A dispute broke out between neighbors on a street over an eight-foot-tall “mega-fence” that some claim blocks light.
One of the street's neighbors in Brisbane, Australia, claimed that the “2.5m mega fence” was “blocking the light into our house.”
In a post on Reddit, she described the new construction as a “barricade,” adding that it was incomplete because “they haven't replaced the shorter fences in their yard” after the fence was built as “the only part of our fence line.”
She claimed her neighbor had removed the existing 1.8 meter fence “without notice or notice to us” and was building a gigantic 2.5 meter replacement.
Neighbors said the fence blocked the light (file image)
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She posted on Reddit: “Neighbor stated he is doing this to ensure his dogs are kept in check. However, they did not replace the shorter fences in their yard and only built a 'barricade' fence along part of our fence line.”
She said Brisbane City Council had advised that “there's nothing they can do as the neighbor just needs to get the fence certified so it's compliant”, adding: “I tried to be very polite with the neighbour speak, but I haven’t achieved anything.”
“I have asked them to halt the work until we reach an agreement and we would even consider contributing to the costs. Can anyone give me advice or words of wisdom?”
However, the neighbor hit back, telling news.au that the issue came to a head over Christmas after years of trying to discuss replacing the fence with her neighbor.
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Brisbane City Council has said there is nothing it can do to change the situation
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They said: “Over Christmas the fence collapsed and I had to urgently get someone in. We spoke to the council, the council said go ahead with the construction and then take care of the certification.”
The woman said the relationship had become strained due to disputes over her large dogs and trash on her neighbor's property.
She said: “The only reason for this high rating was because her text messages and letters were about the dogs, but to be honest it's kind of nice not having to look for their place.”
The woman said she spent around A$4,000 on the fence, adding: “It's nice now, we've got the double cladding.”
In response to some comments questioning the fence, she said she would “gladly foot the bill” to remove the new fence and “install a waist-high fence to provide us with lots of natural light.” .
A Brisbane City Council spokeswoman said planning permission would not be required “if a proposed fence is no higher than two meters above the natural ground surface”.
“Higher fences or regulated pool fences require planning permission,” she said in a statement.