Planning row settled as woman shares top tips on how to fight back

A family who fought the council for months after a planning blunder at their home have finally won their case. Jackie and James McCormack had moved into their dream home in Coleshill, Warwickshire, last February after seven viewings. The pair loved the three-bed, new-build home which was located just nine-feet away from a busy road.But within days, the pair claimed the house was “unliveable” after splashing £325,000 on the home.Jackie, 60, previously told The Sun: “I knew it was a busy road – there’s no getting away from that.”I would be stupid if I didn’t think it was a busy road. But this – how could I have known?”When The Sun visited the grandparents at their property in Coleshill, Warwickshire, noise levels smashed 85 decibels when a wagon rattled past. The home is located just nine feet from the busy road (Image: BPM)Health experts advise ear protection if working in environments above this reading which is the equivalent to some power tools.Meanwhile, a separate test saw the volume in the garden measure well above the 120 decibels heard at a rock concert.The pair now wear earplugs thanks to the loud traffic hurtling down the A446 – but the vibrations are so bad their “bones rattle”.As well as the noise, the couple are unable to open their windows for ventilation due to the noise.READ MORE: Northern Ireland loyalists ‘planned terror attack’ over Brexit deal The home is located in Warwickshire (Image: BPM)After realising the loud noise levels, Jackie filed a complaint citing her “quality of life and mental health” have suffered as a result of the close proximity to the road.She also blasted the estate agents who sold her the home for not being honest about the 70mph route which is often used by traffic to bypass the M6 toll.The row has been ongoing for 17-months, with the grandparents being subjected to abuse from trolls who ridiculed their decision to buy the home knowing its location. But now, according to reports, North Warwickshire Borough Council failed to properly acknowledge the conditions of the planning permission for the property.In a report, the Housing Ombudsman found the council had granted planning permission “without seeing a noise assessment report” and failing to show why one was not needed.DON’T MISS:Man who ‘cut woman’s throat to make sure she was dead’ denies murder [COMMENT]Ukrainians living in darkness told to ‘prepare for more power cuts’ [INSIGHT]Meghan opens up on ‘quirks’ she shares with ‘mommy’ Doria Ragland [PICTURES] The couple complained to the council about noise levels (Image: BPM)It also slammed the council for installing a ventilation system which did not do the job properly.After admitting fault, the council offered to replace the windows and help resell their home if efforts to reduce noise did not work – but the pair turned this down.A second claim form the McCormacks contaminated land at the property was thrown out.A statement from the authority read: “The Council has offered to implement the works that would have been required via the noise condition at its own expense. However Mr and Mrs McCormack have refused permission for this to happen.”