After all, it was the council which had housed her in a home at the top of three flights of steps.
But what she didn’t reckon on was how the council would complete the job.
Officials
eventually relented, but Clare, 33, was left shocked by their solution -
a £40,000, 10-level chicane-like steel ramp which almost fills their
front garden.
The eyesore 'slalem-style' ramp winds its way over 60 metres and is proving a long way round for Clare and Katie.
Katie,
seven, suffers from bulbar palsy - caused by complications after she
and twin Holly were born prematurely - and is confined to a wheelchair.
Today,
mum Clare said: “There must have been a better solution. The council
could have gone about the whole project in a more sensible way.
"We had to move to the house to get easier access for Katie and we have fought all these months to get that.
"The council said this was the only option to fit something into the garden because of building regulations.
"We weren't fighting for a massive steel ramp - we just wanted to improve Katie's quality of life.
"What
they have built is something which I would never have expected a local
council to do. We have to open our blinds and look at it every day."
West Dunbartonshire Council have not yet completed the final costings of
the ramp at the home in Clydebank, near Glasgow, but it is estimated to
be around £40,000.
The ramp is so big that Clare cannot see the bottom of it from her front window.
The family's problems have been further compounded by youths who are using it as a skateboard run.
But council officials have refused to install a gate, citing health and safety concerns.
Clare, who shares the home with partner Derek Steel, added: "We have waited so long for access and now we have got it.
