A HOMEOWNER who was ordered to remove a fence from the front of his house appealed the decision, arguing it was a “plant supporting structure”. East Lothian Council refused planning permission for the trellis style timber fence during the summer and issued an enforcement notice to the owner of the house on Clerkington Road in Haddington. However, in an appeal to Scottish Ministers, homeowner Kenneth Young insisted that the structure was simply a trellis for climbing plants and did not breach the rules. And he pointed to his neighbour’s hedge, which is the same height as the structure and did not require planning permission.