Neighbours are fuming over a fence put up around the side of a property, saying it 'changes the whole feel of a very pleasant and friendly estate'. The homeowner is trying to get planning approval after it was built without permission.
After Gary Partlett submitted the retrospective planning application, people living near raised a number of concerns in written objections to their local council, describing the structure as an eyesore and a traffic hazard. The fence was described as being too high and obscuring the view of road users. One submission to the council, also said the fence “changes the whole feel” of the “very pleasant and friendly estate”.
Another resident, who lives in the Teeside estate, wrote: “The fence restricts the view along Wiltshire Road from the window where I am disabled and pretty much housebound, quality of life has been seriously diminished.” Another said: “Have witnessed and been involved in several near misses as vehicles try to negotiate a ‘blind’ corner because of the fence," TeesideLive reports.
