A ROW has broken out over who owns the land on which a pavement could be built near Chipping Ongar Primary School in Greensted Road.
It had been thought that the land next to the vacant Jewson building was owned by the builders' merchants.
Yet this week, the firm claimed it belongs to Essex County Council.
Richard Halderthay, director of communications at Jewson, said: "The land immediately alongside our branch is owned by the local authority. However, if the local authority were considering the construction of a new pathway, we would be more than happy to discuss with them how we could assist in making this happen in the interests of improving the safety of local residents."
Essex County Council says the issue has to be raised at the local highways panel before anything can be done.
School governor Professor Keith Snow, who is concerned about the safety of pedestrians on Greensted Road, said: "The council said they can't do anything, Jewson don't seem to want to do anything, I don't know whose problem it is."
