Neighbours are teed off after company director gets to keep giant garden shed that houses his state-of-the-art golf simulator

Published: 07:12 EDT, 9 October 2026 | Updated: 07:15 EDT, 9 October 2026 Residents are up in arms over a neighbour who was allowed to keep a huge giant shed that houses his state-of-the-art golf simulator.The timber building is sound-proofed for indoor golf at the bottom of company director Pete Bransky's garden in Highcliffe, Dorset.But locals claim the council have let the 51-year-old 'do what he wants' after allowing him to keep the cabin when it is much bigger than permitted development allows. They claim he wrongly stated on the plans the height of the cabin was just under the 8.2ft allowed. Mr Bransky later revised the height of the 23ft wide and 13.5ft long building on the plans. Residents added it created a fire hazard as it was too close to their fences and damaged tree roots. Despite this he has been granted planning permission to keep the golf cabin as the local council wanted to take a 'positive and proactive approach focused on solutions' to the matter.One neighbour said: 'If Mr Bransky wants to whack away in his black plastic shed then that's no one's business but his.'The problem is the credibility of BCP Council to govern it. Residents are up in arms over a neighbour who was allowed to keep a huge giant shed that housed his state-of-the-art golf simulator (pictured) The timber building is sound-proofed for indoor golf at the bottom of company director Pete Bransky's garden in Highcliffe, Dorset Residents added it created a fire hazard as it was too close to their fences and damaged tree roots (Pictured: Pete Branksy's house)'It seems strange that you can put in at least three separate plans all with different measurements on a structure that already physically exists.'It seems bizarre that you can put in a drawing with half of the false information removed and then get it passed when the historical anomalies are there in black and white.'This is despite potentially damaging nearby protected trees and the parish council representative vehemently objecting based on size and overdevelopment.'It is obviously very good news if you want to build anything you like, there's not much point in the planning process as you can obviously make it up as you go along.'Mr Bransky, who runs a printing business, bought the house in the affluent Highcliffe area of Christchurch, about a decade ago.The timber building takes up the entire width of the back garden and is fitted acoustic sports panels to the walls and ceiling and soundproof carpet tiles to the floor to reduce any noise.He has also put in a rubber anti-shock and noise reduction framed base to reduce sound when he strikes the balls and installed a high-end golf simulator impact screen so the balls will not be hitting any walls.Mr Bransky, who is a member of Brockenhurst Manor Golf Club in the New Forest, said he had not complained about work his neighbours had done to their homes.He said: 'The next door neighbour is complaining about loss of light, but he put a six-metre extension on the back of his house that blocks my light and I didn't complain about that.'And the guy behind took out a load of trees and put in an outbuilding at the end of his garden and I didn't complain about that.'Lots of people have got garden buildings, yes this is slightly bigger than some but it needs to be to have the space to swing the clubs.'It doesn't affect anyone, I think we need to just let people have what they want. It's all properly insulated and we're not out there all the time.'In approving his plans, BCP Council advised Mr Bransky to have a reputable tree surgeon check the health and stability of the trees that might be affected by the building within the next two years.