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Don't fence us in, plead residents
Residents have branded a 9ft fence around their homes an eyesore more suited to an animal cage at Chester Zoo.
But developers – who erected the fence after their plans for nine homes nearby were thrown out – today cranked up the war of words, accusing residents of being "nimbies".
Now, planning chiefs have waded into the row, saying part of it must be changed after an outcry by people living on the plush Bamber Bridge estate.
Wainhomes planned to build on land at the end of Goldcrest Drive and Kingfisher Way, but planners rejected the five detached homes and a terrace of four on the grounds open space would be swallowed up, after receiving a petition and 14 letters of objection from locals.
Wainhomes insist they are entitled to build the fence to protect their land. But the "eyesore" has sparked a fresh row, with some saying kids could be impaled if they climb it.
Married mum-of-two Louise Davies, 37, who lives on Goldcrest Drive, next to the site, said: "Residents are up in arms.
"We are concerned kids are going to climb on the fence and could impale themselves. There should be open space and an area where kids can play. It's an eyesore and is dangerous. It's like going to Chester Zoo."
Mrs Davies said a 20-year county council covenant order preventing development on the land was recently ended after an agreement with Wainhomes.
Wainhomes North West boss Steve Robinson said: "It's not illegal to fence off your land. As far as we are concerned, we have done nothing wrong.
"I cannot understand why the people are upset. It's allocated as open space but that does not mean it's for people to use.
"The planning system has given them their houses. They're just nimbies."
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