Stopping a supermarket from erecting scafolding on my land

zaax

Do you legal assistance on any insurances / union cards etc?
An DIY injunction is very easy and cost under £100, put on it exactly what you need.
Contact your local councillor about the noise that will happen in the middle of the night etc.
As the major supermarkets do not have much money as present if you starting to cost them money they may well stop.

BUT if they can't get on your land you might have a nasty wall to look at.

zaax

Davesnave wrote: »

Another way to look at us is that we're realists. We'd save our energies for battles we can win. A good strategist knows they might not win every battle, but it's the war that matters.

In this case, the war seems to be the same one that many of us fight, which is to own a pleasant place we can call our own in the midst of a changing world. Unfortunately, sometimes that change happens on our doorstep and then we either learn to live with it or move on.

For some of us, change is slow and hard to blame on anyone, but it's no less real. Where I used to live was once quiet, but slowly, inexorably, things changed until it reached a point where I knew I'd be moving on. I couldn't pin it on any one or institution or person, so there was no way to fight it.

Your change is going to happen more quickly, but it's the same question: "Can I live with this? If not, what's the best way to move on from it?"

I'd argue that the answer is not to waste energy picking a fight which, even if you win, won't alter the overall course of the war.

And who knows, once the supermarket is up and running maybe it won't be as bad as you imagine. At present it's a just a 'known unknown;' no more than that.

Our town stopped Tesco's building a supermarket & no thanks to the planning department either.

lovelyhead

Davesnave wrote: »

Another way to look at us is that we're realists. We'd save our energies for battles we can win. A good strategist knows they might not win every battle, but it's the war that matters.

In this case, the war seems to be the same one that many of us fight, which is to own a pleasant place we can call our own in the midst of a changing world. Unfortunately, sometimes that change happens on our doorstep and then we either learn to live with it or move on.

For some of us, change is slow and hard to blame on anyone, but it's no less real. Where I used to live was once quiet, but slowly, inexorably, things changed until it reached a point where I knew I'd be moving on. I couldn't pin it on any one or institution or person, so there was no way to fight it.

Your change is going to happen more quickly, but it's the same question: "Can I live with this? If not, what's the best way to move on from it?"

I'd argue that the answer is not to waste energy picking a fight which, even if you win, won't alter the overall course of the war.

And who knows, once the supermarket is up and running maybe it won't be as bad as you imagine. At present it's a just a 'known unknown;' no more than that.

I have already lost the war! I just want to exercise my rights as a property owner to ensure I am not taken advantage of.

ManuelG

zaax wrote: »

As the major supermarkets do not have much money as present if you starting to cost them money they may well stop.

I suspect their idea of 'not much money' and mine are rather different!

Davesnave

zaax wrote: »

Our town stopped Tesco's building a supermarket & no thanks to the planning department either.

Good, but this sounds as if it has gone beyond that stage.

Alienna

This must be so frustrating, and I admire you for fighting this one!

However, I do think you're fighting a losing battle though. :mad:

A couple of years ago, a well known supermarket applied for planning permission to convert a building not far from where I live into one of their mini stores. They did all the work to change the frontage and install cash machines etc, and then applied for planning permission! Despite petitions etc, the council still granted them retrospective planning permission.:eek: Big corporations just get what they want. It really sucks.

Good luck!

silverwhistle

I had a browse of the thread at my previous tea break but have forgotten what you want to happen.

If I recall in the medium to longer term you don't want to bring up a kid next to a supermarket, which has permission to build. All I can see you want to do is make it difficult for them, which is very short term thinking.

I play Sunday afternoon football, and a previous game there was a right nasty cow in the opposition midfield. But our aim as a team is to win the game and then get promotion in the county league, so the satisfaction of getting one's own back, playing the woman and not the ball and probably getting sent off as well had to take a back seat.

As you're playing for a team now I think you should look forward a bit to what your longer term aim is. Beating the supermarket and asserting your rights is short term satisfaction.

lovelyhead

silverwhistle wrote: »

I had a browse of the thread at my previous tea break but have forgotten what you want to happen.

If I recall in the medium to longer term you don't want to bring up a kid next to a supermarket, which has permission to build. All I can see you want to do is make it difficult for them, which is very short term thinking.

I play Sunday afternoon football, and a previous game there was a right nasty cow in the opposition midfield. But our aim as a team is to win the game and then get promotion in the county league, so the satisfaction of getting one's own back, playing the woman and not the ball and probably getting sent off as well had to take a back seat.

As you're playing for a team now I think you should look forward a bit to what your longer term aim is. Beating the supermarket and asserting your rights is short term satisfaction.

I can't beat the supermarket as they have already won. As far as I am aware I can stop them from entering our land though. If that means I can gain some money out of a bad situation, I would be happy with that, move away and get on with our lives.

System

lovelyhead wrote: »

I can't beat the supermarket as they have already won. As far as I am aware I can stop them from entering our land though. If that means I can gain some money out of a bad situation, I would be happy with that, move away and get on with our lives.

As I've asked previously - how much do you think you are going get as an eighth share of a small piece of land that access would only be required for a short time during construction?
You said you would be happy to spend a couple of K on legal fees pursuing this - but the likelihood of making anything after covering lawyers fees is minimal imo - it's not going to pay for a move anyway!

lovelyhead

the_r_sole wrote: »

As I've asked previously - how much do you think you are going get as an eighth share of a small piece of land that access would only be required for a short time during construction?
You said you would be happy to spend a couple of K on legal fees pursuing this - but the likelihood of making anything after covering lawyers fees is minimal imo - it's not going to pay for a move anyway!

No idea. That's why I am going to speak to a lawyer. It may not be worth the bother, or maybe it will.