Huge illegal fence in Hartley's Village to come down as row rumbles on

Need to knowThe landowners have 28 days to remove the fence13:24, 31 Jul 2026Stephen Lancaster-Frankland on Hartley's Village Square(Image: Liverpool Echo)Everything you need to know:Members of the Hartley’s Village Residents Association reacted furiously to a large green fence and plant equipment being left on a communal square behind rows of properties.As a result an enforcement notice was issued by Liverpool Council ordering the fence to be removed. Now, the landowner has 28 days to comply with the order after an appeal period lapsed.The enforcement notice issued by Liverpool Council said the fence contravened the founding principles of the village’s design by “currently distinct and legible industrial and residential zones, undermining the significance of the Hartley’s Village Conserva