User2345

Hi all I'm looking for some advice about hedging and visibility issues. I live on a corner plot and have a large garden at the side of the house that is effectively part of the front garden. There's a poor condition boundary wall in place from the garage to the house to contain the back garden. I'd like to expand the back garden much more by taking down this wall and enclosing part of the side garden. There's a footpath and road that runs next to the side garden and round to the front of the house. I applied for planning permission for a 1.8m fence to be 50cm away from the footpath. A few people in the area already have these fences in place. The application was rejected by the planners, they've said a fence here will obscure visibility for vehicles and pedestrians, as well as any cars pulling out of our driveway. They've also said it's not in keeping with the local area. I'd like to expand the garden anyway but likely move the enclosure in slightly so that there is still visibility for people driving/walking round the corner. I'm considering putting in a laurel hedge (150cm height initially and will grow this so we have more privacy) a metre back from the pavement but before I spend the money on this - is there any come back from the council/planners for putting a hedge in? Can they tell me to move this if it impacts visibility or to reduce the size? There will still be some visibility round the corner but it will be reduced a fair amount but they shouldn't need to see over my garden to drive safely! It's a 30mph zone in a cul-de-sac and generally cars park on one side of the road, so the most people should be going is 20mph. Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks!! Amazingly drawn outline for clarity: