On the subject of road improvements in Calis:
Entrance to my house is by a single gate or double gates. When I viewed the house I came in through the single gate and didn't think to look closely at the double gates. However, after I moved in, I noticed that the double gates opened outwards, or they would have if the level of the resurfaced road had not been too high to allow them to open. Funnily enough I encountered something similar in Swansea. Over the years, the council's resurfacing of my road raised the level of the road until it was only an inch below the pavement; when I put a double drive into my house , the council wanted me to pay for a dropped curb; after discussion , and a site visit, they agreed that their request was absurd.
In Calis I didn't want the hassle of explaining the problem to the council and had my gates rehinged to open inwards.