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You can report obstructions on the road such as illegal signs, hedges, builders skips and scaffolding to the local council
Advice to highway and rail authorities on assessing and planning for risk reduction at sites where roads cross or run alongside railways.
As the owner or occupier of land with a public right of way across it, you must keep the route visible and not obstruct or endanger users.
Inspectors may visit your holding to check that you’re following the rules for cattle, bison and buffalo identification and record keeping.
Form T384: Light Obstruction Notice - Rights of Light Act 1959.
As a local highway authority (usually a county council or national park authority) you have statutory duties to record and keep public rights of way open.
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
A man has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 for obstructing the work of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates on or near a proposed development site.
If demolition work is causing problems - like noise or obstruction to pavements or roads - you can complain to your council
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