Marie Sharp

The proposals were almost identical to plans for a house which were approved a few years earlier except for a height difference of under a metre but the impact on neighbours was deemed unacceptable by planners and councillors

Planners said the fence breached their open front garden policy on the Haddington housing estate by extending further forward than the front of its house

The owners of the house and paddock said they had been looking after it as part of their garden for over a decade

Midlothian Council announced plans to enforce a ban on parking on pavements from April 1 last year and it has become the no1 reason for receiving a fine over the last year

Despite months of consultations officers have only managed to persuade four protestors to withdraw objections leaving 481 still outstanding

Midlothian Council announced plans to enforce a ban on parking on pavements from April 1 last year and it has become the no1 reason for receiving a fine over the last year

Planners ruled the fence breached their front garden policy and gave the home owner three months to take it down over the summer

Concern over transporter lorries parking on the street outside the rental site saw the community council object and led to a ban on sitreet parking near the site for employees

The fence was moved a metre forward to enclose strip of garden at the front of the house into the main garden at its rear

A previous attempt to place five glamping pods in the style of shepherds' huts on land at the farm was rejected as planners felt they would be 'too conspicuous' from the main road