Peter Gill lives on Kingsley Avenue and his rear garden backs on to Hollins Close Lane in the BD2 area.
According to Mr Gill, there is Japanese knotweed along Hollins Close Lane – and it is encroaching on to his house.
He said the issue had been ongoing “for a number of years”.
The weed in question (Image: Newsquest)
Treatment programme to deal with it
Bradford Council said the landowner – which is Laver Regeneration Ltd – has appointed contractors to treat the Japanese knotweed.
Laver Regeneration Ltd said Japanese knotweed is “difficult to kill” and the treatment programme would continue until it has been eradicated.
Japanese knotweed can potentially cause structural damage to buildings and lead to problems with underground infrastructure, such as drains.
It also has the potential to devalue properties and complicate sales.
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“We’re concerned about it potentially impacting properties”
Mr Gill told the Telegraph & Argus: “There’s Japanese knotweed along Hollins Close Lane.
“This has been an issue for a number of years – both Bradford Council and the landowner, Laver Regeneration Ltd, have been made aware but they don’t seem to be doing much about it.
“We live on Kingsley Avenue and our rear garden goes on to Hollins Close Lane.
“The Japanese knotweed is coming over the fence and under the fence.
“It’s invasive and we’re concerned about it potentially impacting properties.
“We want something to be done to tackle this problem once and for all.”
It has been causing issues for residents (Image: Newsquest)
Company comments
The T&A contacted Laver Regeneration Ltd and Bradford Council over this issue.
The Japanese knotweed is on a treatment programme and has been for the last five years, according to Laver Regeneration Ltd.
A spokesperson added: “Proof of that programme was shared with the council last week.
“Japanese knotweed is difficult to kill and the programme will continue until it is killed.”
Knotweed (Image: Newsquest)
What Bradford Council has said
A Bradford Council spokesperson added: “The Japanese knotweed was reported to us, and our environmental health team raised it with the landowners in 2021.
“They appointed contractors to treat it.
“The contractors currently have a management plan in place to continue with this work until 2028.
“Because the landowners are taking action to treat the Japanese knotweed, we cannot take any enforcement action.”
According to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), Japanese knotweed is a “persistent, clump-forming herbaceous perennial” which was introduced to the UK as an ornamental garden plant but has since become an “invasive weed subject to legal control measures”.
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