Elena must take down fence put up to keep her daughter safe

PENSIONER Elena Cook has been given 28 days to take down a fence that Environment says does not fit in with its surroundings.

Mrs Cook, 65 (pictured), lost an appeal in July last year to keep the fence at her home at Les Rouvets, Vale, which protects anyone in her garden from a 10ft drop into the road.

In October she was told to take the fence down but she ignored that and has now been issued with a compliance notice.

‘The amount of time I’ve spent on this thing, I’ll find myself taking an axe to it,’ she said.

‘I just think of my daughter or the man cutting the grass – what happens if he feels dizzy and goes over the wall?’

(from GEP)

Just goes to show why folks do this with out asking i have seen many fences sheds and all kinds of stuff go up and never an environment application in sight ..

i know elena and her daughter..this is an absolute disgrace..this lady is only trying to keep her daughter who has down syndrome safe when she is out in the garden..environment should be ashamed of themselves x

An absolute disgrace ..let us say now it is the civil servants that decide these decisions and not the deputies ...
Just goes to show who has the power in this island !

thistle if this lady needs a fence she could always have a willow one a living one
We at floral have put one in at a school where there was a 10 foot drop .it will grow and be very strong .
can you send me more info personally please