{"id":678780,"date":"2026-07-07T16:11:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/678780\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:11:19","slug":"neighbour-row-erupts-as-norfolk-airbnb-owner-loses-planning-appeal-after-guests-accused-of-debauchery-in-hot-tub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/678780\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbour row erupts as Norfolk Airbnb owner loses planning appeal after guests accused of \u2018debauchery\u2019 in hot tub"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Airbnb owner in Norfolk has lost his appeal to retain a sauna, decking and tall trellis fencing at his property following accusations of “debauchery” by neighbours.<\/p>\n

Chandler Harrod had sought retrospective planning approval for the structures at his bungalow in Ormesby St Margaret, close to Great Yarmouth.<\/p>\n

The borough council rejected his application last year after an anonymous tip-off revealed the building work had been carried out without permission.<\/p>\n

Local residents had raised objections about the raised platform giving visitors a clear sightline into neighbouring gardens.<\/p>\n

They also reported being subjected to sexual activity outdoors, excessive noise and rubbish being discarded, including a condom that landed in one garden.<\/p>\n

Mr Harrod challenged the council’s ruling, but the Planning Inspectorate threw out his case after no one was present to grant entry during an inspection visit last month.<\/p>\n

He had received written notification that a failure to allow access would lead to automatic dismissal of his appeal under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.<\/p>\n

The appeal came after numerous complaints from villagers who opposed the unauthorised construction and expressed alarm at guest behaviour.<\/p>\n

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Chandler Harrod had sought retrospective planning approval for the structures at his bungalow in Ormesby St Margaret<\/p>\n

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Residents claimed the elevated wooden platform allowed them to witness guests being intimate in the hot tub, while noise from the property caused disturbance.<\/p>\n

Rosemary Vincent, 90, a nearby resident, previously said: “There is all sorts of debauchery there, which all the residents are aware of.”<\/p>\n

John Huxford, 80, added: “I have seen all sorts going on there I have seen people having sex on the decking and up to all sorts of mischief in the hot tub.<\/p>\n

“People also stand on the table, shouting.”<\/p>\n

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John Huxford said he had seen ‘all sorts of mischief’ going on in the property’s hot tub <\/p>\n

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He continued: “As a result of the partying, all sorts of stuff has been thrown into my garden beer cans, litter and even a used condom.<\/p>\n

“It is just disgusting.”<\/p>\n

Mr Harrod, who purchased the bungalow during the pandemic, may now face enforcement action requiring him to tear out the decking and remove both the sauna and fencing.<\/p>\n

Despite the ruling, the property remains advertised on Airbnb as a “coastal getaway with sauna and hot tub”, carrying a 4.81 rating and priced at \u00a3221 for a two-night stay.<\/p>\n

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Mr Harrod may now be forced to tear down the sauna on his property <\/p>\n

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Mr Harrod previously said: “I’m not aware of any problems with the Airbnb, it’s been very successful and it’s always fully booked.<\/p>\n

“I’ve had nothing but positive conversations and experiences with all my neighbours on the road. <\/p>\n

“It’s a lovely area and everybody has been very kind and helpful.”<\/p>\n

He added: “Of course, if any of the neighbours need to have a conversation with me, they are more than welcome to.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Airbnb owner in Norfolk has lost his appeal to retain a sauna, decking and tall trellis fencing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[35884,84,55699,59,67681,50,2331,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-678780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-across-the-uk","tag-business","tag-east-of-england","tag-gb","tag-neighbour-rows","tag-news","tag-sgg","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}