I have a complex set of related questions.
A scaffold was erected without my permission by the local authority using a contractor. It was claimed my roof was dangerous and the scaffold was put there to catch tiles (!)
The scaffold was drilled into the facade (ie fixed) of my listed building without listed building consent which was waived by the local authority. Is this legal?
The magistrates found that the local authority were wrong and that my roof was not unsafe. (This was a section 77 AND a 78 from the 1984 Building Act.)
However the scaffold was not removed. The scaffold 40 feet long and 20 feet high overhung the pavement kerb and was caught by a lorry recently (it has now been there 18 months) - this bent the scaffold and also tore down one section (which ripped a 20 foot long hole in the lorry.) Should a scaffold so close to the kerb be allowed. There was no barrier.
The scaffold was then adapted by cutting off bent bits with a grinder and removing the fallen section. The posts nearest the kerb were doubled up with adjacent (scaffold) posts but several of these do not touch the ground. The end two also do not touch the ground at all ie the last posts furthest away from where the lorry impacted. All these posts (nearest the kerb) had been shifted by about 6 inches by the impact.
The scaffold has no lights; does not allow pedestrian access anymore; no visible license and its supervision list was out of date (when the impact occurred.) The scaffolder claims he no longer owns the scaffold (his name was on the supervision tag) he says he sold it to the local authority and the 'new' structure has been signed off as complete and now supervised by a local council officer (with just his christian name and mobile number.)
Where do I find if it has a license (there is none attached) and how do I get it removed given that this council officer knows the guys in the highways department who I would contact to have it checked. The same guy knows the local police too who ignore the magistrates judgement which they have been shown.
The scaffold was a class 3 scaffold but is now classed (on its supervision tag) as load class 1. Can that reclassification occur! What does it mean?
Can a local authority own scaffold and can one of their officers be signed as responsible for it ie are they insured? And who is responsible for the accident!?
Sorry lots of questions - any input would be much appreciated. I simply want the scaffold taken down even if I have to hire privately - but I don't even know how much that would cost.
What would you do to get this scaffold removed?
A scaffold was erected without my permission by the local authority using a contractor. It was claimed my roof was dangerous and the scaffold was put there to catch tiles (!)
The scaffold was drilled into the facade (ie fixed) of my listed building without listed building consent which was waived by the local authority. Is this legal?
The magistrates found that the local authority were wrong and that my roof was not unsafe. (This was a section 77 AND a 78 from the 1984 Building Act.)
However the scaffold was not removed. The scaffold 40 feet long and 20 feet high overhung the pavement kerb and was caught by a lorry recently (it has now been there 18 months) - this bent the scaffold and also tore down one section (which ripped a 20 foot long hole in the lorry.) Should a scaffold so close to the kerb be allowed. There was no barrier.
The scaffold was then adapted by cutting off bent bits with a grinder and removing the fallen section. The posts nearest the kerb were doubled up with adjacent (scaffold) posts but several of these do not touch the ground. The end two also do not touch the ground at all ie the last posts furthest away from where the lorry impacted. All these posts (nearest the kerb) had been shifted by about 6 inches by the impact.
The scaffold has no lights; does not allow pedestrian access anymore; no visible license and its supervision list was out of date (when the impact occurred.) The scaffolder claims he no longer owns the scaffold (his name was on the supervision tag) he says he sold it to the local authority and the 'new' structure has been signed off as complete and now supervised by a local council officer (with just his christian name and mobile number.)
Where do I find if it has a license (there is none attached) and how do I get it removed given that this council officer knows the guys in the highways department who I would contact to have it checked. The same guy knows the local police too who ignore the magistrates judgement which they have been shown.
The scaffold was a class 3 scaffold but is now classed (on its supervision tag) as load class 1. Can that reclassification occur! What does it mean?
Can a local authority own scaffold and can one of their officers be signed as responsible for it ie are they insured? And who is responsible for the accident!?
Sorry lots of questions - any input would be much appreciated. I simply want the scaffold taken down even if I have to hire privately - but I don't even know how much that would cost.
What would you do to get this scaffold removed?