An unauthorised car workshop operating in Kampong Sengkurong, Mukim Sengkurong, has been ordered to cease its activities for operating without planning permission.
The Planning Authority found that the workshop was operating and carrying out building extensions in breach of Section 23(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act, Chapter 248.
The land is currently restricted for residential purposes only, while the unauthorised workshop had caused discontent and affected the well-being of neighbouring residents.
Following a routine inspection, the vehicles associated with the workshop were found to have been removed from the area.
Section 23 of the Act provides that no person shall carry out the development, subdivision or consolidation of land, or carry out any work in a conservation area, without permission from the Planning Authority.
A breach is an offence punishable upon conviction by a fine of up to BND200,000, and in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine of up to BND10,000 for every day the offence continues after conviction.
Members of the public seeking to lodge complaints or obtain planning advice may contact the Department of Town and Country Planning hotline at 8200222.