU?
Recently the neighbour of one of our clients lodged a complaint with the Bio-security Services Directorate of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) regarding the planting of an illegal AIS (Alien and Invasive Species). The Control Biodiversity Officer inspected our client’s property and found a Brazilian pepper tree on the property. This tree is listed as category […]