also if you want somthing removing you have to leave your back gate unlocked to allow access to the item or items so your gate can be unlocked up to two weeks as they cant say when they will be coming
why should a gate be locked anyway its not as though the dog has opposable thumbs and can work the gate ?
if a council employee opens the gate they should shut it on their way out
the old phrase "were you born in a barn" springs to mind