I used to work in Hackney’s planning department a decade ago. Their DC enforcement team of ~3 officers had an epic backlog of illegal building work, and this is by no means the first time something has collapsed. While the borough has been steadily improving in pretty much every way (from an extreme low point in the ‘00s), I am guessing they still aren’t on top of that. And I don’t suppose massive Tory budget cuts have helped any.
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