A PUB landlord has been ordered to pull down a shisha lounge built without planning permission.
The owner of the YOLO Lounge, previously called the Old George pub, in Heston Road, Heston, has three months to get rid of the covered smoking area or face prosecution.
Councillors agreed to take enforcement action over the building, which falls within a conservation area, at last night's (November 7) planning enforcement sub-committee meeting.
Action was also approved at the meeting against the owners of nine illegal outbuildings across the borough, as Hounslow Council continued its crackdown on so-called beds in sheds.
They included:
* Three buildings in Wentworth Road, Southall, being used as residential accommodation without planning permission. The owner of one claimed it was being used to house his extended family, despite him renting out a number of properties on the same street
* An outbuilding in Cambridge Close, Hounslow, where council officers found a couple living, despite it only having planning permission to be used as a gymnasium/playroom
* An outbuilding in Burnham Gardens, Hounslow, where two men were paying £400 rent a month in cash
* An outbuilding in Martindale Road, Hounslow, where a couple were paying £700 a month rent
In several cases, the illegal buildings were discovered by the council's rogue landlord team, set up using a government grant to tackle the issue of beds in sheds. Officers from the team have visited thousands of properties across the borough, often unannounced, this year.
Councillor Steve Curran, cabinet member for planning, said: "These enforcement notices show we simply aren't prepared to put up with people ignoring planning laws. We only take enforcement action as a last resort, and offenders have more than enough chance to remedy any breaches."
