Goring sandpit build begins despite planning permission refusal
"We've been made aware of the activity and have written to the landowner for clarification about what he is doing there," they said."We will then consider whether any enforcement action is necessary."Mr Dixon's company, Goring Gap Limited, announced plans last year to create a "fenced family entertainment area" focused around the sandpit.The scheme also includes concessions for vendors selling food, drinks, snacks and sweets from gazebos and trailers, as well as a bar for alcohol.It would also feature toilets and car parking facilities.The council previously said it rejected the application because it had not received enough information from Mr Dixon to prove that the "use and operations described in the application would be or are lawful"."The proposed leisure related uses would involve a material change of use of the land, which was previously agricultural, and the associated works would be operational development," the added.The council said this believed such a development would be unlawful under Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.On 15 May, Mr Dixon posted to his website: "Work has begun on the children's sandpit, tumble down mound, boules and bar area."There will soon be 23 flag poles proudly waiving the Union Jack, Worthing and Sussex colours."The BBC has contacted Mr Dixon for comment.
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