Rubble in garden

ozanam

Howdy,

Just looking for some advise as this has been bothering me.

Moved into a house and gutted and re-done it from the ground up the neighbour on one side as been a nightmare from the start and complained about everything from the beginning to the end. banging my door down screaming and complaining.

There was a large build up of rubble out the back garden which we have so far gotten 3 grabs to take so far. There is a small bit left but not enough for a full truck and we are we still have a few things to do in the house that will generate more rubble. The rubble consists of bricks, blocks, wood (old doors, frames etc)

The neighbour has complained to dublin city council about the rubble. They sent me a letter which i replied to and got no response from them. They showed up at my door while I was away. A family member not knowing what was going on let them in (stupid I know)

They are demanding I have it removed and want a date. (trust me I want it gone to but I do not know the date yet myself and I am doing the work as the pay cheques come in)

I advised I was not ready yet to get it removed but they said I have to or they would bring me to court.

I complained about them entering my home without me being there and they said that if I denied entry they could just come with the Garda and take force-able entry. (they must really get off at looking at rubble)

I just find it very frustrating that this neighbour has brought this trouble to my doorstep. The rubble inst effecting anybody and is not blowing around in the wind or anything. The only thing would be its a sight for sore eyes for the moment but it is in my private back garden.

There was a concrete shed out the back which I took down and is most of the rubble that is left. The shed has been fine while it was standing the last 30 years!

What powers do DCC have on this matter? I have read the bye laws and it doesn't say anything about the storage of rubble in a garden.

Oz

Lumen

I think council powers are limited to two areas: littering, if the rubble is visible from a public place (and even that's a stretch), and environmental health, if there is decomposing organic or chemical waste.

I would try and be a good neighbour, and if you don't get good neighbourliness in return just turn the other cheek and chalk it down to a world of arseholes. Whilst you have to tolerate the neighbour occasionally, he has to live with himself every day.

Gumbo

First of all, what Department visited you?

This will go some way in determining what act or law they are chasing you on.

Gumbo

Waste Enforcement Direction Letter could have been issued?

tradesman

If its clean building rubble there shouldnt be an issue. Tell them its for a future hardstanding / shed / footpath.
The council time would be better used chasing people with gardens littered with household plastic bags etc which would cause rats etc.

Gumbo

tradesman wrote: »

If its clean building rubble there shouldnt be an issue. Tell them its for a future hardstanding / shed / footpath.
The council time would be better used chasing people with gardens littered with household plastic bags etc which would cause rats etc.

Its not though.

From the OP

The rubble consists of bricks, blocks, wood (old doors, frames etc)

ozanam

It was somebody from the Dublin City Council and they said they are quote the Dublin City Council waste byelaws

http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-water-waste-and-environment-waste-and-recycling/waste-bye-laws

I will be getting rid of it, but i don't want to have to pay for two loads to be picked up. Its more frustrating that the area I live in is a total mess due to people throwing there rubbish on the street and in my front garden and they do nothing about that. (I live close by a shop that has allot of foot traffic at the front of the house)

no letter has been issued to me to do anything yet. They just came over unannounced and then I spoke on the phone to them after the fact.