Our homes have been ruined by monstrous 1,000ft mega-shed that has replaced the scenic views at the end of our lawns
Furious villagers are up in arms after a giant 21m high warehouse stretching for a length of more than 1,000ft was built at the end of their gardens.
Residents have described the building as a ‘gigantic mega-shed’ and a ‘monstrosity’ which looms over their homes.
They used to look out over an open field before the huge structure was erected last Autumn and replaced the scenic view with what they say is ‘a massive metal wall’.
Some have likened the building, which is the size of six football pitches, to a prison, saying it blocks out the sun and makes them feel as if they are inmates.
The locals have been told that the building is set to be used as a freight forwarding depot during construction of the new Sizewell C nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast.
They are angry that planning consent for it was granted by East Suffolk Council, despite fierce opposition from people living in the area.
Adrian Day, 66, who runs a software consultancy, condemned the approval of the plans as ‘inconsiderate and disrespectful’.
He said: ‘The new building is utterly insane and completely obliterates the outlook from our house.
‘The design of it is just dire. The grey cladding makes it permanently look as if a thunderstorm is brewing at the bottom of the garden.
‘Some of our neighbours don’t want to open their bedroom curtains now because they don’t want to put up with the sight of it.’
The warehouse, which is 147m deep, is built on the other side of a railway track at the back of the homes in Nacton on the outskirts of Ipswich, Suffolk.
Mr Day said he went to the planning meeting when the plans were discussed and was shocked that councillors ‘did not seem to appreciate the size of it’.
He said: ‘I just think the members of the planning committee did not realise how big it was going to be.
‘They did decide to have a site visit before making a decision, but we were not allowed to talk to the councillors when they came.
‘I wanted them to get some cherry pickers at either end so they could visualise just how big it was going to be – but they didn’t want to do that.
‘The whole thing was just waived through after the planning officers recommended approval.
‘When it was discussed at the first meeting, they seemed to spend more time discussing another application to build a new porch on a house. It was ridiculous.
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