Overview

• Inverclyde Council refused retrospective permission for the two-metre, £20,000 summer house citing its scale, size and detrimental impact on neighbouring properties despite no formal objections.
• A local review body upheld the council’s decision after conducting an on-site inspection and dismissed the couple’s appeal.
• To avoid demolition, the homeowners shifted the summer house one metre within their property boundary and reorganised their garden layout to satisfy planners’ guidance.
• The adjusted positioning secured formal acceptance with no further enforcement action pending against the structure.
• The couple celebrated their success by renaming the hut “Victory Bar” in recognition of their win over the planning authorities.