Homeowner builds high-rise shed

The shed is "perfectly legal" according to the planners

A Warwickshire man has angered some of his neighbours by building an elevated shed next to his house.

Richard Cox had to move his garden shed, which was originally in his front garden, after his neighbours in Binton complained.

He found a solution by moving it to the side of the house and placing it on a 1.4-metre-high platform.

The planning section of Stratford-on-Avon District Council said the front-garden location broke regulations, but the side location did not.

Mr Cox said his new shed is ideal

Mr Cox said the only other possible location on his property was on the other side of a grass strip that becomes water-logged in winter.

Neighbour Dennis Ackerman is one local resident who sees some humour in the situation, saying the shed is a great landmark.

Neighbourhood landmark

"What I do find is I can tell people who are coming to visit me: 'Look for the high-rise shed. I am next door!'"

The council said the current location is perfectly legal, so there is nothing that can be done to remove it.

Council spokesman Mark Lepkowski said the planners were not too keen to discuss the issue, as it might attract attention to an unusual location for garden sheds.

The shed is legal as long as it is not in the front garden and is not more than four metres high, he said.