Horrified homeowners are being threatened with court action by a council if they do not reduce the height of their fences. Locals in Lliswerry, Newport, began receiving enforcement notices from the city council last year after one resident had a lengthy battle with the authority over the size of her fence.
If a fence is on the highway, it requires planning permission if it is going to be one metre tall or more, Wales Online reports. Four distressed residents who claim they are being targeted have pointed to numerous other fences in the area but because they have been up for more than four years, they are allowed to stay.
One local has two fences that are the same height but she needs to destroy the newest one. Angela Cureton, 78, proudly started painting her fence a dark green colour days after she had forked out thousands of pounds on it last summer.
