A couple in Hampshire claim their neighbour's new spiked fence has ruined their garden and made it feel like a prison. They allege the fence was built without permission and have accused the local council of siding with their neighbour.
A couple claim their neighbour's building of a three-metre spiked fence has made their own garden feel like a modern-day version of Colditz Castle. Alison and Ian Lawrence, from New Milton in Hampshire, have described the privacy fence as 'hideous' and allege that it was constructed without permission by new neighbour Deborah Olthof. Having recently splashed out £20,000 on landscape design, the couple say that the fence has 'ruined' their dream garden.
The local authority have also seemingly sided with Ms Olthof by allowing the real estate director to keep the fence due to a retrospective planning application. Describing the decision as 'soul destroying', Alison and Ian Lawrence have accused the local council of showing 'no regard to the detriment of our property' and have claimed they will escalate the issue 'as far' as they can. Ms Olthof moved into her £640,000 four bed home in April of last year and built the spiked fence some two months later. There was previously a fence in the rear garden, but this was 'grossly heightened' by Ms Olthof as part of her works - and is now 'in excess' of three metres, according to her neighbour. Mrs Lawrence, a mother of three adult children, said since it was constructed, the fence has caused 'major problems' including its overshadowing of her garden. Alison Lawrence (pictured) standing in her garden in front of her neighbour's new 'privacy' fence Alison and Ian Lawrence say that the fence has caused them 'major problems', such as the overshadowing of their garden The fence, which has been likened to the infamous Colditz Castle in eastern Germany, has a spiked finish to its top Detailing the impact the wooden eyesore has had on the couple, Mrs Lawrence said: 'If we wanted to sell our property, I don't know of anybody that would want to buy it seeing a fence like that
FENCE DISPUTE NEIGHBOUR DISAGREEMENT PLANNING PERMISSION GARDEN PRIVACY COLDITZ CASTLE
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