Eastleigh Borough Council

Local government · English district council

Pin Request correction

First report 5 Aug 2024•Latest report 5 Aug 2024

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
100%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
1

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
3

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Eastleigh Borough Council linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth

    AI-generated summary

    Janet Karen HARRISON · Prevention of Future Deaths report

    This summary was generated using AI from the published report. Please read the original report for the complete account.

    Report summary

    Janet Karen HARRISON was found beneath her neighbour’s collapsed wall during Storm Eunice on 18 February 2022 and suffered catastrophic injuries. After hospital admissions and treatment for multiple complications, she died in hospital on 31 August 2022 from hospital-acquired pneumonia. The concern was that other nearby walls had similarly unsafe dimensions and could collapse in future storms of similar force, placing others at risk of death.

    Read the report on judiciary.uk

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Eastleigh Borough Council; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Unsafe dimensions of walls in adjoining properties creating a collapse risk during severe storms

    Wider context from the report

    “I heard evidence from ████████ the owner of the property adjoining that of Janet Karen HARRISON whose wall collapsed on 18 February 2022, ████████ the occupier and neighbour of Janet Karen HARRISON and the family of Janet Karen HARRISON who were all confirmed to me in evidence that there are a number of adjoining properties in the area which have walls built with the same unsafe dimensions as the one that collapsed on to Janet Karen HARRISON during Storm Eunice. I am therefore concerned that if there were other storms in the UK of similar force to that of Storm Eunice then there is a risk of further walls in the local area collapsing thereby placing others at risk of future deaths. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Revisit the site after six months to reassess whether any garden walls present immediate risk or require remedial action.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “10. As no walls currently show immediate risk and therefore do not require immediate remedial action, EBC proposes to revisit the site in 6 months to determine if that remains the case. Should any wall at that point demonstrate potential instability EBC will follow their usual process set out in paragraph 4 of informal engagement with the property owner, and legal action if that does not result in remedial action.”

    Source location

    Response from Eastleigh Borough Council
    Page 2 · response
    Published 21 October 2024

    Open published response

    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Send residents letters explaining the collapse, potential stability issues and advice to seek experienced builder or engineer guidance.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “9. ████████ will be undertaking a letter drop to those houses on the estate which have significant length walls of this design, making them aware of the tragic event, outlining the potential stability issues with this type of wall and advising them to seek advice from an experienced builder or engineer to increase the stability of their wall. The letters will be sent within 21 days of today.”

    Source location

    Response from Eastleigh Borough Council
    Page 2 · response
    Published 21 October 2024

    Open published response

    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Survey surrounding garden walls to identify properties with similar potentially unstable designs.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “5. In response to this death, ████████, the Principal Building Control Surveyor, conducted a survey of the surrounding garden wall types along Kings Copse Road, using the Land Registry extracts provided to Building Control. The”

    Source location

    Response from Eastleigh Borough Council
    Page 1 · response
    Published 21 October 2024

    Open published response

    Source evidence

    How this respondent position was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Responsibility for garden-wall stability rests with the initial contractor and subsequent property owners, rather than the local authority.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “3. This matter relates to a garden wall to a residential property. Building regulations do not apply to the construction of garden walls, therefore it is not uncommon for a variety of wall types to be constructed by developers when building properties. The legal responsibility for the stability of garden walls rests with the initial contractor when building the property, and then the subsequent property owners.”

    Source location

    Response from Eastleigh Borough Council
    Page 1 · response
    Published 21 October 2024

    Open published response

    Source evidence

    How this respondent position was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    No walls currently show immediate risk, so immediate remedial action is not considered necessary, subject to a six-month review.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “10. As no walls currently show immediate risk and therefore do not require immediate remedial action, EBC proposes to revisit the site in 6 months to determine if that remains the case. Should any wall at that point demonstrate potential instability EBC will follow their usual process set out in paragraph 4 of informal engagement with the property owner, and legal action if that does not result in remedial action.”

    Source location

    Response from Eastleigh Borough Council
    Page 2 · response
    Published 21 October 2024

    Open published response
Back to top

Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations

Data last updated 7 September 2026