Woman, 71, refuses to leave home amid demolition row after refusing to sell to council
16.11.2022 - 20:23
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A pensioner says she will not be moved after a council stated their intent to knock down her home for access to development land. Sharon Gregory says she has rejected offers from her local authority to buy the property and will not budge, reports Derbyshire Live.
The 71-year-old, who has lived at the Derbyshire property for 10 years, says Bolsover District Council (BDC) owns a parcel of land at the back of her home that it wants to build houses upon. However, there is currently only one access point to it off Rood Lane, which BDC has been unable to prove ownership of.
The authority made an attempt to buy Rood Lane using a compulsory purchase order (CPO) in 2019. Despite their efforts, it did not go through and since then it has been looking at other ways of accessing the land.
Upon approach by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, BDC confirmed that as part of its "usual consultation process" it had offered Sharon alternative accommodation as well as a financial package if she moved. This offer included funding for removals and new carpets, all of which she refused.
The authority said it still believed it owned the section of Rood Lane that gives access to the land in question, however it has been "unable to find evidence of this" and steps taken to identify any potential landowner have been unsuccessful to date.
Sharon claims two council employees came to her home under the guise of concern for local wildlife. The 71-year-old claims that her back garden is one of the busiest 'hedgehog highways' in the area.
She said: “They sat down and one officer had got a letter with her and they were talking about the hedgehogs and she said ‘it’s not something that we get involved in, but arrangements could be made and they’re safe for
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