FIXMYSTREET IN HR3 6NB
The following problems have been reported on Fix My Street within 2 miles of HR3 6NB:
Potholes, 3rd April
Road from junction of a480 to village of Almeley has deep potholes along it's length
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): A4111, Kington Rural
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Lawn laid over road, 19th December
This is for reference. A lawn has been laid over approximately 40 m of Quebb Road, where goes from U90616 to U90617. The gardener of the owner of the big house creates when vehicles use it, but is about 0. 04% of the length of the road that's NOT metalled because the lawn has been laid over the road. Hence the surface is soft. Note as the road goes into the man made pond there is No sign of that same traffic!
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Upper Welson
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Blocked up gully causes large puddle., 28th November
The previously reported obstruction of the gully, ignored, is now causing water to form a puddle over the road. Note the road is well stoned with silt build up over it.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Tape across the carriageway, 28th November
Yet again this has been left up, illegally and FOR NO PURPOSE for ages.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Deep silt on top of the stoned road surface, 28th November
Silt build upon three locations on this road, it is stoned throughout which is in excellent condition. Needs scraping sympatheticly.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Timber dumped on road, 28th November
This is not natural deposit it is deliberately placed. It is above where the water runs into the road, so not washed down into a neat pile.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Barricade built across road, 10th November
Yet again an extraordinary build up of dead timber - perhaps it was malevolent intent???
Right next to the illegal dumping of an old oil tank (FLY TIPPING)!
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Has this new gate been authorised?, 2nd November
A new gate has been installed in the past few days. Has this been authorised by the HA? If so under what provisions on a carriageway? (It is not for stock control) Or is there evidence it has been there time out of memory ie that the highway was dedicated with a gate there?
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Upper Welson
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Rubbish oil tank dumped., 18th October
This old oil tank was dumped ON THE HIGHWAY by Gt Quebb Farm on 25/9/23.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Drainage ditch blocked, 9th October
The drain outlet has been wilfully blocked with rouble and soil to form a pond. This is an old drain. That criminal interference has been done since 5/10/23 - ie in last 4 days.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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'Thing' deposited in highway., 30th September
HIGHWAYS ACT 1980 s148(c) STATES: if a person deposits any thing whatsoever on a highway..... he is guilty of an offence....
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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LO making a monkey out of the council ??, 30th September
The Council's Enforcement Officer wrote on Thursday 28th September.... that a tank had come lose from a tractor and had blocked the lane as we walked back to our vehicles. They will be removing this item today having borrowed a Manitou from a local farmer. I will check in with them hopefully tomorrow to confirm this.
This dumb narrative was repeated on Friday 29th.
How come it's still there on Saturday 30th?
Was it because it had some air in its tyres?
Or they forgot where they dumped it?
Or they never intended to remove it?
Or trying to make the council look pratts?
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Wires across highway, 22nd September
Electric fence wires across quebb road in 3 locations. PCC BOAT CR127 has 6 new Cattle Grids the LO should do this!
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Fallen hedgerow tree, 15th August
Two rotten trees fallen across highway at Upper Welson (dry ponded section). Cut back sufficiently to allow passage. Needs to be made safe. Copping-Joyce admits it's a green road but not a highway!!! Still challenging users.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Welson Marsh
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Highway defects U90617 to U90616, 27th July
On Tuesday (July 25th) being fine I used the U90617 road through Quebb and Upper Welson, alone, to get to a meeting. I’ll describe the journey.
Issues encountered:-
1. Obviously I had to use the diverted road in front of Quebb Cottages, although it would be excellent to have it restored to the correct route - which was a scenic and wonderfully richly diverse habitat, it was used on the correct route on foot and with vehicles easily in the nineties and noughties - a diversion under s116 at the farm’s expense - might be the most ‘functional’. I note how controversial the planning was and that the traffic level ‘proposed’ and ‘actual’ differ greatly! The Farm is of course completely ‘new’.
2. There is deep silt, at least in the centre and on one side of the track, where the stream runs along the good, well metalled stone road. This section is not a problem apart from the silt (where the pollution from the farm issues were, twice).
3. A natural fallen tree was abated.
4. A thin electric fence wire, no warning, was on the exit of the pretty, green section. There was no insulated handle, the wire was securely tied to posts both sides of the road. The only option I have is to drive through - and then loosely tie the wire as there is stock in the field to the left, with the gate open. The gate is functional, why do they act criminally?
5. There was another ‘tape’ electric fence wire across the road adjacent to the left-open gate (above). This was unhooked and re-hooked.
6. At the 90 deg left corner (after 500m or so of stoned, heavily farm-trafficked road) the thin live electric fence wire had been placed across the road. No signs. There is no need as there is a gate in c100m and fenced both sides (and it’s on to their own land). I will not replace this.
7. This section has not been scraped yet, as the farm has apparently kindly offered to do.
8. The next gate works well, the small shallow ford is fine but the outlet side is very heavily silted so backs up onto the ford - not a serious issue.
9. The ponded road section (done before Mr Tony Copping-Joyce’s tenure) is still dry and clear, despite the very wet past few weeks. The outflow channel has not been re-obstructed.
10. The ‘movable’ wood and wire fence is still tied up - as left. This is heavy, inconvenient and difficult to open/close single-handed. It is totally unnecessary - there is no stock there now. Their dogs jump over their garden fence, so this is not for the dog’s benefit. I can’t continue opening and closing this. There is no sign of the gate that was left(?) there 3 weeks ago. Who is to install - if there has to be one?
11. I was then harangued by Mrs C-J. ‘What are you doing? This is private property. I’m going to call the Police etc.’ She then went to speak to Mr C-J, she came back and notedly made a point of taking my number. This suggests he still does not accept the road’s existence. This is at the point the U90616 and 90617 meet. There have been reports of Mr C-J haranguing users for at least 9 years. This has to stop.
12. The wooden gate in about 50 metres, is extremely heavy to open, some 5 - 10 times the BS5709 weight limit (5kg). It is very decrepit. It is not required for stock control. I will not be closing it again!
Apart from this it was a lovely enjoyable drive. Needless to say, I am still waiting for a call from the Police! I did issue a s56 simply for verification that it is extant on the s36(6) list.
“The local authority must at all times act with the object of protecting the highway and of preventing or removing any obstruction, and, more broadly speaking, of promoting the interests of those who enjoy the highway or should be enjoying the right of way; and the county council must likewise operate against the interests of those who seek to interrupt such enjoyment of the highway.” Lord Chief Justice Lane
(Report sent to interim Director Highways by email but away until 21/8)
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Upper Welson
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Wire across road, 8th July
Yet again this acute danger has been allowed to persists. No marking or even a rag to highlight it. THIS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE. IT CAN THROW A HORSE RIDER. IT CAN CAUSE VERY SERIOUS INJURIES TO A MOUNTAIN BIKER. THERE IS NOT EVEN AN INSULATED HANDLE TO REMOVE. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Electric Fence #3 over carriageway, 20th June
THIS IS A LIVE ELECTRIC FENCE WIRE OVER HIGHWAY. It is illegal, a severe danger to some users, an inconvenience to all users with a risk of shock. It forces users to either risk animal and human safety by NOT replacing the wire, or to take the CRIMINAL ACTION of replacing the dangerous wire with a potential 51 weeks in prison and a fine. Which should they do? This dereliction of their DUTY by the HA has been reported at least 7 times and they have visited, bit taken NO EFFECTIVE ACTION, and is now a FORMAL COMPLAINT. Note there is no insulated hook nor are there any warning signs. Nor has any plastic bag or rag been tied to the wire to highlight it.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Electric Fence over carriageway, 20th June
THIS IS A LIVE ELECTRIC FENCE WIRE OVER HIGHWAY. It is illegal, a severe danger to some users, an inconvenience to all users with a risk of shock. It forces users to either risk animal and human safety by NOT replacing the wire, or to take the CRIMINAL ACTION of replacing the dangerous wire with a potential 51 weeks in prison and a fine. Which should they do? This dereliction of their DUTY by the HA has been reported at least 7 times and they have visited, bit taken NO EFFECTIVE ACTION, and is now a FORMAL COMPLAINT.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Electric Fence over highway, 20th June
THIS IS A LIVE ELECTRIC FENCE WIRE OVER THE HIGHWAY. It is illegal, a severe danger to some users, an inconvenience to all users with a risk of shock. It forces users to either risk animal and human safety by NOT replacing the wire, or to take the CRIMINAL ACTION of replacing the dangerous wire with a potential 51 weeks in prison and a fine. Which should they do? This dereliction of their DUTY by the HA has been reported at least 7 times and they have visited, but taken NO EFFECTIVE ACTION, and is now a FORMAL COMPLAINT.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Wires across road danger., 16th June
Thin electric fence wires across U90617
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Quebb Rd.
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Pot holes. Anti social behaviour. Abandoned cars. Bins overflowing.
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Useful Resources
- Gov.uk
Report a noise nuisance to your local council, including loud music, noisy pubs, rowdy parties or barking dogs. - Citizens Advice
Information from Citizens Advice about complaining about your neighbour. - HomeOwners Alliance
Guidance for homeowners how to deal with noisy neighbours who are making your life a misery. - FixMyStreet
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