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CF county council has destroyed my wall!

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TheCouncilDestroyedMyWall · 12/04/2019 22:23

I've name changed for this as it will probably end up quite outing...

The council are improving a 'road' next to my house, this road is not passable with a normal vehicle, only a 4wd. The posh golf course behind us wants to cut down lots of trees so need access for large vehicles, therefore the council have had workers there this week improving the lane.

I spoke to them about 4 days ago just to find out what they were doing (just being nosy!) and was told that they were improving the opposite end of the lane, but not my end due to funding.

I've come back from work today to find that they've decided to drain a large, muddy puddle (probably 40m long by 7m wide) by making a large hole in our dry stone wall and digging a trench onto our land, surely they can't just do this?????

Am planning on ringing them tomorrow and asking for the wall to be rebuilt and everything put back to how it was, anyone had a similar experience at all? I'm quite flabbergasted by the cheek to be honest Grin

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LakieLady · 13/04/2019 11:21

I suspect that the plans haven't been read correctly.

That was exactly what had happened in the case I mentioned above. The in-joke was that the contractor had the plans upside down.

LakieLady · 13/04/2019 11:23

This could ultimately be a case for the local government ombudsman, OP.

They make some sizable compensation awards these days.

PringlesInTheFlySpace · 13/04/2019 11:31

The cheeky fuckery is astounding! Drained a fucking lake on to your property! Good luck with it OP

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TheCouncilDestroyedMyWall · 13/04/2019 11:52

Thanks for all the messages, I've had an answer phone message from the guy at the council with a reference number for Monday

The note on the wall is a good call, I'll do that if I can't catch the workers Monday morning

No the dogs can't get out, luckily!

I've emailed our county councillor, so will see if she responds

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TheCouncilDestroyedMyWall · 13/04/2019 11:56

At least they bulldozed the worst part of the wall, if I'm lucky it'll look better after they've fixed it Grin

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Brahumbug · 13/04/2019 12:13

They most definitely can't discharge waare flood water onto your land. You must sue for damage caused, they haven't a leg to stand on!

safariboot · 13/04/2019 12:31

I've agreed to go out with a relative to the zoo on Monday so won't be here all day,

I would cancel that, because I would fully expect the workers to ignore anything I said.

Danni91 · 13/04/2019 12:40

You are taking this alot better than I would OP! I get its done now and cant rewind time but wow, what a bunch of morons.

Footle · 13/04/2019 16:43

Aren't dry stone walls protected?

BlueEyedBengal · 13/04/2019 17:10

If it where me I'd cancel the day out and sort this out. They will more than likely try and save as much money putting this right. You have criminal damage theft trespassing and contamination. They need to put this right as possible. Don't let them off the hook if you had done this to a neighbour the police council would be on you like a ton of bricks so to speak.

lljkk · 13/04/2019 17:24

(I reckon) they misread a map & don't know it's (OP's) private land.
Sadly I expect this will take weeks to sort out. Keep us updated.

tinytemper66 · 13/04/2019 17:50

I would be posting on social media alerting all and sundry to this vandalism x

UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea · 13/04/2019 17:59

That's really bad.

But I'm going to need a front view of your dog. It looks promisingly cute from the back. Smile

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TheCouncilDestroyedMyWall · 13/04/2019 21:33

I'm currently hoping it's all a big mistake, and I'll get lots of apologies and they will put it right ASAP. If that doesn't happen, that's when I'll go nuclear at them!

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TheCouncilDestroyedMyWall · 13/04/2019 22:06

@UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea given that this is pretty outing already, here they both are!

CF county council has destroyed my wall!
CF county council has destroyed my wall!
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lljkk · 13/04/2019 22:09

This thread might be worth reading for the Doggo pics alone. :)

Letterkennie · 13/04/2019 22:14

This sort of thing is why local newspapers were invented.

TheSassyAssassin · 13/04/2019 22:15

I can't believe the council CF'ry! That's appalling Angry Your dogs on the other hand Smile Also I reckon they could pull off the requisite sad-eyed look for the Mail OP Grin Hope you get it sorted on Monday!

kaytee87 · 13/04/2019 22:23

Wow I'd be raging!

Years ago my dad caught some council workers in an old back garden of ours about to remove our fencing to create some sort of public walk way.
They had to be told (loudly and repeatedly) that they were on private land.

MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig · 13/04/2019 22:27

Wow. And I thought people parking on my land was annoying. That lovely old wall!

Damntheman · 14/04/2019 09:19

Not council workers but 5 years ago I caught contractors on my land about to cut down a line of my trees to improve the view of the new flats built above the tree line. It took me raging at them for an hour for them to actually get someone out to measure where the land boundaries were and they'd already managed to take down one of my trees. I am 99% sure they hadn't bothered to find out if the trees were theirs or not first.. if I hadn't been on maternity leave they'd have had the whole row down by the time I got home from work!

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TheCouncilDestroyedMyWall · 14/04/2019 10:03

@Damntheman bloody lucky you were there, that would've been awful!

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Fletchasaurus · 14/04/2019 10:09

Nothing helpful to add really, other than I sincerely hope you get it sorted... but your dogs!!!! That tail!!! Grin

UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea · 14/04/2019 14:42

Yeah, as I suspected, those are 10/10 dogs. Thanks OP.

(I'm holidaying without my dog at the moment and I miss him).

BirdieInTheHand · 14/04/2019 14:51

Crikey - I hope they've just misread the plans and remedy the issue quickly. Otherwise that is cheeky fuckery of the highest order!