A fuming woman has slammed council jobsworths after they fined her £400 when she reported fly-tipping behind her home.
A MAN has been allowed to keep his "Game of Thrones" garden statues after furious neighbours said they looked "like a gift shop".
Lee Morris has installed a dragon statue, four model RAF warplanes and a vintage tractor outside his home in northLocal Valerie Moore told a planning meeting that one of Lee's plane sculptures hangs over the boundary hedge between their"If the committee allows the precedent of this type of theme park installation in a residential area, surely they'd be failing the residents.
Defiant Lee said: "Older men ask if they can have a look in my garden because I've got an old Lancaster and other stuff."Councillor Trevor Foster said: "It's certainly got a wow factor." His colleague John Davison said: "I suppose to a certain degree, beauty is in the eye of the beholder."Overstepping property boundaries is a common problem, and it's important to check where the boundary lies to see whose land the works are taking place on.Meanwhile, the Party Wall Act 1996 is a piece of legislation designed to prevent and resolve disputes between neighbours over building or digging work that affects a party wall.
Tom Edwards, partner in property disputes at LCF Law, said works within six metres of an adjoining home could fall within the act, which means neighbours must be given written notice.over time. If you've had the benefit of natural light to your property for 20 years or more, even if it's not in your deeds, it can become your legal right."
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