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Football is causing damage and a road safety problem
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Who was there first - your house or the football club?
If it ws the football club, then surely you would have realised that balls might come over the fence when you first purchased your house.
If it was you, then surely the football club had to have some form of planning permission so didn't you object then?
The house was there first. The problem was worse after the club cut down some trees which were behind the goal post area.
I have contacted the planning department to view the original plans but it appears that the club constructed the football pitch without any building permission. Unfortunately there is nothing that can be done now due to a lapse of over 5 years without disputing this construction.
The planning department also advised me that there are no regulations governing fence height at sports grounds, which is surprising.0 -
This fits with the fact that no pitches around Stevenage have high fences. It must just be accepted that balls will go outside the ground.The planning department also advised me that there are no regulations governing fence height at sports grounds, which is surprising.IT Consultant in the utilities industry specialising in the retail electricity market.
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The idea of rotating the pitch has been mentioned in the past, but unfortunately the club is refusing this suggestion. It is a good idea because the pitch can then be relocated at a much greater distance away from the houses and the road. The club has promised several times that they are going to construct a higher fence, but it never happens.
With regards to your comment " I can't see anything that would cause damage to cars" my car has had many paintwork marks resulting from the ball hitting the car. There was £600+ of damage last Sept due to the ball hitting my car parked on my driveway and denting my bonnet. I had to issue legal proceedings before the club would pay out.
I just cannot understand why the club will not do anything?
What a bunch of idiots. They are fully aware of the dangers, and yet pay out six hundred pounds to repair someones car. I wonder if their insurers know about this.The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
How about just keeping your gates closed when they are playing football?
The video clearly showed that the ball went over the fence.
How would the OP know what the games schedules are?The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
The Environmental Department have made it very clear to me that there is nothing more that they can do, so an 'improvement notice' is out of the question.
It's very clear to me that the close ties between the club and my local council are influencing the outcome of any enforcement action.
Has the council told you what advice they gave the club?The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
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Who was there first - your house or the football club?
If it ws the football club, then surely you would have realised that balls might come over the fence when you first purchased your house.
If it was you, then surely the football club had to have some form of planning permission so didn't you object then?
This is not as simple as you may think. It would not be as easy to assess a risk such as this, seeing as the issue is intermittent. It is not like buying a house next to an airport, rubbish dump, school or bus stop.The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
Flyboy, did you see the message I left you a bit back showing you how to multiquote so you don't need to keep posting like that?
Click the circled button after every post you want to quote:
On the last post you want to quote, click 'quote' and it will multiquote all posts for you
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Have you thought about reporting it to the police? I'm not sure if they have any powers but if you show them the footage they may be able to do something. There is clearly going to be an 'accident' there sooner or later. Another alternative would be to contact a local councillor?0
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Police have been contacted who investigated but were also fobbed off that a new fence was in the process of being constructed. I have re contacted the police due to the road safety problem, awaiting a reply.joolsybools wrote: »Have you thought about reporting it to the police? I'm not sure if they have any powers but if you show them the footage they may be able to do something. There is clearly going to be an 'accident' there sooner or later. Another alternative would be to contact a local councillor?
Local Councillor was a waste of time and unconcerned, probably because he is on the committee of the club.0
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