A couple are fighting to stop a housing developer tearing through their garden.
Laura and John Allen say developer Keigar Homes tried to claim a piece of land they say belong to the residents.
Plans show the project cuts off around ten feet of their garden.
A perimeter fence has already been erected along part of the boundary, but would cut through their land in Winterton, North Lincolnshire if it continued.
Laura insists that the strip of land has always belonged to the houses on their road.
"When I saw the workers putting a fence up across the other gardens, I ran up the garden and shouted at them to stop," Laura, 77, told GrimsbyLive
"I have lived in this house for more than 20 years and was born in the house next door. I know exactly where the garden ends.
"I asked the workmen how they knew where the boundary was and they said it was on their plan.
"The other houses may not have put a fence up at the end of their property, but ours has been there for years.
"We are not trying to steal land, we just want what is ours.
"I wasn't about to let them take a bit of our garden."
Keigar Homes was granted permission to build 135 homes on the site by North Lincolnshire Council in 2019.
The dispute began on October 8 when Laura confronted employees.
The couple have now been assured that nothing will happen until the company checks the Land Registry for the houses on Cemetery Road.
Laura and John are positive it will show they are in the right.
They say that the houses' gardens originally extended even further.
John, 74, said: "Laura's father lived next door and used to get one shilling a week from the electric company because the wires went over his land.
"Our garden is on the same level, so that shows to us that this is our garden."
They say that other residents haven't established firm boundaries at the end of the gardens, whereas they have fenced theirs off to let a dog exercise."
Grandson Robby said: "These problems are causing them a great deal of stress, and they have been worried that work would start without them realising.
"My grandmother knows the area and boundaries better than almost anyone."
Keigar Homes has been contacted for comment.
