Hertsmere Council accused of forcing developer to go bust
“Jobs are at risk” as a Bushey developer claims a £1.9 million council technicality has forced it into liquidation.
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“Jobs are at risk” as a Bushey developer claims a £1.9 million council technicality has forced it into liquidation.
A Bushey company has claimed the council is trying to boost revenue over a “technicality” after it was handed a £732,00 bill.
A bill for £732,199.92 was handed out after a legal case with "no prospect of success" was dismissed.
A developer has been ordered to pay a £500,000 bill after the company started building work without informing a council. Heronslea Ltd failed to notify Hertsmere Borough Council when it started work for 55 homes off Bushey Hall Drive in Bushey. Regulations state a developer must submit a Commencement Notice to its local authority no later than the day before work begins on a development. The council says officers noticed buildings were demolished and trenches were dug during a routine visit in June 2019, but no Commencement Notice had been received. Heronslea Ltd had already pa...