Council now claiming dropped kerb illegal
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Hi all,
Bit of an odd one. Friend was having some work done on their driveway. At the same tome council decided to resurface their road.
Queue highways officer rocking up telling them their new driveway is illegal. Now have received an official letter asking for an immediate stop.
Driveway prior has been in place for many years (likely 25+), and evidenced on google maps back to 2013. They are consistent all up the road as well.
Don’t think they have any evidence of a license because it’s so old.
Anyone know what rights or remedies they might have? Obvious answer is to write back with said evidence, but was wondering if anyone here has experience?
Bit of an odd one. Friend was having some work done on their driveway. At the same tome council decided to resurface their road.
Queue highways officer rocking up telling them their new driveway is illegal. Now have received an official letter asking for an immediate stop.
Driveway prior has been in place for many years (likely 25+), and evidenced on google maps back to 2013. They are consistent all up the road as well.
Don’t think they have any evidence of a license because it’s so old.
Anyone know what rights or remedies they might have? Obvious answer is to write back with said evidence, but was wondering if anyone here has experience?
They had their drive replaced on their properly from old concrete to gravel, and on part of the “verge” with cobbles. Not on the pavement though, that all remained as is. They only replaced items which where noticeably their existing drive materials. The only “questionable” bit are the cobbles, which are on grass which is forward of the hedge boundary, but still behind the pavement (so it’s unclear a little who’s land is who’s). Layout of the pavement is road - grass verge - pavement - grass verge - property fence. Curb of the road is dropped and has been for again many years.
Letter is written as if they have had a brand new vehicle crossing installed illegally or are driving over the pavement without the dropped curb. But clearly the driveways in this road have been there a very long time and are possibly original as built in the 50s/60s.
Seems really rather off that something that has been there for many many years could be revoked by the council - what’s to stop anyone’s dropped kerb / driveway access suddenly being declared illegal 20+ years after it was done (and all the permissions may have been in place but who is going to have those docs from so long ago?)
Letter is written as if they have had a brand new vehicle crossing installed illegally or are driving over the pavement without the dropped curb. But clearly the driveways in this road have been there a very long time and are possibly original as built in the 50s/60s.
Seems really rather off that something that has been there for many many years could be revoked by the council - what’s to stop anyone’s dropped kerb / driveway access suddenly being declared illegal 20+ years after it was done (and all the permissions may have been in place but who is going to have those docs from so long ago?)
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