{"id":180498,"date":"2023-10-03T11:52:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T11:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=180498"},"modified":"2023-10-03T11:52:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T11:52:21","slug":"i-forked-out-25k-to-make-the-perfect-fenced-off-garden-for-my-daughters-now-we-could-go-to-prison-in-council-row-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/i-forked-out-25k-to-make-the-perfect-fenced-off-garden-for-my-daughters-now-we-could-go-to-prison-in-council-row-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I forked out \u00a325k to make the perfect fenced off garden for my daughters – now we could go to prison in council row | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A MAN embroiled in a bitter council row is being forced to destroy his \u00a325,000 garden or face going to prison.<\/p>\n
Richard Hickson forked out \u00a35k for a patch of grass next to his garden in Istead Rise, near\u00a0Gravesend, Kent and built a 6ft privacy fence around it.<\/p>\n
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The dad-of-two created the extra space for his five and eight-year-old daughters, and shelled out another \u00a320,000 perfecting it.<\/p>\n
Despite receiving no complaints from Kent County Council for five years, the 37-year-old is now being threatened with "a fine, imprisonment, or both" if he doesn't tear down the fence. <\/p>\n
An outraged Richard said the spot of land he bought, from developers P J Brazier and Company Limited, was "not used by anyone", only serving as a "litter trap" and a place people abandoned their cars. <\/p>\n
He told KentOnline: \u201cIt sounds ridiculous. We could go to prison for putting up a fence. It has just been massively stressful.<\/p>\n