Stella McCartney upsets neighbours with "ugly" stockade
Stella McCartney has upset neighbours by building a wooden stockade on the roof of her home.
They say the 6ft high fencing is ugly and ruins the skyline.
It is thought the fashion designer planned to entertain guests on the roof of her home in London's Notting Hill.
The structure contains an open-air shower.
Westminster Council is likely to demand she pulls it down, reports the London Evening Standard.
A spokesman for the council said: "An investigation is in progress and we are intending to carry out formal enforcement action."
One neighbour said: "It is very ugly and ruins the skyline. It looks like a box a rough sleeper might stay in."
Another said: "I called the council and they said there was no chance I could have one on my house."
Resident Helen Kheva added: "We were very keen to put in some sort of roof terrace at the back but the council said no. It seems only fair that she should be asked to take hers down. They won't even let us have windows in our roof."
The terrace leads up from McCartney's bedroom and is covered in decking with pine benches fixed on to the sides.
A council planner said that when planning permission was granted to the previous owner in 1990, it was only for a basic deck and translucent balustrade.
He said: "It is now a lot more bulky and prominent."
Story filed: 11:54 Monday 8th April 2002
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