Video shows moment Arun District Council boards up house

THE MOMENT the first house in Sussex was boarded up by a council for anti-social behaviour has been captured on film.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Jun 2015, 21:54 BST

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Council workers board up the front door of 31, Ash Grove, Bognor RegisCouncil workers board up the front door of 31, Ash Grove, Bognor Regis
Council workers board up the front door of 31, Ash Grove, Bognor Regis

Arun District Council and Sussex Police received landmark permission from Chichester magistrates on Friday (June 5) to board up 31, Ash Grove, Bognor Regis, following alleged anti-social behaviour.

The ruling comes under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

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The house is now closed for three months and anyone entering risks being prosecuted.

Council workers board up the front door of 31, Ash Grove, Bognor RegisCouncil workers board up the front door of 31, Ash Grove, Bognor Regis
Council workers board up the front door of 31, Ash Grove, Bognor Regis

Read more here:

BREAKING NEWS: Bognor Regis house shut down in unprecedented court ruling

Thankful residents welcome Bognor Regis house closure

Arun District Council says anti-social behaviour ‘won’t be tolerated’

The closure order signed by magistrates.The closure order signed by magistrates.
The closure order signed by magistrates.

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