paddywhacker
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I posted before about problems I was having with dumping, anti-social behaviour (drug-taking & drinking) on the right of way to my property.
I complained to the council and guards numerous times about it but was wasting me time and was at my wits end over it.
It got so bad that before Christmas I cleared away all the rubbish and graffiti, and went and erected electronic gates at the entrance to the right of way in order to keep the messers out. So far its worked and the place is all tidied up and clean then yesterday I get a letter from the council saying the gate constitutes illegal development!
Can't believe that for years they ignored all the messing and dumping going on around the place and then when I go and do something to tidy it up and deal with the problem, I get told quicksmart its illegal!
What are my options? Can the council make me take the gate down? If I do its giving carte blanche to the undesirables to continue with their drugtaking etc which will be a disaster as if I ever go to sell the property I haven't a hope as the place will be in such a state...
And I had no idea you needed planning for a miserable bloody gate.......
I complained to the council and guards numerous times about it but was wasting me time and was at my wits end over it.
It got so bad that before Christmas I cleared away all the rubbish and graffiti, and went and erected electronic gates at the entrance to the right of way in order to keep the messers out. So far its worked and the place is all tidied up and clean then yesterday I get a letter from the council saying the gate constitutes illegal development!
Can't believe that for years they ignored all the messing and dumping going on around the place and then when I go and do something to tidy it up and deal with the problem, I get told quicksmart its illegal!
What are my options? Can the council make me take the gate down? If I do its giving carte blanche to the undesirables to continue with their drugtaking etc which will be a disaster as if I ever go to sell the property I haven't a hope as the place will be in such a state...
And I had no idea you needed planning for a miserable bloody gate.......