NEIGHBOURS have expressed their fury over a newly converted holiday home, claiming naked guests roam freely and can be seen from all angles.
The controversial conversion at Penisarwaun, in Gwynedd, Wales, features a large gable end window overlooking a lane and nearby home.
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It can be reached only by a narrow road and is advertised as a “haven of tranquillity” in the Welsh countryside.
But those living nearby have dubbed the development, which was built without planning permission, an “eyesore” – and insist they can see everything from the outside.
Janet Gayther, 82, whose home is overlooked by the giant window, says she frequently sees guests in the buff – and it’s making her life a “misery”.
“I’ve seen all sorts,” she told The Sun Online. “People coming out and getting in the hot tub without clothes.
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“I’ve driven past in the car and visitors have been sprawled out in the nude on the sofa.
“They also climb in and out of the bath on the mezzanine floor.”
The great gran added: “There’s the noise when they are having fun and games in the hot tub, having a drink and playing loud music.
“It’s making my life a misery at times.
“I’ve been here more than 50 years and didn’t expect this. What has happened is wrong.”
The property is said to attract partying guests and lights from the building, it’s claimed, make it shine “like Blackpool illuminations.”
Neighbours say they’ve had visitors knocking on their door at 1 am trying to find it.
And just a few months ago police were called when a lost couple disturbed the peace with an angry bust-up – seemingly because they were unable to find the accommodation.
“People sometimes can’t find the place,” Iain Burden, 61, said.
“If I had a quid for every time I had to direct people, I would be a millionaire.”
Visitors have been accused of failing to recycle and leaving locals to pick up armfuls of rubbish.
Michael Sharp said people “behave really badly” and that it’s the luxury hot tub that seems to “provoke bad behaviour”.
“We can hear the noise inside the house, even with the doors closed,” the 72-year-old said.
“People are coming for a good time. We have had drones flying above our property.
“Some people are completely selfish and not community-minded.”
He added that he and his fellow neighbours have complained about the council planning department.
“It’s making the lives of locals a misery,” he said.
“At times we can’t go out in the garden because of the noise.”
The owners have applied for retrospective permission to convert the outbuilding into a holiday let – but councillors turned it down, against the advice of officials.
Gwynedd councillors were told it had been completed without planning consent.
Jean Williamson, 70, said she was “furious” about the situation and the council response had been “inadequate.”
She said: “We get hen parties and birthday parties.”
Linda Jeavons, 75, added: “The owners have come along and more or less ignored all the rules and regulations.
“This is a nice quiet residential area and they are turning it into something more commercial.
“The lane isn’t very accessible, and the property creates a lot of problems litter-wise.
“The window isn’t in keeping with the area.”
Another local man said there had been a “significant increase in traffic” along the narrow lane leading to the holiday property.
He asked: “Have the council got the money to fight it?”
A Cyngor Gwynedd spokesperson told The Sun: “At a meeting of the Gwynedd Planning Committee held on 9 December, a retrospective application to convert an outbuilding to holiday let at Plas Coch, Penisarwaun was refused due to the fact that the development is contrary to policy PCYFF 3 of the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan 2011-2026.
“It was deemed the development would have an adverse effect on residential amenities and the gable windows would cause an over-looking and an intrusive effect on neighbouring properties.
“The Council’s Planning Service has written to the applicant to inform him of the committee’s decision and is investigating the matter further.”
The Sun has reached out to the holiday home’s business for comment.
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