Michael Thomas, 71, from Staverton, faces two charges relating to work on a property at 12 Newtown in Trowbridge. He is charged with allegedly breaching an enforcement notice issued by Wiltshire Council in September 2020 ordering him to stop work on his conversion of a former pizza takeaway shop into a house of multiple occupancy. He is also charged with allegedly failing to comply with a Wiltshire Council notice concerning an interest in land under the Town & Country Planning Act 1990. The hearing at Swindon Magistrates Court on Friday, October 27 was adjourned to Friday, November 17 to enable the court to tie his case to charges faced by a co-defendant. The building at 12 Newtown is not listed but lies within the Trowbridge conservation area.

Source: The Times October 28, 2023 10:27 UTC