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FEATURE - Keine schöne Aussichten: Anwohner ärgern sich über den aufgeschütteten Erdwall hinter ihren Grundstücken
Keine schöne Aussichten: Anwohner ärgern sich über den aufgeschütteten Erdwall hinter ihren Grundstücken / 090519 *** The view in 2017 before the mound was erected. Alan Boutell, 73, claims his view overlooking beautiful fields has been destroyed by a two story high mound of earth. May 09 2019. See story SWLEmound: A group of fuming OAPs are up in arms after builders dumped a huge mound of soil behind their bungalows - which is TWO STOREYS HIGH.The elderly residents say the 25ft high 'soil bund' has blighted their views of the countryside surrounding their quiet cul-de-sac.Retired couple Alan Boutell, 73, and his wife Doreen, 63, are among residents who say the mound is a blot on the landscape.It was constructed in October last year by Gazeley - a developer which is in the process of constructing two huge warehouses on land behind the street.However, residents of the street in Doncaster, South Yorks, have reacted with anger after their landscape view was spoilt by the mound just metres behind their gardens.Some homeowners even believe the mound has caused house prices to plummet on - with one property being placed on the market for £15,000 less than the average for the street.Alan, a former digger driver, doesn't understand why the company have left the mound.He said: "When it was first left, we all thought it would just be temporary. But, nearly six months later, it's still there. "Nobody can believe it."The company could make it lower or less visible."Alan's wife Doreen, said she fought the original plans for the construction of the warehouses with other residents on the street.She said the council ignored the pleas of many of the elderly homeowners.Doreen said: "We used to be able to see the countryside when we sat out in the garden."Now all we can see is a huge pile of muck."Bunds are among the most common techniques used in agriculture to collect surface run-off, increase water infiltration and prevent soil erosion.Alan and D *** Local Caption *** 29769727
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