Derby council ‘silly red tape’ stops fence repairs being done for free

The land used to have a low level fence around it but now it’s been damaged, leading to concerns around ‘inappropriate access’

As reported in the Derby Telegraph – link here

Reform Derby leader Alan Graves says that red tape is stopping a piece of land in his ward from being fenced off to stop travellers gaining access after an offer of repairing the fence by a local builder free of charge was turned down by Derby City Council. Councillor Alan Graves, said that the council was in a financial mess but it is unable to untangle itself from the local government red tape”.

Mr Graves said that the open space belonging to the city council on Glastonbury Road originally had a low-level fence around it but is now in need of urgent repair and in many places is completely broken, exposing the land to the possibility of “inappropriate access”.

He said: “The council’s parks department is responsible for ensuring their areas of land are properly maintained. The situation has been raised by local councillors and many residents over the last few years. The parks department has said they have no funds due to budgetary constraints.

Full Story can be found on Derby Telegraph site here.