Neighbours in a Nottingham suburb have voiced their growing frustration over a huge pile of rubbish outside a house. The eyesore has 'sat there for two years' and some residents have taken to calling it 'Sneinton Zoo' due to animals inhabiting the waste.
The rubbish pile, which residents believe is the result of a house renovation taking place, is currently fenced off and is entirely blocking the pavement in Lyndhurst Road. It is understood Nottingham City Council has been contacted to arrange removal of the waste, which includes household items such as a fridge as well as building materials.
Shaheen Akhtar, 35, who has lived in Sneinton all her life, says: "It has been there for a time now. It is not good."
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She added: "It would be good if they sorted it out. Every time I come down here I see it. It isn't a nice sight."
According to government legislation obstructing a pavement can be an offense and a local authority may remove an unauthorised blockage of a footway. Most councils require people conducting work on a premises to obtain a licence if they wish to place scaffolding on the road, pavement or verge outside a property.
Similarly building materials blocking the pavement are classed as an obstruction to pedestrians and local authorities are responsible for removing them. Skip companies can apply for a licence for a domestic builders’ skip to be placed on the road outside a property.
A nearby resident who lives a few doors down, but asked to remain anonymous, said: "It has always been that way.
"Fair play to the owner they are doing something with it, but we've had enough of it. I think it became a bit of a dumping ground at one point, it was known locally as the 'Sneinton zoo' because all of the cats would hang around in there.
"It has acted as a bit of a catalyst for more mess. It is the broken window effect. Kids came down here and they were smashing glasses up. It attracts that."
Another resident added: "I've decided to make a complaint to the council in regards to this eyesore on Lyndhurst Road. It's been here for over two years now and it's time for it to go."
The city council was contacted for comment.
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