SPinonit
Established Member
My neighbour opposite has installed a rather tall flagpole in his front garden. The garden is tiny, so the flagpole sits adjacent to the footpath behind a small hedge. The pole is at least street light height and is quite a large diameter so it's not discreet. A cross of St George is flown from it - raised and lowered each day. It is a large flag and flaps around noisily.
I'm not very comfortable with the flagpole being installed there, but I cannot decide whether I'm being over-sensitive or does anyone else think flagpoles are a bit of an eyesore and does not really fit in an ordinary residential street?
I am very patriotic and we had loads of England flags all over the house during the world cup,but this thing has appeared since then and looks to be a permanent fixture (I could be mistaken). I'm also aware that flagpoles [over a certain height] require planning permission, but I've not been consulted or given a chance to comment and the council website shows no application or permission granted for it.
I keep wondering "what next" if I don't speak to them or the council soon. I also think it could put off potential buyers - not that I'm looking to sell (although I might be after the government's spending review in October!).
They are a bit of an odd couple, but they are very nice people and I don't want to cause upset or rifts, so any idea about the best way to handle it (if I'm not alone in my views)? I'm happy to go talk to them, but I sometimes struggle to say things the right way and I could get it disastrously wrong.
Steve
I'm not very comfortable with the flagpole being installed there, but I cannot decide whether I'm being over-sensitive or does anyone else think flagpoles are a bit of an eyesore and does not really fit in an ordinary residential street?
I am very patriotic and we had loads of England flags all over the house during the world cup,but this thing has appeared since then and looks to be a permanent fixture (I could be mistaken). I'm also aware that flagpoles [over a certain height] require planning permission, but I've not been consulted or given a chance to comment and the council website shows no application or permission granted for it.
I keep wondering "what next" if I don't speak to them or the council soon. I also think it could put off potential buyers - not that I'm looking to sell (although I might be after the government's spending review in October!).
They are a bit of an odd couple, but they are very nice people and I don't want to cause upset or rifts, so any idea about the best way to handle it (if I'm not alone in my views)? I'm happy to go talk to them, but I sometimes struggle to say things the right way and I could get it disastrously wrong.
Steve