![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/our-lives-are-ruined-by-neighbours-huge-fence/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-22991367-1688969568465.jpg&description=LOCKED UP Published : 7:16, 10 Jul 2023 Updated : 7:16, 10 Jul 2023 RESIDENTS of a quiet neighbourhood say their lives are being ruined by their neighbour's huge fence as it makes them feel "imprisoned". Locals of the Hessle area of Hull, Yorkshire , claim that the local council put up the structure without any consultation and have slammed it as too big. 3 Neighbours of St Anne's School are up in arms about their new privacy fence Credit: Facebook / Hessle Matters 3 They claim that the new structure makes them feel like they're "in prison" Credit: Facebook / Hessle Matters The green paladin borders the playing fields of St Anne's School , who say it is necessary to safeguard their pupils. St Anne's is a SEND school, meaning that many of the students have severe learning disabilities . However, nearby residents are less than impressed with the over 7ft metal construction as it towers over their gardens . They also have concerns about the fact that the new fence is very close to the existing boundaries, with large amounts of litter already gathering in the space between the two. One neighbour told Hull Live : "The fence makes my garden look and feel imprisoned by an unsightly fence . "My five-year-old child asked 'Do we live in a prison now?' and once the new fence had been taken down, my eight-year-old child said, 'Yay, we're not in prison anymore'. "Secondly, the lack of space to maintain the area between the new fence and the existing boundary fence has already created significant health and safety concerns." They also claimed that the growing mound of rubbish in the gap has attracted rats, which have then found their way into local gardens. A fellow local blasted the fence as a "monstrosity" and claimed it makes it difficult to keep the grass and weeds cut on the edge of his property . Residents are now demanding that the council lower the height of the fence and set it back far enough to allow them to maintain their shrubs. For their part, the council have filed){kind=link}
RESIDENTS of a quiet neighbourhood say their lives are being ruined by their neighbour’s huge fence as it makes them feel “imprisoned”.
Locals of the Hessle area of Hull, Yorkshire, claim that the local council put up the structure without any consultation and have slammed it as too big.
The green paladin borders the playing fields of St Anne’s School, who say it is necessary to safeguard their pupils.
St Anne’s is a SEND school, meaning that many of the students have severe learning disabilities.
However, nearby residents are less than impressed with the over 7ft metal construction as it towers over their gardens.