Recipient

Eastleigh Borough Council

First report 5 Aug 2024•Latest report 5 Aug 2024

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Reports, concerns and published responses

Local government · English district council. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.

Reports: 1
Published responses: 100%
Concerns addressed: 1
Stated actions: 3

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100%published responses found

3stated actions described

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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.

5 Aug2024
Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth
Concerns raised1
1. Unsafe dimensions of walls in adjoining properties creating a collapse risk during severe storms
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response 3
1. Action
  Revisit the site after six months to reassess whether any garden walls present immediate risk or require remedial action.
  Stated planned
2. Action
  Send residents letters explaining the collapse, potential stability issues and advice to seek experienced builder or engineer guidance.
  Stated planned
3. Action
  Survey surrounding garden walls to identify properties with similar potentially unstable designs.
  Stated completed
Respondent positions 2
1. Position
  Responsibility for garden-wall stability rests with the initial contractor and subsequent property owners, rather than the local authority.
  Redirects responsibility
1. Position
  No walls currently show immediate risk, so immediate remedial action is not considered necessary, subject to a six-month review.
  Disputes the concern
AI-generated summary

Janet Karen HARRISON · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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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.

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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. ”
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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
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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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
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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
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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
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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
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Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Concerns raised1

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

Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3

Respondent positions A position is what this recipient says about the concern when it does not describe a specific action.2

Actions described in response 3

Respondent positions 2