Couple who bought home metres from 70mph road win battle with council

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A Warwickshire couple has won a battle with their local council over their home which was built within meters of a very busy dual carriageway.Jackie McCormack and her husband, James, bought the detached home in James Munday Rise, Coleshill, in February last year - and quickly discovered to their horror how bad the noise and pollution was.READ MORE: Bubbenhall pub to be given new lease of life and reopen for ChristmasREAD MORE: Matt Hancock has Tory whip suspended after reportedly signing up for I'm A Celebrity 2022Mrs McCormack previously said a bumpon the road also causes their house to shake.Following the Ombudsman’s report, North Warwickshire Borough Council offered to replace the windows - alongside other works - in a bid to resolve the issues.“The council has gone beyond what the Ombudsman has asked them to do by offering to work with Mr and Mrs McCormack on the resale of their property should they no longer wish to live there once the works to reduce the noise issues have been completed.”READ NEXT:Christmas cash bonus for people on Universal Credit and other benefitsThree most common self-assessment tax return mistakes with HMRC deadline days awayDWP help to pay for childcare, get free school meals and Healthy Start cardsDWP change to Universal Credit could see 120,000 part-time claimants have benefit cutDWP confirms when £324 Cost of Living Payment will be paid to tax credit claimants"

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