Baildon landslip

[Neptune]

Two homes in Baildon to be demolished due to railway landslip

The houses by the railway line in Baildon are now structurally unsafe, according to Network Rail.

www.bbc.co.uk

As expected 2 homes will sadly have to be demolished.

 

[swt_passenger]

As expected 2 homes will sadly have to be demolished.

Highly unusual use of NR’s statutory powers, as the BBC explain.

Can anyone remember anything like this happening in recent times? I’m sure they’ll have used emergency access provisions over private land but I don’t remember a recent case of property demolition?

 

[snowball]

There's to be an item about the house(s) involved on Look North (Leeds) on BBC1 at 2230.

It may for all I know have also been on the 1830 edition - I haven't checked.

 

[SimplyLlama]

There's to be an item about the house(s) involved on Look North (Leeds) on BBC1 at 2230.

It may for all I know have also been on the 1830 edition - I haven't checked.

It was featured at 1830, employee from NR said that the line would be shut for around 3 months once they have knocked the houses down. Ironic considering the expected deadline stated on the article of June!

 

[swt_passenger]

It was featured at 1830, employee from NR said that the line would be shut for around 3 months once they have knocked the houses down. Ironic considering the expected deadline stated on the article of June!

I wonder what the neighbour on the left (ie nearer the road bridge) is thinking about his house’s future…

 

[snowball]

I wonder what the neighbour on the left (ie nearer the road bridge) is thinking about his house’s future…

A woman who lives in a neighbouring house, possibly that one, was in the item. There's monitoring equipment in her garden and she said it showed no movement so far.

 

[M&NEJ]

Earlier in the thread it was noted that the more easterly of the 2 houses (the one on the "Ilkley side") had been subject to an extension, the implication being that it could have de-stabilised the bank. I'm just curious as to whether that has been mentioned further at all.

 

[30907]

Earlier in the thread it was noted that the more easterly of the 2 houses (the one on the "Ilkley side") had been subject to an extension, the implication being that it could have de-stabilised the bank.

That was based on a misreading (by me) of a photo and related to a property diagonally opposite. The post has recently been corrected.
The actual property is relatively new with some "1interesting" foundations but there's no obvious evidence of an extension.

 

[M&NEJ]

That was based on a misreading (by me) of a photo and related to a property diagonally opposite. The post has recently been corrected.
The actual property is relatively new with some "1interesting" foundations but there's no obvious evidence of an extension.

OK, many thanks for clarifying that.

 

[Bantamzen]

Two homes in Baildon to be demolished due to railway landslip

The houses by the railway line in Baildon are now structurally unsafe, according to Network Rail.

www.bbc.co.uk

As expected 2 homes will sadly have to be demolished.

Sadly I'm not surprised, judging by some of the drone shots taken recently both properties will be seriously undermined by the landslide. Awful for the two house owners whom I believe have lived in the area for some time.

So it's going to be RRBs for some time, which for the most part have been working reasonably well. My only criticism is that when they get delayed there doesn't seem to be any comms between the coach company, the staff brought in to manage the RRBs and Northern. A couple of times since the started I've had to abandon waiting for them and get a local bus as they've been 20+ mins late with no word to the waiting passengers as to what the situation was.