laws on counsil houses

[Steve-In-Devon]

Can i have a bird of prey on a counsil house in my back garden?

Steve

[BrianM]

i take it you mean in a house rented from the council rather than a bought council house ??

[Steve-In-Devon]

yes, that is what i mean

[Steve-In-Devon]

thanks i will do

[BrianM]

tricky one that , most local councils have somthing covering livestock, EG hens ,geese etc and also covering the number of pet birds ,,, as in you could have 2 budgies in a cage but not 50 in an avairy, best advise is to ask the landlord what the rules are before getting started. eg my father in law has just moved from Airdrie in central Scotland where he kept doos to Lauder in the borders , he has just been refused permision to have his loft rebuilt, and is now left in limbo with his doos stil at his old address over 100 miles away

[Claire]

a friend of mine has 6 birds of prey in avairys in the garden of his council house but different areas may have different rules

[Finnish]

Steve we won,t tell if you dont. :lol:

[North East Harris Hawker]

ive got tennants and they are not allowed any animals or wildstock whatsoever :? i recon the council will be different though, the council estates in middlesbrough are full of cats n dogs etc, i would be surprised if anyone were brave enough to tell the owners to get rid of them!

[Steve-In-Devon]

well thanks so it sounds like it shoudnlt be a problem then

[Carol]

We live in Council owned house and you need to draw a plan of your garden, Measure the perimeter and draw on your plan where you intend to put your mews it must be approx 15ft away from the house and 1meter away from any hedge row.
You also have to prove that the Bird of prey is not dangerous in any way shape or form.
You can get the bylaws from your local council office in booklet form.
We now have 2 mews and had no probs yet but i think it also depends alot on your neighbors.
I would check it out and build according to there bylaws because they can make you rip your mews down and get rid of the bird or worse still evict you.

Carol

[Wightwings]

a good sensible answer there well done Carol

[Steve-In-Devon]

wow! carol the problem solver huh?

[Bubo]

yeah way to go carol my girl!!!!
bubo

[North East Harris Hawker]

carol is probbably right, i would just build a small mews and hope no-one says anything! :oops:

[Shaun Byrne]

There's one thing you need to do before worrying about the council Steve, convince your parents! lol!!

[Steve-In-Devon]

well i have a nutty bitch living next to me on both sides and the left hand side is dog the other isnt