Resident at Staunton Road, Newark feels let down by the council in her quest to force them to tackle her neighbour’s garden
A resident feels let down by council bosses — saying they are doing nothing to tackle a six foot high garden that is affecting her property.
Mandy Evans, 59, of Newark, moved in with her 71-year-old friend at Staunton Road about two years ago — and feels the council’s lack of interest in her garden situation is making her feel “sick”.
When she first moved into the property, she realised that her new next-door neighbours’ garden — a couple said to be in their 80s — was overgrown and was starting to encroach on her garden.
About a year and a half ago she contacted Newark and Sherwood District Council to ask for their support with the situation, considering the couple is elderly and they live in a council house.
She says a team came out but had to access the site from her garden because it was overgrown and impossible to walk through — and accused them of doing a ‘cowboy job’.
Mandy was planning to change the old fence dividing the gardens but needed her neighbour’s garden to be cleared before she could do any of the work.
She said: “This whole situation is making me feel sick, I definitely feel disappointed by the council.”
She added: “Two years later it’s nearly six foot high, the whole of the garden, it’s disgusting.
“Something needs doing because, in the end, it is going to damage the fencing of ours.”
“It is coming through the fencing, underneath and everything like that, it is peeping through and it is our space.
“We have got animals and brambles are very prickly.”
Mandy has been left frustrated by the lack of action to clear this up, adding: “We have no choice but to rely on the council to do it for the tenants.”
Lee Brazier portfolio holder at Newark and Sherwood District Council, said: “At the district council we take our responsibility to our tenants extremely seriously. We are aware of the situation and, due to GDPR legislation, we are unable to comment on specific cases and individuals.
“As is often the case with these types of things there are some ongoing circumstances which our excellent team are supporting the tenants with. I am confident that our tenancy officer team are going above and beyond to support those involved.”