Advice on getting an unadopted road repaired/legal wrangle
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I bought a house on a small development of 11 houses on an old farm. The developer laid a Breedon Gravel road around the development for access. This is to be managed by the residents as part of the communal land. The road has been laid incorrectly and it doesn't drain, the surface has disintegrated all the way along as below. There is about 250 metres of this on the way from the road to the garage and it is all potholed.
This killed my Exige within a few months and is quite frankly a pain in the arse. Now the developer is attempting, so we're told, to get the contractor to relay the road, the contractor is obviously reluctant and has been heard to have said he'll go bankrupt if the developer sues him.
This has been going on 12 months now and we are at a stalemate. Does anyone know whether the developer could be pushed by the residents into a legal agreement that sets a deadline for remedying the situation as the report we had done concluded that the road is currently unsuitable for use?
This killed my Exige within a few months and is quite frankly a pain in the arse. Now the developer is attempting, so we're told, to get the contractor to relay the road, the contractor is obviously reluctant and has been heard to have said he'll go bankrupt if the developer sues him.
This has been going on 12 months now and we are at a stalemate. Does anyone know whether the developer could be pushed by the residents into a legal agreement that sets a deadline for remedying the situation as the report we had done concluded that the road is currently unsuitable for use?
)We sell that stuff, and generally it's used for footpaths with occasional vehicular access, not the other way round. Indeed, their brochure, which I am looking at now, list uses as "leisure & recreation, historical & specialist, FOOTPATHS, DRIVEWAYS, PATHWAYS, RESIDENTIAL, BRIDLEWAYS, CYCLEWAYS, colleges, golf courses and many other uses. Which would suggest that roads are stretching it's suitability, without regular maintenance, a bit.
If you want, the technical helpline is 01332-694001, check with them. I suspect your developer went for appearance rather than durability. Unless you all like the stuff, I'd try to get the developer to tarmac the road, as it would be cheaper than re-laying the gravel.
If you want, the technical helpline is 01332-694001, check with them. I suspect your developer went for appearance rather than durability. Unless you all like the stuff, I'd try to get the developer to tarmac the road, as it would be cheaper than re-laying the gravel.
mrmaggit said:
We sell that stuff, and generally it's used for footpaths with occasional vehicular access, not the other way round. Indeed, their brochure, which I am looking at now, list uses as "leisure & recreation, historical & specialist, FOOTPATHS, DRIVEWAYS, PATHWAYS, RESIDENTIAL, BRIDLEWAYS, CYCLEWAYS, colleges, golf courses and many other uses. Which would suggest that roads are stretching it's suitability, without regular maintenance, a bit.
If you want, the technical helpline is 01332-694001, check with them. I suspect your developer went for appearance rather than durability. Unless you all like the stuff, I'd try to get the developer to tarmac the road, as it would be cheaper than re-laying the gravel.
It's an access way for about 5 dwellings so it's used a fair bit but not like a normal road more like a driveway. We have said it's not durable but the council said we had to have it in the very strict planning regs. The guy that laid Buckingham Palaces' gravel came to do a report and told us the drainage is causing the problem. He seemed quite knowledgeable about it all.If you want, the technical helpline is 01332-694001, check with them. I suspect your developer went for appearance rather than durability. Unless you all like the stuff, I'd try to get the developer to tarmac the road, as it would be cheaper than re-laying the gravel.
The properties were built/converted 2007. The road was finished Sept 07 and started to deteriorate straight away.
It's at the point where we need to enforce a deadline and get compensation if it's not met but I don't know if that's possible.
It's at the point where we need to enforce a deadline and get compensation if it's not met but I don't know if that's possible.
Edited by Road Pest on Saturday 30th May 22:40
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