Burnley households 4,400 bill in wall row

Burnley households 4,400 bill in wall row

1:10pm Monday 3rd February 2014 in News

RESIDENTS in a Burnley street have been asked to find more than 4,400 each as part of a long-running row over a retaining wall.

Lancashire County Council wants to impose the levy on households in Chestnut Rise, off Springfield Road, to settle a 141,714 repair bill.

Now the angry residents are planning a campaign to take over the management company responsible for the walls upkeep.

The borough councils environment director, Jo Turton, said in a report that repairs to the unsafe wall were carried out in December 2008 by the authority, more than three years after a notice had been served on Chestnut Rise Management Company Ltd. But despite several invoices being raised with the Essex-based firm, the county council said no cash had been received to cover the debt.

Highways and transport cabinet member Coun John Fillis has now approved a proposal for the 32 homes to make repayments over a 20-year period.

Mrs Turton added: Residents who are paying towards the expenses of the wall seek not to have their charge levied on their particular property.

They seem to be unaware that the management company was not passing monies to the county council."

The county council has insisted that it needs to impose the charge to protect its own interests, after repeated efforts to seek recompense from the management company proved to be fruitless.

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Burnley households 4,400 bill in wall row