A WOMAN has been left fuming after her neighbour erected a 20ft “rollercoaster” at the bottom of her garden.
Jenny Mason, who lives with her family in East Harling, near Thetford, said that large metal racking put up by a neighbouring timber yard had ruined her view.
Jenny Mason was left fuming after the huge metal racking was erected at the bottom of the garden
She has described the massive racking as a “monstrosity”
Jenny and her family say that the “hideous” rollercoaster-looking structure has ruined their view
The huge racking appears to look like a rollercoaster and has sparked a row about planning permission, reports the Eastern Daily Press.
The racking bays are six metres high, made up of 21 bays with a total length of a whopping 36.2m.
Jenny said: “We’ve moved from London to our dream home in Norfolk.
“When we moved here, our outlook was trees, countryside. Now, we are looking at a steel rollercoaster-looking-like structure at the back of our garden.
“Nothing else they’ve done so far has bothered us, but this is disgusting.”
And Jenny says that the “monstrosity” had gone up four weeks ago without planning permission.
She added that the racking spanned the length of four properties, describing it as “hideous”.
Crendon Timber Engineering, which owns the yard, is now seeking retrospective planning permission from Breckland Council to keep the racking up.
A statement prepared by Crendon’s agents says the company had originally thought permission from the council was not needed.
It says the racking will give the firm “much needed additional storage capacity, which is necessary to meet current and future demands, especially with the growing housing market”.
And it also claims that the racking will allow them “to work more efficiently with less vehicle movements and a safer alternative to the current storage”.
Crendon’s East Harling branch director said he understood local residents’ concerns and that informal conversations had been held with them to see whether it’s appearance could be improved.
The council is due to issue a decision on whether to grant permission for the racking by September 26.
Crendon Timber Engineering have been approached by HOAR for comment.
It comes after some neighbours complained about the junk-filled bungalow next-door to them that has trees growing out of it.
Meanwhile another resident was left fuming at their neighbour’s monstrosity extension that was approved because of a council mistake.
