Is This Good Design ?

Most people will know where this fence is. ( Near St. Marie's Church.) Few will think how nice it looks as the paint fades and peels and weeds grow below.
Most frustrating is the fact that ripping out the previous ancient hedge had so little effect on road visibility relative to what a good prune might have achieved!

Now cars parked on the road, force traffic into the marked central hazard area and block the lines of vision. This was an issue made quite clear to the council by a local senior Policeman.

Below is what residents claimed would be a hopeless estate access road impassable when church services end. Now the houses are finished residents have even complained about the churchgoers parking on their front lawns!!  Was that good planning and design??