Overview

• The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) modified restrictive covenants to allow the Harrison‑Ellises’ first‑floor extension at Hillside to remain.
• Stuart and Anita Hunt were awarded £25,000 after the tribunal accepted some loss of privacy but found demolition would be disproportionate.
• Kevin and Elizabeth Harrison‑Ellis say the five‑year dispute cost about £125,000 in legal fees, which they covered in part with their daughter's university savings.
• The row escalated after a small wooden bin store was added in 2022, though the neighbours had not objected during the 2020 build.
• Judges criticized the delayed challenge and noted the Hunts’ own substantial redevelopment, concluding modification was the fair remedy.