Monday 8 August 2022 04:52 PM Council apologises after telling neighbours 'monstrosity' garden room would be ... trends now Council planning chiefs apologise to neighbours after they told them 'monstrosity' garden room now looming over their homes would be 'barely visible' because it would be 'well screened' by trees Lorraine Eadie's back neighbour wanted to build a garden house on their land The council planning report said it would be shielded from her view by trees But the report had overlooked the application which said the trees were going Miss Eadie was left in tears when she realised too late and left with the 'monster' By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 16:46 BST, 8 August 2022 | Updated: 16:48 BST, 8 August 2022 Viewcomments A 'monstrosity' house extension was approved without neighbours' objections - after the city council forgot to mention trees shielding its view from them would be felled. City of York Council said a garden room proposed at the property would be 'barely visible' because it would be screened by trees and shrubs. But it failed to clock the planning application for the large wooden structure said the trees along the shared boundary would be cut down. The first neighbour Lorraine Eadie realised was when they were felled and the extension was built. Miss Eadie said when the application was submitted for the garden room at the back of a property, she didn't object because she thought she wouldn't see it. The council planning officer's report stated: 'It will be very well screened by trees and shrubs and will not harm the visual amenity of the existing dwelling, or immediate surrounding area. Horrified homeowner Lorraine Eaddie from York has had an apology from planners after they claimed a neighbour's garden room would be 'barely visible' - when in fact it is very viewable ‹ Slide me › Before and after: The garden view before (left) and after (right) the extension was put up 'The proposal was viewed from the rear garden and the occupier has no objections to the proposal. 'The degree of screening on the shared boundary of her property (and other adjoining properties) means the structure will barely be visible. In consequence, no significant neighbour amenity issues arise.' But Miss Eadie was then horrified when first the trees came down and then construction started on the garden room, which will be 7 metres wide, 4.5 metres long and 4.5m high. 'Significant neighbour amenity issues have certainly arisen' she said. 'It's a monstrosity!' Lorraine Eaddie was reduced to tears as the trees which once bordered her property were cut A council planning officer's report stated: 'It will be very well screened by trees and shrubs and will not harm the visual amenity of the existing dwelling, or immediate surrounding area'. She said she had received an email from enforcement officer Paul Chadwick saying the dimensions of the building were in accordance with the approved plan and there were no conditions that the trees should remain. But then she had received another email from Principal Development Management Officer Simon Glazier, saying that the application form submitted with both applications indicated that the trees along the shared boundary were to be removed in order to carry out the proposal. 'It is acknowledged that the officer report makes reference to the degree of screening on the shared boundary, and states that as a result, the structure would barely be visible,' he said. 'Clearly, the reference on the application form to the trees being removed was overlooked by the case officer, for which I apologise. 'However, the report does not state that the application would have been refused had there been no screening in place, and in the absence of a condition requiring the trees to remain, the development is not in breach of the planning permission.' A council spokesperson told The York Press: 'We are aware of the complaint in question and are currently in dialogue with the complainant.' The resident building the garden room was unavailable for comment. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility