Council takes action after jet washing at car sales business breaches planning rules
North Kesteven District Council has taken action against a garage worker who has been ordered to pay almost £500 for using a jet wash outside of a designated area.
According to the council, a Breach of Condition Notice was served on Rodney Stanford of Anwick Car Sales on October 24, 2024, following repeated and blatant alleged breaches of a planning condition.
The business was granted planning permission by the authority in March 2022 but with a condition that mechanical equipment be operated exclusively in the workshop car wash area.
The condition was intended ‘to ensure a satisfactory standard of amenity for the occupants of neighbouring residential properties’. However, the particular concerns was the excessive spray that was being produced by the jet washer, says the council.
“During a site visit on August 18 this year, Mr Stanford was seen jet washing a vehicle in breach of this BCN,” the authority states.
As a result court action was taken which resulted in a guilty plea and a fine on Monday, November 17, 2025. The fine was £486 – a fine of £240, costs of £150 and a £96 victim surcharge.
The council says the site will continue to be monitored for its compliance and further appropriate action will be taken if required.
Councillor Richard Wright, Leader of North Kesteven District Council, commented: "Planning conditions are put in place for numerous reasons, such as in this case, averting nuisance.
"The fact that the condition was repeatedly ignored led to the authority taking the correct decision to take action to protect the amenity of nearby properties and residents."
NKDC's Compliance and Enforcement Manager Ryan Smith said: “NKDC takes the matter of breaches of planning control seriously to protect the wellbeing safety and health of our communities.
“The main aim is to work positively and constructively with anyone responsible for a breach and where the development is causing significant planning harm, agree reasonable remedial options. If these matters cannot be resolved formal action is required.”