Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Front Gardens as rubbish tips
Despite what some of the local builders and landlords may believe, it is not permitted to store building rubbish in your front garden. Wandering about the Ladder, I've noticed a couple of gardens that are now full and overflowing with waste that should be in a skip.
You can report it. The best way may be the direct approach. I received this information below after trying and failing to report a particularly bad front garden, a repeat offender, through the new app.
I was contacted by the Single Frontline Technical Support Team Leader who suggested that I report these gardens by calling 020 8489 1335 or emailing frontline@haringey.gov.uk. So I think I will because one garden in particular if really taking the biscuit for skip avoidance.
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Permalink Reply by Finsbury Park Ranger on
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Kinda felt like a jobs worth answer to me BUT the really weird bit is the back garden fronting my road I was referring too has now been cleaned. ... . ?
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on
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On 10 October I asked Haringey's Environment Department to read this discussion thread and give some helpful, practical and authoritative advice. Where information is already set out on the Council's website, I asked them for the link. I'm pleased to pass on that advice - received today from Mr Tony Chapman. This is what he wrote:"The Council web site also has information on rubbish in front gardens which can be found at http://www.haringey.gov.uk/index/environment_and_transport/refuse-r...."
"The Neighbourhood Action Team does take steps to reduce the impact of unkempt front gardens on local residents and community as a whole. Our intervention is generally triggered when we receive a complaint from someone affected by the state of a front garden, usually a neighbour or someone living close to the problem but we will be proactive ourselves when we identify unsatisfactory situations. The legislation we use requires that before we can intervene, we must be reasonably certain the front garden issue is 'detrimental to the local amenity' and therefore local complaints are useful in supporting intervention."
"However, we also take a pragmatic approach while dealing with these front gardens. When officers visit to assess the issue, we do take into consideration why rubbish is present and how long it has been there. Property alterations, decorating, gardening all produce some waste that needs to be disposed of, we have no objection to this rubbish being in front gardens for as short a period of time as possible, to avoid the likelihood of someone making a formal complaint."
"Our main goal is to ensure the issue is resolved in a reasonable time. In most cases this can be achieved during our initial conversation with the person responsible for the rubbish. We understand residents do on occasion need to put rubbish in front gardens prior to its collection but there are no rules to advise how long it is required to be there before it becomes 'detrimental'. Therefore, each issue is investigated on its own merits, and the severity or impact of the issue would dictate if the problem can be dealt with informally or by Statutory Notice. If Notice is served, the resident has a minimum of 28 days to comply with our instructions to clear the rubbish, the process is clearly not an overnight solution and therefore allows residents ample time to act before the issue is escalated to formal court action."
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