What idiot put that in the middle of the pavement?

Caerphilly Road - Cardiff
There is a new develoment of housing totally out of sympathy with the other side of this tree lined road.
In this barren landscape with no trees, looms a 'thing',
a 'box' stuck right in the middle of the pavement - why?
What idiot planned this? Can we not have streets obstacle free? Is that too difficult? And doesn't it look horrible.

In the distance you can see the crossing which is a long way from the cross roads so elderly, disabled people and young people all risk their lives because of the Ridiculous positioning of the crossing.

In the picture below you can see the lengths to which motorists go to save them walking a few metres. Parking on a crossing - some people have no shame