A planning row has erupted over a huge garage built next to a 16th-century manor house east of Bristol in “blatant disregard” of planning rules. The property owner who built the garage on the grounds of Siston Court will be ordered to rebuild key parts of the structure.
The historic Siston Court lies south-east from Emersons Green and was built in the 1500s. A double-bay garage was recently built on the grounds next to the Grange, a Grade-II listed building, which has attracted complaints from locals and conservation officers.
While South Gloucestershire Council gave planning permission for a garage on the site, the consented plans were much smaller than what was actually built. And crucially, the council set down strict rules on what materials could be used, to match the surrounding buildings.
