Great Wall of Bradley

We live in a hamlet just outside the village of Great Bradley, which is about ten kiometres south of Newmarket. No-one would claim that Great Bradley is the prettiest of villages, being basically a straggle of houses along the main road between Newmarket and Haverhill, but there are plenty of well-kept houses and gardens and each year there is significant improvement.

That is until a few weeks ago, when an incoming couple removed a hedge from around their thatched cottage and replaced it with a two-metre high fence complete with matching electric gates. It might be perfect for an industrial area in a major town or city, but it is an awful eyesore in a village.

It is also probably against the planning rules, which state that no fence is allowed without permission to be more than a metre high, when it runs along the road.

This one will run and run, as I know that I'm not the only person to have informed St. Edmundsbury council.