Pedestrian Visibility

[Stephen Crowe]

On 14/03/2025 at 19:27, Mr Punter said:

As per my previous advice, if the Local Authority don't think it is an issue you will need to take your neighbour to court.

 

If the neighbour's house is oriented at 90 degrees to yours the fence looks like it is protecting the amenity of their rear garden.

 

Either way, this does not look like it stops you safely entering and leaving your driveway.  I would just drop it and move on.

Kent highways did a safety report and told Sevenoaks Planning that both a vehicular and pedestrian splay must be a ‘condition’ of any approval. KCC also stated that they would not give approval unless both splays complied with the regulations and gave references with drawings. Sevenoaks decided that they knew better, ignoring the regulations they passed the application with the serious safety issues and then lied stating that KCC had no objections. 
The case went to the Ombudsman and SDC were found guilty of the violation and injustice to me. Unfortunately Sevenoaks doesn’t give a s##t and refuse point blank to change anything. KCC are on my side but apparently have no power over SDC even though they are the Highway engineers. 
I have the emails both post & Pre approval from KCC to Sevenoaks stating that the Pedestrian Splay must be added but SDC instead have just blocked all communication from me stating that I am obsessed and wasting their time. It’s their fault, they have been found guilty, all the evidence of their incompetence has been submitted and yet I am the one that has to suffer. 

[Mr Punter]

On 16/03/2025 at 07:43, Stephen Crowe said:

KCC are on my side but apparently have no power over SDC

 

There you go.  There is nothing you can do via the council.

 

On 16/03/2025 at 07:43, Stephen Crowe said:

SDC were found guilty of the violation and injustice to me

 

I very much doubt if that was how it was phrased.

 

I am not sure why you have got so wound up about this, but I suggest you either take your neighbour to court or drop the matter.

[ToughButterCup]

On 12/03/2025 at 09:29, Stephen Crowe said:

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The question is: Do I have a legal right to demand a Pedestrian Visibility Splay?

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If you have, what's the point of demanding one? 

Annoyance drips from almost every sentence of your post. A couple of years worth of annoyance. May I suggest you ask yourself why - after all that time - you haven't worked out how to let the annoyance go.

[ProDave]

IF you do somehow think you managed to prove the fence was actually on your land, what do you think the outcome would be?

 

I think the outcome would be the fence would move over 6 inches so it was not on your land and be just the same fence just as tall causing just as much of an issue, except you would be £££ lighter and some lawyers would be £££ richer.  and your neighbour would dislike you even more.