A retired couple who replaced a 20ft high hedge at the side of their home with a 6ft fence are fighting to keep it after planners ruled it was not acceptable.
Ronald and Jennifer Anderson removed the hedge after it had become so tall it towered over the street lamppost and "blocked out the sun", but replaced it with a fence to ensure the garden remained safe for their dog.
However East Lothian Council planning officers told them they needed to apply for planning permission for the new fence - and when they did rejected the application.
