It's not your footway, luv.
A furious homeowner says she has been left unable to use her own driveway after the council erected two bollards directly outside her home.
The resident says the barriers, which have been put up outside a house in Darlington, County Durham, to stop people driving over a school crossing, have 'blocked' her drive.
The homeowner, who wishes to remain anonymous, says she feels she has
been 'discriminated' against and now has to park on a neighbouring street.
The homeowner, from Darlington, said they only installed the drive in March
The council says it would have warned her against this if she had told them first
A furious homeowner says she has been left unable to use her own driveway after the council erected two bollards directly outside her home.
The resident says the barriers, which have been put up outside a house in Darlington, County Durham, to stop people driving over a school crossing, have 'blocked' her drive.
The homeowner, who wishes to remain anonymous, says she feels she has
been 'discriminated' against and now has to park on a neighbouring street.
She has urged the council, which installed a section of tactile pavement outside her home in 2018 to increase the safety of parents and primary school children.
However, the woman - who installed the driveway in March - is now
pleading with the council to remove the bollards and relocate the
crossing - although the local authority says if she had come to it first,
it would have warned her against building it in the first place.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12311265/Homeowners-fury-council-erects-two-bollards-pavement-outside-home-blocked-access-driveway.html
QUOTE: A Darlington Borough Council spokesperson added: 'There must be a properly constructed vehicle crossing if residents want to park on a driveway.
'The location must be inspected by the Highways Authority to ensure it is safe. We always try to accommodate requests but there are occasions when
we have to refuse, for example, if it's close to a junction or crossing.
'On this occasion the resident did not contact the Highway Authority
before building their block paving.
'If they had, they would have been advised that a vehicle crossing would
not be allowed due to the existing crossing, which is also a school
crossing patrol location and has been for many years.
'We have been in discussions with the resident for several months and
have explored the possibility of moving the crossing point but this has
not been possible due to on street parking, bus stops and nearby road junctions.
'The resident told us they would be extending their fence to close the
gap but this has not happened so reluctantly we have had to install
bollards to prevent cars driving over the footpath.
'It is regretful that we were unable to help this resident but we have a
duty of care to keep everyone safe.' ENDS
SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP.
QUOTE: A highways inspector drove past, stopped, and told my husband he
was legally not allowed to park there.
'We did have grass and a footpath but the tree roots completely uplifted
it, so we installed the paved driveway.
'We were totally naive and just assumed as it was a dropped kerb we would
be able to use it.'
A letter from the council followed in May which stated bollards would be installed if the path was damaged to stop vehicles driving over it.
The woman added: 'This was just a warning sign, we haven't used it since,
yet they still came and installed the bollards.'
In response, the council says it wasn't alerted that the driveway would
be paved and would have warned the residents it could not be accessed due
to the nearby crossing.
The couple's car is now parked on a neighbouring street and hasn't been
used since March. ENDS
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM THEN, LUV?
QUOTE: During the school run, parked cars flank either side of the road
with vehicles forced to squeeze through tight gaps while also staying
aware of schoolchildren crossing.
There are no warning signs suggesting a school crossing is ahead but a lollipop lady is currently managing the traffic. ENDS
Why don't these selfish nutters just run her over?
It's what they are longing for.
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