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To: UK Government
Elderly Couple Forced to Demolish their own Home by Cheshire East Council
We are calling for a thorough investigation into Cheshire East Council's misconduct spanning many years which has ultimately resulted in an enforcement to demolish my Mum (77) and Dad's (81) own home, which has taken place this week, ending 17 February 2019.
Following a long running planning dispute, the root cause of which was the Council breaking Statute, and which should and could have been remedied, but instead leaves our parents penniless, as well as homeless. There has been absolutely no consideration for their human rights, nor where and how they were going to live following the demolition, and no responsibility taken by the Council in breaking the law by issuing a flawed Certificate of Lawfulness to erect the building.
There is now tremendous public outcry and support on our Facebook page and we are calling for a thorough investigation into this case, as we have so much evidence to prove a catalogue of misdemeanours by the Council, the end result of which was entirely vexatious and punitive on our parents.
Please visit our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/kenandbarbara/ - for a thorough explanation to the background of this case and please SHARE with as many people as you can.
Dedicated YouTube channel also now launched - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4rZJNk1-1Z9tmNCQz25pSg/featured?disable_polymer=1
Many thanks for your kind support!
Sarah and Family x
Why is this important?
To ensure this senseless action can never happen again to vulnerable people, adding to the current national problem of homelessness in the UK.
Were Cheshire East Council really acting in the public interest, spending so much taxpayers’ money relentlessly pursuing an elderly couple to whom they granted a Certificate of Lawfulness to build and then issued it with Completion Certificate as a warehouse? We estimate this must be well into six figures, as Ken and Barbara have, although our disclosure request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 was blocked!?
But here’s the biggest question of all… Was it really worth it when the Certificate of Lawfulness runs with the land, so once demolished, construction can start immediately to lawfully rebuild the warehouse to exactly the same size/footprint/dimensions, as confirmed by Cheshire East’s Principal Planning Officer.
How it will be delivered
In person to the Prime Minister at No. 10 Downing Street
