A city council said the problem was reported to the local authority months ago
A developer who builds high-end apartments in Stockport has fenced a road from the road without a building permit.
The Liverpool -based company Carpenter Investments worked on a project to build 202 new apartments in Springmount Mill in Edgeley on Brinksway and the Northgate Road.
The advertising area around the building described the new houses as “luxury apartments” for rent, and carpentry construction manages the location and construction work.
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The Highfield Street is a public route in addition to the development that the local Democracy report (LDRS) has seen this week, mostly to block access through high fences.
According to planning reports, the street is paved and “historically connected to the former mill buildings at the location”.
The Council member of Edgeley, ASA Caton, said that since January, fences have been on the “well -used” route.
The street offers an abbreviation from the houses in the Northgate Road and around the surrounding area to the Mersey River and the northern city center.
Coun Caton said the problem had been reported to Stockport Council months ago, but claimed that the authority had not yet carried out any enforcement measures.
“She [Carpenter Build] I fenced in 3/4 before you have permission, “Coun Caton told the LDRS.” It was used well for pedestrians. It is not an essential route, but it's the principle. “
In January 2024, Stockport Council confirmed an application by Carpenter investments to change the street by a public highway to “Private Ansity Land”.
The letter with the application states: “The existing public access via the Highfield Street should be stopped because the country becomes in the private property of the application company.
However, the plans have not yet been decided by the Council according to his planning portal, in which the proposal is “registered” without a decision.
Coun Caton added: “You [Carpenter Investments] knew that it would probably not be granted and that they fenced it anyway. Since you fenced it from the Stockport Council, she didn't do anything. It was reported in February for the enforcement. “
A spokesman for the Stockport Council said: “The Council is currently dealing with a planning application for the country concerned, which was submitted in 2024.
“The council remains in active discussions with the developer to achieve the determination of the application and to solve outstanding matters.
“The Council has received a enforcement complaint with regard to the website that has progressed in addition to the current planning application.”
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In response to the claims, the construction director of Carpenter Build, John Fitzgerald, said: “The Highfield Street was previously obtained as part of a hydrogen license to enable the development and ensure security for our employees and residents.
“After completing this work, the barrier was now removed.
“In September 2023, Carpenter Investments applied for a change in Highfield Street to Stockport Council. Before our development, the street, which is paved and extremely steeply, was closed to vehicles and was not maintained by the local authority as a footpath.
“We worked closely with the Stockport Council during this development and are very much looking forward to determining the application in due course.
“As part of our application, we proposed to create a new, safe footpath in addition to our development with landscaping and lighting, which only improves the convenience and access for the local community.
“We were regularly in contact with the local council during the development and were enthusiastic about the very positive commitment we had with the local community.”
The LDRs asked for a copy of the hydrogen license, but this was not provided by the company.