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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Rachel Hall

Tate Modern viewing platform invades privacy of flats, supreme court rules

The residential flats (right) are overlooked by the Tate Modern’s viewing platform.
The residential flats (right) are overlooked by the Tate Modern’s viewing platform. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

The owners of luxury flats opposite Tate Modern’s viewing gallery face an unacceptable level of intrusion that prevents them enjoying their homes, the supreme court has ruled.

In a majority judgment, the court determined that the flat owners faced a “constant visual intrusion” that interfered with the “ordinary use and enjoyment” of their properties, extending the law of privacy to include overlooking – albeit only in extreme cases.

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