The dispute is between John and Judy Dewar, aged 81 and 77, and their neighbours Simon Bicknell and Carol McLennan. Simon Bicknell and Carol McLennan have erected a 2m high fence, further blocking the view of their neighbours John and Judy Dewar. Judy and John Dewar and the two-metre high fence built by their neighbours Simon Bicknell and Carol McLennan. The Dewars believed the existing wooden fence was adequate and did not want a 2m high 40m-long fence along their boundary. When it came to the fence, Lawson said "there is no proposal to remove the fence at this stage".