A pair of furious homeowners have claimed a neighbour's 'nightmare' extension has knocked thousands off the value of their house. Rod Pearson, 56, and his wife Alison Pearson, 46, have lived at their home in Armstrong Road, Bulwell, for four years.
But they have now said the extension, which they previously labelled a "whole new bungalow sat on top of the roof", has devalued their property by £10,000. Since work started in July 2021 on a loft extension and orangery next door, Mr and Mrs Pearson said the project had blocked the light into their garden.
Speaking to The Sun, Mr Pearson said: “We had an estate agent around - he said the extension has knocked £10,000 off our property. You walk out of our conservatory and look up, and it’s just unbearable.
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“Our garden used to get the sun in the morning. It was lovely to sit out there with a coffee. That’s all gone."
Rod and Alison bought their three-bed home for £167,000 four years ago, reports The Sun - before they were aware next door had plans to transform their loft into office space, a playroom and print room. Plans for the loft conversion and orangery were approved by the Nottingham City Council in June and November of 2021 respectively - despite objections from Rod and Alison.
The council concluded in a decision notice the works "would have an acceptable impact on neighbouring properties in terms of privacy, daylight, sunlight and outlook". A planning officer, in response to objections during the planning process, added: "The bay window, which sits beneath an existing canopy to the front of the property, is a common feature often found on the front of residential properties, and whilst it is noted that a person standing in the bay would be able to see into the front window adjacent property at relatively close range, the angle of view would be oblique into a room that can be seen from the road anyway."
The Pearson's previously told Nottinghamshire Live they were considering moving due to the work. In February they spoke of how they feared opening their windows because of dust, with the couple claiming the construction made a 'mess' of the area. Mr Pearson said: "It's been a nightmare for months now between the extension itself and the mess of it being built.
"It's ridiculous, it is like a whole new bungalow sat on top of the roof above our two houses. And the orangery that they've built is more like a double garage.
"We used to get sun all day in the garden and we'd sit out there with family, now the garden will be knackered in summer. The orange panelling is not in keeping at all with the rest of the houses here, either - it doesn't look right at all.
"My wife can't even open any windows because of all the dust flying everywhere from it. We are now on about moving house, it's driven us that mad."
Mr Pearson, who works in construction himself, said he was worried about the height of the project. He added he and his wife hadn't been speaking to their neighbour in light of the situation.
Mr Pearson added: "I have no idea when it's going to be finished. I just hope it doesn't bring our house price down - I would love to know how they keep getting plans approved."
Mrs Pearson said: "I have already looked at moving but we shouldn't have to move because of what other people are doing.
"The reason for moving to this house in the first place was for the lovely garden and we socialise a lot there with our family and all that sunlight we used to have in it is all gone.
"But nobody seems to get that concern really so it's gone ahead." Mr Pearson claimed that workers constructing the orangery had made a mess and created "unreal noise".
"The noise is unreal and it has made a real mess, all the people around here are sick of it," he added. When Nottinghamshire Live contacted Mr Pearson's neighbour they declined to comment.
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