Victory over planners with 3ft move of a summerhouse

A COUPLE have won a planning battle with their council by moving their £20,000 summerhouse just 3ft.

- Susan Lochrie

Defiant Martin Keyes and Catherine Curran have renamed their outhouse "Victory Bar" after finally meeting the demands of planners.

They were shocked to get a letter out of the blue last year telling them that retrospective planning permission had been refused for the building.

Despite no objections or complaints, the summerhouse, which was built more than three years ago, was considered too close to a neighbouring home.

It was also rejected on appeal following a site visit from Inverclyde councillors.

So the couple forked out more money to move the summerhouse just over 3ft further from the fence.