By Alric Lindsay A local property owner has been warned by a Summary Court judge to take an enforcement notice seriously or face potentially catastrophic daily financial penalties. Thelma Ross appeared unrepresented by a lawyer today, November 3, 2026,...
By Alric Lindsay A local school canteen worker who claimed an architect’s blunder contributed to a two-year planning nightmare was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine in the Summary Court today, November 2, 2026. Lavern Suckoo appeared unrepresented before...
By Alric Lindsay Two elderly property owners faced separate planning enforcement prosecutions in the Summary Court today, October 27, 2026, raising arguments of missing service papers, grandfathered additions, and complex structural demolitions. In the first matter, Stephen J. Bodden...
By Alric Lindsay Weeks ago, the Chief Magistrate gave the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions a deadline. Today, August 13, 2026, that deadline expired — and the file still could not be found by the DPP. Accordingly,...
By Alric Lindsay Several persons appeared in the Summary Court today, July 23, 2026, facing a charge of failing to comply with an enforcement notice. According to the persons, who are reportedly farmers, the compliance challenge arose because the...
By Alric Lindsay Tamara Shelly-Ann Pearson appeared before Magistrate McFarlane today, June 24, 2026, to face a charge of failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice. The fine was initially calculated at $188,000, however, Magistrate McFarlane reduced it...
By Alric Lindsay Martha Noralee Ebanks appeared in the Summary Court on August 25, 2025, to face a charge of failure to comply with an enforcement notice. However, the Chief Magistrate dismissed the charge after hearing her efforts to...
By Alric Lindsay Angelina Crowe Velasquez appeared in the Summary Court today, August 20, 2025, to face a charge of failing to comply with an enforcement notice. Reportedly, Velasquez had an unauthorised building extension at her property. After hearing...
By Alric Lindsay Andre Dacres appeared in the Summary Court today, February 12, 2025, to face three charges of failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice. All charges were withdrawn against him due to them being laid “out...
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