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'Spiteful' council fences off residents' garden gates in 'row over car park sale'

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A council fenced off the garden gates of two family homes in a 'row over the sale of a car park'. The erection of the 3ft wide fences, blocking off entrance to the rear of the homes, has been branded 'spiteful' and 'petty'.

Derbyshire County Council closed its car park in Cavendish Road, Matlock, and blocked the entrance with barriers on April 21, with residents who had been allowed to use the site for decades given just a couple of days' notice, DerbyshireLive reports.

After this impromptu closure, the council went one step further and, early in the morning on April 26, installed two fence panels across the rear garden gates of two properties in George Road, which lead onto the car park, and cemented them into the ground.

This was carried out without any notice and consultation and means the residents cannot exit from the rear of their own properties. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community The county council claims there are no legal rights of way across its land.

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