Victims of view-blocking neighbour's 'overbearing' Wellington fence get $72,500CAMERON BURNELL/stuff.co.nz Peter Aitchison, speaking in October about the fence, built by a neighbour, which blocked sweeping views of Wellington Harbour and the city from he and wife Sylvia's Roseneath apartment. In a newly published decision, an Environment Court judge lambasted the Walmsleys after the latest chapter in the neighbourly stoush. DAVID WHITE/FAIRFAX NZ Peter and Sylvia Aitchison won an environment court battle over a fence that blocked their view of Wellington Harbour. Peter and Sylvia Aitchison, of Roseneath, Wellington, won an Environment Court battle with David Walmsley and his mother Helen. READ MORE:* Wellington's view-slashing fence to go* View-blocking fence heading back to courtThe whole structure was about 20 metres long and had an "overbearing" and intrusive effect on the Aitchisons, the judge said.

Source: Stuff June 20, 2016 03:37 UTC