A Portslade man has been told to clear his driveway of the dilapidated vehicles and rubble left outside for more than a decade.
An enforcement notice by Brighton and Hove City Council was issued last month to come into force on 20 July, telling the owner he has six months to tidy up.
The Section 215 notice asks the owner of 22 Highlands Road, Portslade to clear the front garden of rubbish, rubble, disused materials, and old, dilapidated vehicles.
A neighbour, who asked not to be named told Brighton and Hove that the house has looked similarly untidy for “years and years”.
They said: “Everyone in the street has the same opinion.
“People have been speaking to the council every few months and nothing has been done.
“It gets forgotten about in a couple of weeks.
“We’ve learned to live with it.
“I looked at trying to sell my house but it was automatically £30,000 off the value of mine because of it.”
Another neighbour living on Highlands Road said: “It’s irresponsible.
“I’d like to see them gone. The cars have not moved for months and months.
“He doesn’t even live here anymore.”
According to Google Street View images, a Ford Probe, red transit van, and white van with “Jones Cranes” signage have been left outside the house since 2009.
Neighbours say two more vans parked on the road across the drive, also belong to Mr Rose.
These are directly opposite two rising driveways, obstructing the road, but are not covered by the enforcement notice.
According to the Land Registry, the house belongs to Peter Rose, who bought it in 1979.
Jones Cranes said they sold the van more than a decade ago to Mr Rose, who was a former employee.
A local authority can serve a section 215 notice if they judge the condition of land or buildings to be harmful to the area, and typically involve clearing up waste and detritus.
Sounds like my Uncle Kenny. He had 3 Austin 1100 and 3 Rover P6 on his drive until the day he died. They were then all dragged away
A River P6 now that’s a motor!
Smelt of frogs though.
July 20th ?????? its 14th July 2023 ,!!!!!?
Persons property !!!! Put what they would like too
£30,000 less …estate agents value individual properties… not others
thanks for the spot on the date. It was issued last month, but comes into force on 20 July, and I’ve amended the story accordingly.
If the vehicle/s on the road is taxed, I believe there’s little you can do about it?
Traveller vehicles prove this!
As for the resident saying they’ve learnt to live with these ‘abandoned’ vans and cars?
Leaving aside the statement of resignation about the issue, to say it’s been like there for a decade, proves how long it takes a council to act on various issues.
We have neighbours that seem determined to burn their home down and take us with it!!!
And after decades of bringing it up with the council, it’s clear the council is totally disinterested so we’ve given up and trying to move.
But this couldn’t care less, slobbiness about the appearance of the homes of some residents by home owner (and especially renters), is hard to escape from as this complete apathy seems endemic in all our streets, no matter where you go?
Pride in your home and garden seems a thing of the past.
I’m a hoarder. It’s a shame that his lifestyle choices and compunctions put him at odds with his neighbours.
good product placement advert. : allmove clearance =
He has at least two more vehicles in the next road opposite his house too. No doubt that’s where these other vehicles on his drive will be moved too. Hoarding is a mental illness I believe. Is he being given advice & help on this too.
Just People with nothing better to do then to complain, moan & judge others how they live their life! it’s his property it’s his vehicles parked on his property so leave him alone you live in Portslade not Beverly Hills, get on with your life & stop worrying about his. £30,000 less because of next door being untidy? do me a favour lol if I was him I’d just park each vehicle on the drives of each person who complained perfectly legal & it will take months to get them moved again. That will give them something to actually moan about haha.
Mr Moaner in Chief complaining about moaning 😂
Clearly these are your cars on the street you tramp hahaha!! just move them “Mr Rose”
Yes this is a common problem across the country with certain local neighborhoods if you have a caring community in your area and it is the common goal of all the neighbors to clear what you consider to be an eyesore it may be more useful to get together a volunteer force to offer assistance in clearing the area of debris and overgrown trees and weeds just over one weekend . No doubt the owner will be resistant to any help from local people but it is clear this person needs help whether they admit it or not! With the section 215 notice some substantial action will be necessary if the owner fails to act on this notice the council will charge him for removal and disposal of most of it and put a charge on his property if he does not pay it. So it is not only in everyone’s interest it is also the kind and right thing to do! This has worked in many other towns and villages across many other councils within the country sometimes people just need help with making the first step after which momentum and positive feelings tend to continue. I am sure if it has been like this for nearly a decade and he does not see it on a daily basis it is probably the very last thing on his mind that he feels needs to be dealt with. There are basically two form of communication Push which creates resistance causing people to retreat or Pull which draws them forward into the first steps in moving on
I hope all further comments can be suggestions of positive proactive actions rather than criticisms of others failings from the past
Updiddly update
Aug 26/08. Nothing. Has changed
Just drag all the vehicles away and see what he does. Probably nothing.
The roof of the house looks like it is about to cave in and the undergrowth had taken over . I doubt he gets any natural light. The place must be as damp as a sponge and stink to high heaven