A lot of action in the sky.
Very overcast. But looking up Nature was providing quite a spectacle.
Calm sea. But the clouds were looming. Moving about, so windy up there, but thankfully not down here.
The Gull Gang gathering for their ablutions.
Then the Leylandii hedge was planted by/inside the fence.
Summer house replaces static caravan. Leylandii hedge already smothered white fence.
This is the year we moved in, 7 years ago. Leylandii hedge has now grown but kept trimmed .
The council now want us to reduce the height and width of the Leylandii hedge. That will kill it. The fence we replaced the previously damaged hedge with they say is beyond our boundary and that has to be removed also.
' visibility at the junction is severely hampered by the hedge around your property - see attached photographs. As can be seen in the photographs, the roadside boundary is the fenceline still visible within your hedge. The new fence that you have erected should tie in with the existing fence line not the roadside face of the hedge. I would therefore appreciate your help in improving the junction by trimming your hedge back to the original boundary line and the relocation of the timber fence as noted above. '
I can't show you their photos as they are in a PDF file.....
There has never been a road accident at our junction. Once all these hedges and fences are removed they will belt round the corner. This is going to cost us. We are on a country lane, single track with passing spaces and we have huge lorries coming through.
I despair. Off to do the sums of cost of removing hedge and fence. And what do we replace it with ? Or do we just wait for someone to take off the corner totally and leave tyre tracks in our garden? And my grandchildren can they be allowed to go free in our garden as they do? NO. Happy Christmas from the Council.
7 comments:
Oh dear.Our house backs on to a main road and we occasional get letters telling us to cut things back and if we don't do it they will and charge us!!!
Not the answer to the problem you were looking for but I believe they are within their rights if you have overstepped the boundary. Doesn't sound like it wll cure the problem though - it would have been better if they had visited to discuss the bend rather than just sending a warning letter. So annoying - don't let it spoil your Christmas though.
Love the photos!
Sorry to hear about the fence. Can you replace it with bushes?
Oh my, I am so sorry you are meeting this unreasonableness....I hope there is some chance to appeal.
Someone in the council has too much time on their hands!
Judging by the photos, your house is very beautiful. Maybe you could find a way to ignore the council. Be creative!
However,you should be aware of the fact that almost everywhere, the authorities are constantly trying to widen roads and lanes because of the increasing number of vehicles. So, as your house is at a road/lane intersection, keep an eye on their plans, to avoid surprises.
I'm so sorry this has reared its ugly head, especially at Christmas. Unfortunately local councils do often behave as though they have nothing better to do than mess up our lives over petty things. I think your best bet is to communicate if you want peace of mind. You could ignore them for a few months but I suspect you wouldn't be very happy for those months.
Contact your local Parish Council if you have one, your District Councillor and your county councillors (if you have all of those things in Scotland). But you get my point. Contact the planning department as well and if there are several people in it contact the most senior as well as the person who has sent you the letter if they're not one and the same because sometimes junior officers wanting to prove themselves do overstep a little. Explain your situation, your concerns, your illness, and try and get them all out for a visit, so they can see what you're actually dealing with and what frightens you. Lay on the little old lady with a trowel and don't be afraid to cry even if you just want to shout at them really. I have run into similar situations several times and just ignoring it never seems to work.
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