Local Newspaper Headlines!
- Thread starter Onslow
- Start date
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
you'd think criminals would be keeping well clear of greenock and its giant sized police chief
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
could you ...erm ... expand?
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
I did at the time
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Frighteningly, in Sidcup there is a large calor gas depot next to a school.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
<Fozzie Bear gif>
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
petee
no gods, no malarkey
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Homeowner furious as building work leaves postbox stuck in MIDDLE of driveway
But, the postbox was there first, by 100 years.
But, the postbox was there first, by 100 years.
dessiato
🇪🇸 españa te quiero
The expression tough shit comes to mind.Homeowner furious as building work leaves postbox stuck in MIDDLE of driveway
View attachment 162216
But, the postbox was there first, by 100 years.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
You do have to wonder if, at any point during the construction process, he - or the contractor - didn't stop and think "hmm, that postbox...?"
I really, really hope they refuse to move it.
Or, even better, the "alleged, unauthorised works" are found to be in breach of the planning regs, and he gets made to put it back as it was
dessiato
🇪🇸 españa te quiero
Especially as, according to the article, the work was undertaken without planning approval. Perhaps, if it had been done properly, I'd have some sympathy but not in this case.You do have to wonder if, at any point during the construction process, he - or the contractor - didn't stop and think "hmm, that postbox...?"
I really, really hope they refuse to move it.
Or, even better, the "alleged, unauthorised works" are found to be in breach of the planning regs, and he gets made to put it back as it was
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Doesn't look like it, they even did block paving around the postbox, which I assume is on public land.
cybershot
Well-Known Member
If it's anything like my area, hell have to pay to have it moved. (oh it is my area, LOL) in that case, he's a twat. While BCC do require you to get your drive done first before they will even amuse the application for a dropped kerb (a typical BCC backwards process but it also means they can pocket £100 for someone to rock up, look at the kerb and whats in front of the house for 2 minutes, tick some boxes and then drive onto the next one) because they can still refuse to drop the kerb (you don't get your previous £100 for the audit back either if they refuse), then with the average kerb drop costing between £1k and £2k depending on if grass or concrete needs to be dug up to make the slope. Anyway, the process also clearly states anything thats in the way, such as telephone poles, trees, etc the cost to have them moved will be quoted in the dropped kerb application. It also looks like whatever contractors he has had do his drive have already gone onto the grass verge, as thats where the post box would be, and you can see a telephone/cable box just slighly in one of the other pictures, they should really only have gone as far as where his monstrious gate is.
The council are within their right to tell to put that bit back to the way it was, and then charge again for the council to do the work, which I hope they do. I notice there's no pictures of the actual kerb, I wonder if the contractor lowered the kerb too (I bet they did) so he could be in for a massive bill to get it put back, or if the council have any sense, they will put it back themselves and charge him for the work.
The council are within their right to tell to put that bit back to the way it was, and then charge again for the council to do the work, which I hope they do. I notice there's no pictures of the actual kerb, I wonder if the contractor lowered the kerb too (I bet they did) so he could be in for a massive bill to get it put back, or if the council have any sense, they will put it back themselves and charge him for the work.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
I haven't read the story, but from the look of those gates alone he's a twat.Homeowner furious as building work leaves postbox stuck in MIDDLE of driveway
View attachment 162216
But, the postbox was there first, by 100 years.
dessiato
🇪🇸 españa te quiero
He's probably a lousy driver and needs wide gates to get his Audi (or BMW) onto the drive.
Similar threads
