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Police were called last month when Julia Hartley, 53, erected a 4ft-high trellis fence along with a sign that read “Private 14-8”. The fence blocked a shared path used by 14 residents at the back of terraced cottages on Common Road in Evesham, Worcestershire.
The path allowed residents to have easy access to their terraced homes and many elderly residents prefer using the walkway to avoid going down steep steps at the front of the houses which were built 150 years ago.
The trellis has now mysteriously been torn down and dumped on the path, but 10 residents are preparing to go to court to ban any fencing being put up in future.
Neighbour Joanne Kitchen, 45, said: “For us to go out now we have to go up steps. If someone in a wheelchair or even the emergency services needed access they could not get through.
“It is a right of way on all our deeds. It is all getting a bit contentious and it has made things really horrible.
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“During lockdown, my friend at number five, on the opposite side of this fence, was a real lifesaver so this makes it a bit more personal for me.”
Another neighbour Hannah Owen said: “It feels like bullying, my little girls keep saying they just want things to get back to normal. We find it very sad.”
West Mercia Police said: “At around 8pm on June 25 we were called to reports of a neighbour dispute over access at Common Road, Evesham. This is a civil matter however, our Safer Neighbourhood Team is engaging with all parties.”
Ms Hartley declined to comment.
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