The owners of Burnham-On-Sea’s former Tuckers Garage site have been ordered to tidy up the site by Sedgemoor District Council.
A ‘Section 215’ enforcement notice has been issued to property developer Abracore, which owns the development site, this month.
Nearby residents and business owners say the site in Victoria Street is an “eyesore and a health risk” with fly-tipped rubbish, dumped furniture and overgrown vegetation.
Speaking to Burnham-On-Sea.com this week, council spokeswoman Claire Faun confirmed: “The Section 215 notice requires proper maintenance of the land.”
“It was issued on July 10th and the owners have three months to remove all rubbish, rubble, debris, excessive growth, furniture, tyres, abandoned builders materials etc from the site and dispose of it in a suitable manner.”
“They must also check the hoardings, secure the site; repair and replace the gates and inspect and monitor the site on a regular basis.”
The site was previously occupied by the former Tucker’s Garage, which was demolished 12 years ago, as we featured here at the time.
Abracore won approval in 2014 to build 35 retirement apartments in two blocks of three-storey buildings at the site.
It comes after Sedgemoor District Council had initially rejected the plans in 2013, but Abracore appealed against the decision through the Planning Inspectorate and got the judgement overturned to win outline planning permission.
Burnham-On-Sea.com has invited Abracore to comment on the latest action.
