Protecting my rights

Jan 29 2009 by Our Correspondent, North Wales Weekly News

I REFER to last week’s story headed “I’m just trying to build a new life” about disabled Clive Forbes getting permission to alter his bungalow despite objections from neighbours.

I am the owner of the home next door and would like to give my side of the story and explain why all we neighbours have objected to Mr Forbes’s plans.

Min-y-Don is a small, narrow road and most of the homes along it are of average size. The extension proposed by Mr Forbes is so large it will be double the size of the other properties.

The building work along with raised paths, ramps, walls and hard-standing areas will cut the garden by half and the extension running along my boundary will be within a metre of the fence.

Because of the extension a new bedroom window will be intrusive and will look directly into my conservatory.

The building work will cut my view of the Little Orme by about a half and the rest of the view will be restricted by 20ft conifers on the property at the bottom of Mr Forbes’s garden.

I face the prospect of losing thousands of pounds off the value of my home and will have a solid brick wall blocking the sun from most of my garden and conservatory.

I have every sympathy with Mr Forbes and I am sorry he is so badly disabled, but what about some thought for his neighbours? I am an 82-year-old Army veteran and deserve some consideration.

Imagine what it will be like looking at a brick wall instead of the slopes of the Little Orme. Mr Forbes may be trying to build a new life, but all I am doing is trying to protect my rights.

R A HARRISON

Min-y-Don, Penrhyn Bay