FED-up residents are demanding action after enduring misery caused by their neighbour’s eyesore home.
Locals on Frampton Road in Gorseinon, near Swansea slammed the homeowner for reportedly leaving rubbish outside their gaff for months.
Residents claim the culprit has lined the front of their property with Black bags, mattresses, furniture and a caravan.
They alleged that council officers assured them the mess would be cleared by the summer but nothing has been done.
One couple said they had received support from the local council but the eyesore mess remains on their picturesque street.
They said: “Nothing, however, has changed. There it all is still – rubbish piled high on the driveway on one side of the house, and stuffed into the narrow pathway beside the house on the other side.
“It is negatively affecting our quality of life and is always on our minds.
“Why is no-one at all accountable for this mess?
“If any of us wished to sell our properties, no-one would buy them because no-one wants to live near a tip.”
They also claimed that items like soft furnishings and old gas cannisters could pose a potential fire hazard.
A council spokesman said: “We are aware of the waste currently being stored on private land and the distress this is causing for locals in the community.
“Efforts have been made to engage with the homeowner, and we have previously instructed them to remove the waste.
“Enforcement notices have also been issued to the homeowner in relation to the waste.
“Following a lack of compliance with the enforcement notice, steps are now being taken by the council to remove the waste and we will seek to recover costs from the homeowner.”
The house is currently vacant but a former resident said the property was going through probate and had been for almost year.
It comes just months after seething locals in another town slammed their neighbour’s huge newbuild and dubbed the “eyesore” a “monstrosity”.
What are your legal rights?
Estate agent Petty Son & Prestwich have previously shared their tips on what your rights are if a neighbour is complaining about you blocking their sunlight.
According to their guide, your neighbour might be able to get your tree cut back if it is blocking light from passing through a window or glass door in your property.
Under the Rights of Light Act, if a property has received daylight for the last 20 years, it may be entitled to continue to receive that light.
However, Chun Wong, head of the dispute resolution team at Hodge Jones and Allen solicitors, points out that the right is to “daylight” and not “sunlight”.
“This is usually restricted to one foot of candlelight. There is also no right to a ‘view’,” she explained.
“If you do have a right to light which is being adversely affected by large trees, then you may be able to apply to the court to restore your right or get an injunction to prevent interference with your right.
Residents in Blackrod, near Bolton, have blasted a decision to approve plans for the controversial home in their picturesque town.
The large property was given the green light, despite it being close to existing homes.
Blackrod Town Council, which is only advisory in planning matters, rejected the application but it was subsequently granted by Bolton Council.
However, locals have branded the decision “stupid” and “crazy”.
They claim the new house will block light into their gardens, spoil their countryside views, all while sparking traffic and parking issues.
