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Residents in Highcliffe, Dorset are upset after their neighbor, company director Pete Bransky, was allowed to keep a large garden shed housing a state-of-the-art golf simulator despite violating local building regulations. The shed measures 23 feet wide by 13.5 feet long and initially reported an incorrect height on its plans; it was later revised but still exceeds permitted development limits. Neighbors argue that the structure poses fire hazards due to proximity to fences and may damage protected trees, yet the BCP Council granted Bransky permission anyway.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
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Story summary
Residents in Highcliffe, Dorset are upset after BCP Council approved a company director's massive garden shed, which houses an indoor golf simulator. The timber building, standing at 23 feet wide and 13.5 feet long, is soundproofed to allow for indoor golfing despite exceeding permitted development limits. Neighbors argue the structure poses fire hazards due to its proximity to fences and claims it damages tree roots. Despite these concerns, Pete Bransky, a 51-year-old company director, revised his plans but was still granted permission to retain the shed as the council took a "positive and proactive approach." Residents feel the decision undermines local governance and affects community harmony.
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Residents are up in arms over a neighbour who was allowed to keep a huge giant shed that houses his state-of-the-art golf simulator.
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The timber building is sound-proofed for indoor golf at the bottom of company director Pete Bransky's garden in Highcliffe, Dorset.
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building → proof → Highcliffe
But locals claim the council have let the 51-year-old 'do what he wants' after allowing him to keep the cabin when it is much bigger than permitted development allows.
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They claim he wrongly stated on the plans the height of the cabin was just under the 8.2ft allowed.
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Mr Bransky later revised the height of the 23ft wide and 13.5ft long building on the plans.
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Bransky → revise → plans
Residents added it created a fire hazard as it was too close to their fences and damaged tree roots.
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it → add → roots
Despite this he has been granted planning permission to keep the golf cabin as the local council wanted to take a 'positive and proactive approach focused on solutions' to the matter.
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One neighbour said: 'If Mr Bransky wants to whack away in his black plastic shed then that's no one's business but his.
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The problem is the credibility of BCP Council to govern it.
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Residents are up in arms over a neighbour who was allowed to keep a huge giant shed that housed his state-of-the-art golf simulator (pictured)
The timber building is sound-proofed for indoor golf at the bottom of company director Pete Bransky's garden in Highcliffe, Dorset
Residents added it created a fire hazard as it was too close to their fences and damaged tree roots (Pictured: Pete Branksy's house)
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It seems strange that you can put in at least three separate plans all with different measurements on a structure that already physically exists.
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that → seem → structure
It seems bizarre that you can put in a drawing with half of the false information removed and then get it passed when the historical anomalies are there in black and white.
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This is despite potentially damaging nearby protected trees and the parish council representative vehemently objecting based on size and overdevelopment.
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representative → damage → size
'It is obviously very good news if you want to build anything you like, there's not much point in the planning process as you can obviously make it up as you go along.
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Mr Bransky, who runs a printing business, bought the house in the affluent Highcliffe area of Christchurch, about a decade ago.
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The timber building takes up the entire width of the back garden and is fitted acoustic sports panels to the walls and ceiling and soundproof carpet tiles to the floor to reduce any noise.
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building → take → noise
He has also put in a rubber anti-shock and noise reduction framed base to reduce sound when he strikes the balls and installed a high-end golf simulator impact screen so the balls will not be hitting any walls.
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balls → put → walls
Mr Bransky, who is a member of Brockenhurst Manor Golf Club in the New Forest, said he had not complained about work his neighbours had done to their homes.
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neighbours → say → homes
He said: 'The next door neighbour is complaining about loss of light, but he put a six-metre extension on the back of his house that blocks my light and I didn't complain about that.
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I → say → that
'And the guy behind took out a load of trees and put in an outbuilding at the end of his garden and I didn't complain about that.
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Lots of people have got garden buildings, yes this is slightly bigger than some but it needs to be to have the space to swing the clubs.
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it → get → clubs
It doesn't affect anyone, I think we need to just let people have what they want.
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they → affect → what
It's all properly insulated and we're not out there all the time.'
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we → insulate → ?
In approving his plans, BCP Council advised Mr Bransky to have a reputable tree surgeon check the health and stability of the trees that might be affected by the building within the next two years.
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