Pink Floyd star sparks neighbour uproar as he's forced to move 'overbearing' shed

The Pink Floyd guitarist built the shed in the garden of his Hampstead residence to replace a former summerhouse. However, following a row with his neighbours, he's been ordered to move the shed 2.5 metres. David Gilmour's neighbours branded the structure "overbearing" and "intrusive" and called on the local authorities to refuse his retrospective planning permission.

The structure was 2.5 metres tall, 2.9 metres deep and 1.9 metres wide. Once complaints were lodged, the plans were amended, and Camden Council told him to pull down the shed within four weeks and put it back up 2.5 metres from the end of his garden.

The Hampstead Hill Gardens Residents’ Association chairwoman, Audrey Mandela, said: “The application should be rejected as the structure now in place is obtrusive, overbearing, and significantly more visually and physically intrusive than what was originally approved or what stood there before.

“The decision we hope the council will make is to remove it as soon as possible to stop the continued harm to neighbourhood amenity."

She added: "It would seem that this is not a minor or technical oversight but a deliberate repositioning of the structure that would not have received permission.”

Mr Gilmour made amendments to the plans and pledged to relocate it 2.5 metres away.

Camden Council said after approving the application: "The existing unlawfully sited garden shed shall be removed from the rear garden within one month of the date of this approval, otherwise it will be the subject of enforcement action to obtain its removal."

The rocker's planning agents, Whiteacre Planning, added: “It is important that new development ensures that there is no adverse impact on neighbouring amenities such as overlooking, loss of privacy, or overshadowing.

“Although the roof of the shed is above the height of the boundary fence, it will not lead to any overlooking, loss of privacy or overshadowing. Single-storey buildings seldom, by definition, lead to amenity issues.”