RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted Thursday at 19:22 RMweb Gold Share Posted Thursday at 19:22 1 hour ago, GrumpyPenguin said: Only a local authority would be capable of something like that - there must surely be other solutions ? Wonder what the rear access (if any) is like ? The original story from 2014 https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/459535/Mum-s-fury-after-council-WIPES-OUT-front-garden-to-install-40k-disabled-ramp-for-daughter 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted Friday at 02:50 RMweb Gold Share Posted Friday at 02:50 3 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said: You weren't formerly a West Country Tory MP with an interest in tractors, by any chance? 😉 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted Friday at 07:39 Share Posted Friday at 07:39 On 26/06/2024 at 20:54, Sidecar Racer said: The council have installed a ramp for my 89 year old neighbour and it looks like the queue for the Pepsi Max Having designed a few disabled ramps in difficult places, I rather take my hat off to the council for having managed to achieve this and remain compliant to code. It must have been a close run thing! I shouldn't think there were any other acceptable alternatives! A ramp always takes much more space than a Client imagines! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted Friday at 07:46 Share Posted Friday at 07:46 1 minute ago, Giles said: Having designed a few disabled ramps in difficult places, I rather take my hat off to the council for having managed to achieve this and remain compliant to code. It must have been a close run thing! I shouldn't think there were any other acceptable alternatives! A ramp always takes much more space than a Client imagines! Or they could have dug out a disabled parking space for the family , and installed a lift at the far end to the front door, like the platform lifts the railway now installs alongside footbridges. Shouldn't have costed "much" more than the ramp... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyPenguin Posted Friday at 08:32 Share Posted Friday at 08:32 13 hours ago, Metr0Land said: The original story from 2014 https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/459535/Mum-s-fury-after-council-WIPES-OUT-front-garden-to-install-40k-disabled-ramp-for-daughter At a cost of £40k it would have been better to (with the families consent) relocate the family. Probably less money too. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyPenguin Posted Friday at 08:44 Share Posted Friday at 08:44 (edited) 1 hour ago, Giles said: Having designed a few disabled ramps in difficult places, I rather take my hat off to the council for having managed to achieve this and remain compliant to code. It must have been a close run thing! I shouldn't think there were any other acceptable alternatives! A ramp always takes much more space than a Client imagines! Indeed, a ramp does take up a lot of space. However, that shows a complete lack of imagination, thought & the ability to think outside the box (which is why some people end up working for the public sector because they would not hold down a career in the private sector). A design straight out of the "LA Book of standardised Concrete & Steel Designs to offend the eyes" Edited Friday at 08:44 by GrumpyPenguin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyPenguin Posted Friday at 08:48 Share Posted Friday at 08:48 58 minutes ago, Hroth said: Or they could have dug out a disabled parking space for the family , and installed a lift at the far end to the front door, like the platform lifts the railway now installs alongside footbridges. Shouldn't have costed "much" more than the ramp... Far easier for the family to use & if unable to dig out a parking space (cue excuses from the LA not to) a level access (with gate) from the pavement to the lift, but that would have required a little imagination from the LA. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KeithMacdonald Posted 42 minutes ago Share Posted 42 minutes ago On 28/06/2024 at 03:50, Dunsignalling said: You weren't formerly a West Country Tory MP with an interest in tractors, by any chance? 😉 Formally known as an extractor fan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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