{"id":145717,"date":"2023-11-29T13:41:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=145717"},"modified":"2023-11-29T13:41:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:41:07","slug":"ive-been-told-to-tear-down-my-alien-fence-by-council-but-i-refuse-to-follow-order-it-was-built-to-protect-my-child-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/lifestyle\/ive-been-told-to-tear-down-my-alien-fence-by-council-but-i-refuse-to-follow-order-it-was-built-to-protect-my-child-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I've been told to tear down my \u2018alien\u2019 fence by council but I refuse to follow order – it was built to protect my child | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A DAD has been told to tear down his "alien" fence by the council but is refusing to follow the order – saying it was built to protect his child.<\/p>\n

Gary Tunley put up a 6ft metal wall in front of his home in Shouldham, west Norfolk.<\/p>\n

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He said social services told him to build the fence as a "matter of urgency" to protect his child, who has autism.<\/p>\n

The dad also said that he even paid for the fence using a disability funding grant.<\/p>\n

But the local council has now turned down Gary's retrospective application for planning permission.<\/p>\n

A planning officer said: "The retrospective fence, being finished in a crisp white render, is an alien feature of Westgate Street.<\/p>\n

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"It is contrary to the character and materials evident along this section of Westgate Street."<\/p>\n

Gary explained that he built the fence to protect his child, and offered to plant a hedge in front so it blends in.<\/p>\n

Three neighbours backed his application, saying that the street had a "mixture of styles, fences and hedges" and that the fence's white colouring would soften over time.<\/p>\n

They added that the wall "has a new hedge planted in front of it which will soon cover the colour and soften the impact".<\/p>\n

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None of Gary's neighbours objected to the fence.<\/p>\n

But planning docs show that councillors "considered the situation and with the pillars still going to stand out saw no reason to remove their original objection".<\/p>\n

Addressing Gary's efforts to protect his child, the planning officer said: "The personal circumstance of applicants is not a material planning consideration.<\/p>\n

"The scheme is ultimately contrary to national and local
planning policies."<\/p>\n

King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council ordered Gary to tear down the fence by December 27, the Eastern Daily Press reports.<\/p>\n

But the defiant dad is now appealing the ruling – with the Planning Inspectorate set to make a decision in the coming months.<\/p>\n

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What is retrospective planning permission?<\/h3>\n

SOMETIMES a homeowner might make changes to their property without asking for planning permission.<\/p>\n

It is legal to apply for planning permission retrospectively.<\/p>\n

People who build\u00a0a structure\u00a0can apply for permission afterwards.<\/p>\n

The council can ask the resident to retrospectively apply for planning permission for any completed work which needs it.<\/p>\n

This normally happens when someone complains to the council about the new work.<\/p>\n

The same considerations will apply and permission\u00a0only\u00a0granted if it is deemed suitable by the local authority.<\/p>\n

Retrospective planning applications are not automatically approved – around one in five are turned down.<\/p>\n

If the application is turned down, the homeowner may have to tear down whatever they have built.<\/p>\n

But if it is approved, the retrospective planning permission is just as valid and legitimate as permission granted before building work starts.<\/p>\n

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