'Mad monster' of a house allowed to be extended
A HOUSE described as "gone mad" and a "monster" has been allowed to be extended. City councillors on the planning committee disliked the scheme but said there were no planning grounds to reject it. Dean Churcher applied to put a 3.5m first floor extension on Long Ash on Pitcot Lane, Owslebury. Members of the city council planning committee expressed concern about the way the house was growing. Cllr Mike Read said: "This is a property that seems to have just gone mad." Cllr Russell Gordon-Smith said: "It's a bit of a monster, isn't it? But I don't know on what grounds you can refuse...
Source: hampshirechronicle.co.uk