- EXCLUSIVE: Margaret Hale, 72, was compelled to tear down her three-foot fence
- She and her husband Frank put it as much as preserve their canine Benji protected within the backyard
- But she was threatened with a positive after a thriller neighbour complained
An aged lady was compelled to demolish her three-foot picket fence after she was threatened by the council with a £1,000 positive – as a result of one neighbour complained.
Margaret Rose Hale, 72, was devastated to tear down the fence after a go to from a ‘impolite’ council officer who informed her she was violating planning legal guidelines.
The pensioner mentioned the fence was ‘for security’ and had allowed her canine, Benji, to run round exterior with out escaping.
She claimed different canine had defecated on her backyard because it was faraway from her bungalow in Bracknell, Berkshire.
Several months in the past, a council employee visited her house and mentioned somebody had reported her for having the fence and she or he did not have planning permission.
Mrs Hale’s charming picket fence allowed her tiny canine to run free within the backyard
Pictured: The home after Bracknell Forest Council ordered her to tear the fence down
Mrs Hale pictured together with her canine Benji, with a gate to maintain him from operating into the highway
Mrs Hale retrospectively utilized for planning permission, however her software was refused and she or he was compelled to tear down her small fence.
Mrs Hale informed MailOnline: ‘My husband and I put it up about 4 years in the past.
‘We did it for security, so the canine can’t get out. Now I’m selecting up the poo from everyone else’s canine.
‘Apparently this piece of floor right here is for facilities’, Mrs Hale recalled, pointing to her entrance backyard.
‘But I mentioned, we’re maintaining it good. I mentioned to the person, ‘I’m taking care of your piece of grass right here.’
Although the fence was below four-foot tall, her husband Frank and one other neighbour tore up the picket enclosure after the Hales have been threatened with the positive.
Speaking from her house, retired faculty cleaner Mrs Hale identified how different neighbours have been allowed to maintain fences.
Referring to the neighbour who complained concerning the fence, Mrs Hale commented: ‘Whoever this woman or man is, God forgive her. Because I do, I forgive her.’
Mrs Hale informed MailOnline: ‘My husband and I put it up about 4 years in the past. We did it for security, so the canine can’t get out. Now I’m selecting up the canine poo from everyone else’s canine’
Neighbours had rallied across the Hales, with native resident Marion Sumpton having distributed a petition urging the council to rethink their resolution
She claimed different canine had gone to the bathroom on her backyard because it was faraway from her bungalow in Bracknell, Berkshire
Margaret Rose Hale had acquired a discover ordering her to tear up her gray picket fence or face a positive of £1,000, after a grievance from an unknown neighbour was submitted to the council
But different neighbours had rallied across the Hales, with native resident Marion Sumpton having distributed a petition urging the council to rethink their resolution.
The petition learn: ‘Fences contribute positively to property values by enhancing curb attraction and offering privateness.
‘Fences act as bodily limitations towards potential intruders or undesirable animals and well-maintained fences enhance neighbourhood aesthetics and create a way of pleasure to the residents.
‘Considering these information alongside my private expertise residing close to the fence for a number of years, I firmly imagine that eradicating it could be detrimental to residents.’
Mrs Hale mentioned she was happy by the petition, including: ‘We are a bit neighborhood right here and we’re the eldest on this little group, so everyone involves us, we glance after their canine.’
MailOnline has contacted the Bracknell Forest Council for remark.