A Glasgow resident has been left 'relieved' after a battle with the council to install a gate to prevent extreme fly-tipping has come to an end.
For the past few years, Govanhill locals of Kingarth Lane, situated off Victoria Road have been in an open dispute with Glasgow City Council about installing a barrier to help prevent illegal dumping. Pictures shared on social media of the rubbish were so chronic that the situation was referred to as 'madness' by one homeowner.
Only a few months ago, Glasgow Live reported that the local government was going to charge local residents, of the courtyard to clear the mountains of waste that continued to accumulate. This was after the council had on numerous occasions cleaned up the area, but the rubbish always seemed to come back.
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In an attempt to hit back, residents who look onto the courtyard did put up a gate to prevent fly-tipping in the enclosure. Due to the lane being privately owned and also a public through-way, it was requested by the council to take it down.
However, in a new development, the city council has now approved a gate that will hopefully prevent the fly-tipping and aid in the waste management of the area.
Fraser Wilson, a resident of the area, previously spoke to Glasgow Live about this issue and is pleased that the gate has now been approved by the council, but still has his concerns.
The 27-year-old said: "I always thought that it got cleared up and it was left to get into the same mess it was again. I just do not understand why it took so long to approve the installation of the gate and I am now even more curious to see how long it takes to get it put up and the waste to be cleared out.
"The gate might be good and it hopefully should help to prevent the amount of fly-tipping for the courtyard but I guess there should be more that could be done in terms of communicating out to people to get waste uplifted. I guess I feel relieved that there is going to be a gate there and hopefully, it will help the area and help it become a bit nicer in general."
"It is one of those moments of I will believe it when I see it going up because there have been constant delays until this point. I'll feel better when I see the gate being installed."
Glasgow City Council has confirmed planning permission for the gate has been approved.
