3:10am Tuesday 9th February 2010
By Richard Vernalls
A HOME-OWNER has been told his fencing is too high after putting it up without permission.
The 1.8m wooden fence was put up at a house in Synehurst, in Badsey, near Evesham, two years ago without permission from Wychavon District Council.
Planning rules ban the building of fences over 1m high so close to a public street.
Councillors heard two retrospective applications to keep the fence had been refused first in 2008, when a complaint was first made about the fence, and then again last year.
The householder will now be served with an enforcement notice and has a month to either reduce the fence height to 1m or less, or completely remove the fence where it runs next to the street.
The home-owner has now submitted an appeal against refusal.
Coun Reg Jakeman, ward member, said: “In fairness we should leave enforcement until after the appeal result.”
Officers confirmed the enforcement period would start only after the appeal had finished.
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