SwissTony

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A town councilor , Mark Easton, had a beautiful view of the mountains, until a new neighbour purchased the land below his house and built a new home.
The new home was 18 inches higher than the planning dept had approved, so Mark Easton, mad about his lost view, went to the local authority to make sure they enforced the roof line height.
The new neighbour had to drop the roof height, at great expense.

Recently, Mark Easton called the planning dept, and informed them that his new neighbour had installed some vents on the side of his new property.

Mark didn't like the look of these vents and asked the planning dept to investigate.

When they went to Mark's home to see what the vents looked like, this is what they found...

Luke

18 inches is no mistake ! hard luck to the guy and what it costs him to correct it.

MrRA

Cracking

hodgy0_2

their is no right to a view in planning law

CrisPDuk

Correct, but when somebody 'mistakenly' builds their new property nearly half a metre taller than the original planning permission allowed, that person's neighbours are perfectly within their rights to ask that the planning department insist that said error be corrected

hodgy0_2

yup -- just pointing out that people get heated about a view, he is, however, as you've pointed out perfectly entitled to complain about the guy building outside the planning application

a pedantic point I agree

PS thanks for the correction

Paul3446

Yep another urban myth I think, has been posted as being in Wales, Utah, Canada, NZ etc. on various web sites.

CrisPDuk

Anytime

You are right of course, I do notice (increasingly often these days) how, given the right incentive, some people these days will get heated over just about anything

MJW

Well its true according to this. Happened in Salt Lake City apparantly ...

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

yeah so ner ner paul

Paul3446

That will be the Utah one then!

pimmo2000

iTrader: (6)

Photosh ... arrr forget it

Wurzel

iTrader: (1)

From that distance I am suprised he even notice the extra 18"

You would have thought from the fuss he was an immediate neighbour !!

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

Love it!!

Lee247

SCOsazOBY

Brilliant, now thats what i call a Grand Design.
I would rather have a house that was 18" higher than have a vented finger to look at.

AshBurton wrx

I like it, if my neighbour did that i would by them a beer