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Written by Emma Lunn

Hillingdon Council has demolished an illegal outbuilding that was being used as a ‘bed in a shed' after a landlord failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice.

The council's planning enforcement officers took action to demolish the outbuilding at the rear of a property in West Drayton Road, Hayes, last week and will recover the costs incurred.

An enforcement notice had been served on the owner and occupier of the outbuilding, and they were given three months to comply. They were ordered to stop illegally renting out the bed in shed, and to then demolish it. After failing to do so the council intervened and took on the work, after the people living there voluntarily moved out.

Cabinet member for planning, transportation and recycling, Cllr Keith Burrows, said: "The council takes these matters very seriously and we will not sit by and watch rogue landlords making an illegal profit by offering such pitiful accommodation."

The council said the enforcement work is part of an ongoing project to clamp down on beds in sheds. The council has a special taskforce of officers dedicated to investigating and taking action against rogue landlords.

This is the second time Hillingdon council has been forced to take direct action this year, however a number of landlords have heeded advice and warnings and demolished the illegal outbuildings themselves, including beds in sheds in Mount Road, Hurstfield Crescent and Pole Hill Road, which are all in Hayes.

Failure to comply with a planning enforcement notice can result in legal action being taken. Landlords could be prosecuted in court and be given a hefty fine.

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