Order for ‘unauthorized development’ to stop

There has been much written on the Savoy property and the works being done at that location. At no time has the developer been ordered to return the building to its original state of ruin. Indeed, paragraph 5 of the Enforcement Notice has simply ordered the developer to stop the unauthorized development and submit an application to the Director of Planning and Development.
The facts are that the developer ought to know that no development can be done on a Listed Building without permission from the Planning and Development Department. This is required by section 20 (3) (e) of the Act and reinforced by section 54 (1).
Further, the developer knows the process of applying for retention given this has been used by the developer on the adjacent location where again the lot was developed without permission. Once again, an Enforcement and Stop Notice were served and the developer then applied for retention.
The public should be aware that once a Stop Notice is issued, no further development should take place until that application is then determined.
Accordingly, the notion that anyone has been asked to return a building to a derelict state is a complete untruth. Development of listed buildings is monitored to ensure that the refurbishment takes into account those matters that are necessary to preserve the integrity of the characteristics that led to it being listed.