RAGING locals claim their stunning view has been BLOCKED by a two-metre high fence built by developers without warning.

Lorraine Twizell said her breath-taking view of the River Tyne was cut off when housing developer Hamilton Willis erected the fence in Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland.

She told Chronicle Live: "The whole village is very angry.

"There is a woman and her disabled son who like to come here and bird watch and he's very distressed.

"The benches are also used by people walking from Newburn, Wylam, and Throckley.

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"It's a viewing point which lots of the villagers come and use, and now the view is totally gone."

Maureen Gibson blasted the move as "childish".

Hamilton Willis applied for four new homes on land just south of the village – but their application was rejected by the council.

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The company has launched an appeal which will be heard in April.

But residents were flabbergasted when a fence popped up around the area's proposed border last week.

Lorraine added: "At the planning meeting we won, so we thought it was all over – but on January 4 we got a message saying the developer was going to take the decision to appeal.

"That's where the case is currently sitting.

"This must have been going on a couple of years now."

A Northumberland County Council spokesperson said: "We are aware of this issue which is at the very early stages of investigation.

"An officer will be visiting the site in the coming weeks to determine if the fence requires planning permission.

"Everyone who has been in touch with the council about this matter will be informed of the outcome of the site visit."

Hamilton Willis have been approached for comment.

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