Builder who constructed residence AROUND lamppost was ‘following the drawings’
- Dave Green, 52, raised issues concerning the lamppost earlier than building began
A builder working for a property growth firm who was pressured to construct a home round a lamppost has hit again at critics, insisting he ‘constructed it how it’s set out within the drawings’.
Dave Green, who works for Sachdev Properties Limited, observed the sunshine was set again additional than all of the others on the highway in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, earlier than the development work began.
The 52-year-old mentioned: ‘I mentioned to the proprietor initially, we have to transfer the lamppost.’
The lamppost was proper the place the fascias have been set to go, so he constructed the home anyway and sealed it into the roof tiles.
The skilled builder mentioned: ‘Everything runs stage with the pavement on that highway, all the homes are stage, I am unable to transfer that one again.
‘I’ve constructed it how it’s set out within the drawings, that finish home is almost completed, we have got the plasterers in and so they’re almost executed.
A builder working for a property growth firm who was pressured to construct a home round a lamppost has hit again at critics, insisting he ‘constructed it how it’s set out within the drawings’
Dave Green, who works for Sachdev Properties Limited, observed the sunshine was set again additional than all of the others on the highway in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, earlier than the development work began
The 52-year-old mentioned: ‘I mentioned to the proprietor initially, we have to transfer the lamppost.’
The lamppost was proper the place the fascias have been set to go, so he constructed the home anyway and sealed it into the roof tiles
The skilled builder mentioned: ‘Everything runs stage with the pavement on that highway, all the homes are stage, I am unable to transfer that one again. I’ve constructed it how it’s set out within the drawings, that finish home is almost completed, we have got the plasterers in and so they’re almost executed’
Planning utility drawings (pictured) confirmed that the home was at all times set to be constructed subsequent to the lamp however not by way of it
‘We needed to seal it and make it safe in any other case it might have been damp.’
It got here after a resident on the street, the place homes promote for between £85,000 and £150,00, mentioned: ‘It does look odd. To me, it is the council’s fault. They’ve authorized the plans realizing the lamp submit was there.’
Mr Green mentioned that in the event that they did not construct the roof across the lamppost then it might have held the job up for 3 months.
He mentioned: ‘It’ll be a case of transferring a few tiles, letting the council take away the lamppost, then we are able to patch it up and match the soffits.’
A resident on the street, the place homes promote for between £85,000 and £150,00, mentioned: ‘It does look odd. To me, it is the council’s fault. They’ve authorized the plans realizing the lamp submit was there.’
A spokesperson for Tameside Council mentioned: ‘We have spoken to the developer and so they have agreed to take away the lamppost and substitute it nearer a neighbouring boundary wall.’
Mr Green mentioned that in the event that they did not construct the roof across the lamppost then it might have held the job up for 3 months
Mr Green mentioned: ‘It’ll be a case of transferring a few tiles, letting the council take away the lamppost, then we are able to patch it up and match the soffits’
Planning utility drawings confirmed that the home was at all times set to be constructed subsequent to the lamp
But having the lamppost in the long run of the row was not talked about in any paperwork when planning permission was granted in February 2020
In truth, the choice was made primarily based on plans exhibiting the construction standing subsequent to the property, not by way of the roofline
But a Tameside Council spokesperson mentioned: ‘We have spoken to the developer and so they have agreed to take away the lamppost and substitute it nearer a neighbouring boundary wall.’
They added: ‘The Council will do the work of transferring the lamppost on the developer’s behalf, topic to receiving fee from them.’
Planning utility drawings confirmed that the home was at all times set to be constructed subsequent to the lamp.
But having the lamppost in the long run of the row was not talked about in any paperwork when planning permission was granted in February 2020.
In truth, the choice was made primarily based on plans exhibiting the construction standing subsequent to the property, not by way of the roofline.
Tameside Council finally stepped in when it grew to become clear the two-bedroomed properties could be marketed with one road lamp forming a part of the row of 4.
Tameside Council have been approached for remark.
