A couple say a newly built bungalow next to their home has cut £30,000 off the value of the house because it has been built too close. Roger Smith, 59, and Sharon Smith, 61, say the roof of the new house is close enough to their garden to touch.
The bungalow backs onto the Smiths' garden and was built after plans for the one-storey home were rejected multiple times by Broxtowe Borough Council and once by the Government’s Planning Inspectorate, reports NottinghamshireLive. It was finally given permission in July 2018 and built two years later.
Mr Smith said: “It dwarfs our garden completely. We’ve had to put up blinds to keep our privacy and it’s ruined the light. It’s definitely devalued our home as well. I just can’t believe it was ever built to be honest.”
