I live in a cul de sac of 10 semi detached houses. We all have our own small driveways, 6 houses are 3 bed, 4 houses are 4 bed. We all get along.
Except for one house. An older couple in their 70s and the man is quite possibly the most horrible man I’ve ever met, an absolute bully. He’s fallen out with virtually everyone in the road at some point. He tells people (and their guests) where they can and can’t park, to move cars if they’ve parked anywhere but a driveway (not blocking anyone I hasten to add) He’s complained about children playing in the cul de sac, people doing ‘noisy’ repairs/mowing lawns etc. Someone who had a skip for a week as they were doing up their bathroom, ‘can you get rid of it, I don’t want to look at it’. If he can moan or complain he will. He totally acts like he’s in charge of us all.
My dilemma is, I am thinking of getting an extension at some point over the next year or so. At the back of my house so not directly near him, he is opposite me. I just KNOW that he will object when I try to get planning permission, there is no way he won’t, but it will be purely because that’s the kind of person he is. However, the planning department won’t know he’s an absolute miserable arse that complains at anything and everything so does anyone know how much sway his objection will carry?? I’m getting really worried that my dream for my house, that I’ve had for a long time, are going to be scuppered just because he’s a horrible bitter old man who hates me (and everyone else!)