Is this allowed?

Neil79

Neil79

Neil79

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A family member lives in a council house next door to a building that has recently been knocked down. However because of the dog and the wall being part of someone else's garden ( rear side ) it has been left!. However i was just told this morning that the fencing which blocks off the New construction due to safety has been put across the front of the family property as well. The front door is not accessible, i was told that said family member woke up to find the fence was up and she couldn't get out the front door and has to use the back.

Is this allowed?, she has also said that she see's work men at regular intervals at the front of her house during the day. Why nobody in the family complained i don't know :o
 
I'm struggling to understand the situation. However I would think that any hoarding or scaffold placed on your land would require permission. If work is happening on the boundary then a party wall agreement should also be in place.
 
We need a diagram really to see if alternative arrangements are possible, but on its face it seems to be an overzealous interpretation of this:


The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007

Part 4

Good order and site security

27.—(1) Every part of a construction site shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, be kept in good order and every part of a construction site which is used as a place of work shall be kept in a reasonable state of cleanliness.

(2) Where necessary in the interests of health and safety, a construction site shall, so far as is reasonably practicable and in accordance with the level of risk posed, either—

(a)have its perimeter identified by suitable signs and be so arranged that its extent is readily identifiable; or

(b)be fenced off,

or both.

(3) No timber or other material with projecting nails (or similar sharp object) shall—

(a)be used in any work; or

(b)be allowed to remain in any place,

if the nails (or similar sharp object) may be a source of danger to any person.
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Preventing access to another property could be used as an argument against, "reasonably practicable".
 
Blocking access just doesn’t seem right. Someone should be having a word with the council asap.
 
Metalface Mark said:
Its a council house so the council can do what they want, no permission needed.
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This is not strictly true, even local authorities have to abide by landlord/tenancy agreements and access onto property is restricted unless requested in writing with sufficient notice to do so.
 
Situation requires pics or a diagram to say the least. Or a more descriptive set of events and circumstances would help.
 
I went around there to take a look myself and it wasn't blocked, however it was yesterday. It seems they needed to block access to the front door incase of falling rubble from the construction yard next door. Certainly took it down quick!

Personally i would've made a fuss if i wasn't asked, but as it's not there today i'll take no action ;)
 
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