A businessman led to a furious planning row with neighbors after he torn a fence so that he could build a parking space for an electric car, even though he didn't even have a possession.
Tony Knox, 62, got a fence in his Georgian mansion so that he could build a motorcycle for an electric motor that he still has to buy. Instead, he now parks his £ 200,000 Aston Martin there.
But he failed to get a building permit in advance for the changes and, after neighbors in the well-to-do Brandling Village, in Newcastle-on-Tyne, the lord Knox was refused the retrospective permission.
A room said that parking a car at the front of the real estate with five bedrooms' was not near the rest of the street, which is located in a conservation area. “It is honestly a thorn in the eye,” they said.
Another admitted parking was a 'nightmare' on the small road and said that 'emotions' were high on the controversial parking arrangements of Mr Knox.
Planners in the Newcastle city council agreed that the approval of the changes of Mr Knox 'would be at odds with the prevailing nature of the area. “
“A car parked in the front garden would be absurd and harmful,” they said.
They rejected Mr Knox's retrospective request and his subsequent attraction, before they issue a enforcement message that ordered him to bring the fence and the garden back to his original state.
A businessman caused a dispute after he had torn a fence in his front garden so that he could park his Aston Martin
Tony Knox removed the fence in his £ 600,000 Georgian mansion so that he could charge his electric engine at night
The local population has complained since the removal of the fence, and claims that it does not 'keep up' with the rest of the street
If he fails to pay and move the 2019 plate car to the road, he can be confronted with the action of the court.
Mr Knox insisted that he simply wanted to charge his vehicle safely from home “without training threads over the sidewalk.”
“The big problem is that if you live in such an area, people have no trips and there are no charging points for electric cars,” he said.
'You are not allowed to drag wires across the streets and sidewalks to charge vehicles. All cars will be electric in the coming years. This will be a huge problem in the future.
“It will be impossible for the council to pay to install charging points in all these houses of the period.”
Mr. Knox, who is currently renovating his £ 600,000 house, claimed that most of his neighbors were 'supportive' and it was 'one or two' who 'stood up'.
Neighbor Stephen McAareabey (photo) said that others have a view of what should or should not be allowed on the street '
In a street where parking is already difficult, Buren say that the removal of the fence has worsened the situation
Mr. Knox, who is currently renovating his £ 600,000 house, claimed that most of his neighbors were 'supportive' and it was 'one or two' who 'a fuss stood up'
“We are working on a restoration project,” he added. 'We place floorboards and fireplaces and try to bring the house as close as possible to the original state.
'At the front of the building there was an ugly, Houten, B & Q Hek. We lost it and have installed a number of original handrails and recovered Georgian pillars. We had a building permit for that. '
But some neighbors claim that the renovations have deteriorated the parking situation, because spaces are no longer available for the driveway of Mr Knox.
Local Stephen McAarEbele, 53, an IT director, added: 'On the one hand, electric cars are a good thing and I want people to be able to charge them from home, which is not easy in these terraces.
'Buren have mixed view of what may or may not be allowed. The front of the houses must be stored. If I had an electric car, I would expect to charge it at a charging point of my house. '
A spokesperson for the Newcastle city council said: 'A border fence was removed and a parking space was made in the front garden at an address in the nature conservation area of Brandling Park, Jesmond, Newcastle, without the permission of the construction.
'After complaints we investigated the owner and advised that the new border and parking space would not be supported. The Council can take formal enforcement measures to require homeowners to reverse unauthorized development, including stopping work, removing structures or the repair of land in its original state. '
