We live near this proposed development and it is quite outrageous. The land in question has been a corner garden since the end of World War II. If the proposal was to build a three bedroom single house to replace the one which was lost it might be OK. It is not. It involves two new houses (of three storeys including the loft bedrooms); each house will contain two flats. The gardens in this area are very short (ours is about ten foot long). To accomodate the ground floor flats, the development will have a single storey flat roofed "extension" to each house which will come really close to our house. At the moment we enjoy a pleasant view from our rear windows across the garden and down the hill. This will be blocked by two tall new houses. They will also have to cut down a rather lovely Scot's fir tree which is one of the beauties of the street.

It is all very well for other people to be smug, but it is not happening in their back yard!