A woman in High Wycombe has been ordered to demolish her newly built six-bedroom home after the council deemed it "unneighbourly and overbearing".
Neighbours have complained that the property on Marlow Road, Buckinghamshire, blocks all light from their gardens.
The dispute centres on a two-storey extension at the back of the house which was built larger than what was approved in the original planning permission.
Planning agent Parry Virdee told the Daily Mail that the builder had made a mistake and "misread the plans".
A woman in High Wycombe has been ordered to demolish her newly built six-bedroom home after the council deemed it 'unneighbourly and overbearing'
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One disgruntled neighbour said: "They had been granted planning permission but decided to build it three metres bigger out the back."
Locals on Marlow Road have accused the homeowner of "trying their luck" and suggested they got into "competition" with an even bigger home recently approved on the road.
Documents on Buckinghamshire Council's website show that permission was granted last year for a six-bed home with three parking spaces.
However, subsequent plans for a similar sized home were refused in March.
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The Marlow Road property before development
The owners have been given nine months to comply with the enforcement notice issued last month.
Some residents have questioned the council's decision, pointing to an even larger property nearby that received planning permission.
Aerial photos show the difference in size between the two new houses compared to others on the road.
One neighbour said: "It blocks off all the light in our garden. The houses on the road were all meant to be in keeping with one another but that's no longer the case."
Aerial photos show the difference in size between the two new houses compared to others on the road
Local David Jones added: "We are far enough away for it not to bother us. We feel grateful for that. However it is an eyesore. It has been like that for three or four years. It is just enormous - I do not know who it is for."
In the enforcement notice, Buckinghamshire Council stated the extension "results in a significant loss of light to the adjacent residential properties" and "appears as an unneighbourly and overbearing structure".
The council added: "The Council does not consider that planning permission should be given, because conditions could not overcome these objections to the development."
Development on the site reportedly began around two years ago, with the previous four-bedroom house being demolished by the new owners.
