A pair have turn into embroiled in row with the native council after they have been ordered to halve the peak of their 6ft backyard fence that value them £10,000 to put in.
Wiltshire Council has issued an enforcement discover which might see Susan Paul, 53, and her accomplice Andrew Doyle, 58, face authorized proceedings in the event that they disobey the order.
The couple have till mid-March to chop the peak of the 164ft lengthy barrier made from close-boarded wooden by 50 per cent.
They put up the fence in January 2020 exterior their £280,000 residence in Antrobus Street, Amesbury.
Wiltshire Council has issued an enforcement discover which might see Susan Paul (left), 53, and her accomplice Andrew Doyle (proper), 58, face authorized proceedings in the event that they disobey the order
The couple have till mid-March to chop the peak of the 164ft lengthy barrier made from close-boarded wooden by 50 per cent
However they declare they’re being unfairly victimised as a result of none of their neighbours have acquired the identical order.
The couple say they’re being picked on as a result of ‘nothing has occurred’ to the house owners of a number of different fences on the street which they are saying are precisely the identical peak.
The council, stated to have been alerted by a whistle-blower, issued the order 21 months after the fence was erected.
It stretches alongside each side of their boundary dealing with the highway on the road nook.
Susan, a former RAF administrator, stated: ‘It changed an overgrown hedge which was leaning over a path, stopping wheelchairs and mums with prams utilizing it.’
Andrew demanded to be informed by the council why no enforcement motion had been taken towards different homeowners with related fences.
The plane engineer stated: ‘We changed the hedge with the fence, unaware of the necessity for planning permission till we out of the blue had a letter out of the blue from Wiltshire Council who got here after us.
They put up the fence in January 2020 exterior their £280,000 residence in Antrobus Street, Amesbury
However they declare they’re being unfairly victimised as a result of none of their neighbours have acquired the identical order
The council, stated to have been alerted by a whistle-blower, issued the order 21 months after the fence was erected
‘Now we’ve to chop it down by a half – we’ve to chop it down to at least one metre excessive.
‘However a number of fences within the highway are precisely the identical peak, however nothing has occurred about them.’
A retrospective planning utility by the couple to retain the fence was rejected by the council.
Now a Authorities planning inspector has dismissed the couple’s enchantment towards an enforcement discover from the council to chop the fence in two.
In his ruling, the inspector stated: ‘Different examples of conspicuous fencing aren’t any compelling cause to just accept the fencing the topic of the deemed planning utility.’
Wiltshire Council’s cupboard member for strategic planning, councillor Nick Botterill, stated: ‘The enforcement notices in place are required to be met by March sixteenth 2023.
‘We’d strongly encourage anybody contemplating endeavor growth to examine with the council to determine if planning permission is required earlier than beginning any works.
‘Ought to we obtain any formal experiences of any points with different fences within the space, then we are going to examine these consistent with our regular processes and take acceptable motion if required.’
