Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum put up the ‘prison boundary’ metal fence at his Surrey home last year, without planning permission.

He has now submitted a retrospective application for the towering gate and fence but furious neighbours say it is full of lies, including a declaration that work has yet to begin.

‘It is visually intrusive and, aside from mostly being powder coated green, more suited to a prison or a factory boundary, rather than the boundary of a SSSI.

‘If permission is given – or if it is refused and removal of the fences not robustly enforced – that dereliction […] would undoubtedly be seen by the public as ‘one rule for the rich another for the poor’ with our local natural and historical environment ultimately paying the price.’

In a further objection posted on the application, local J.R.A Fleming claims the fence will affect access for deer.

He wrote: ‘The proposed apertures are totally inadequate for them, and the height in total is far above their ability to leap.’

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