2026-09-19 · Daily Mail
🔮 A pergola erected on the family home's roof overlooking Thistle Grove has sparked fury among neighbours
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One particularly incandescent neighbour, a first-time mother with a six-month-old baby, said the pergola 'dominates every view across all our floors'.
Objecting to a retrospective planning application submitted by Ms Nesterchuk, she alleged: 'While retrospective applications are legally permitted...it should not obscure the clear, demonstrable harm this structure inflicts on neighbouring properties, the streetscape, and, most importantly, our family's quality of life.'
A council planning officer subsequently informed the couple that it was regarded as 'unpermitted' and warned that enforcement action could follow if permission was found to have been necessary. assertive
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