Pink Floyd's David Gilmour Involved In Row With Neighbours Over 'Intrusive' Shed

Pink Floyd guitarist and singer David Gilmour is in the news for an unusual reason this week: he’s gotten involved in a planning row with his neighbours over the new shed in his garden, which neighbours argue is “physically intrusive.”

Gilmour lives in the London suburb of Hampstead, and according to The Standard, his shed has received complaints from neighbours with gardens touching his. The new green shed reportedly stands at two-by-three metres, sits on the back corner of Gilmour’s garden, and replaced his old shed and “summerhouse.”

The Hampstead Hill Gardens Residents’ Association led the complaints, arguing that the structure in Gilmour’s backyard is “obtrusive, overbearing, and significantly more visually and physically intrusive than what was originally approved or what stood there before.”

The complaint continues, “The decision we hope the Council will make is that it is removed as soon as possible to stop the continued harm to neighbourhood amenity.

“We urge the Council to resist being misled by this retrospective rationalisation and to refuse this application.

“Allowing it would be a signal to all applicants that they can ignore the terms of their permissions.”

The application from Gilmour’s household, however, claimed that the “well-designed new garden shed would have less impact than the previous arrangement.”

It continued, “The shed is painted green to minimise its visual impact. As such, the modest size of the shed, good design and colouring mean that there would not be any harm to the setting of the listed building or that of neighbouring listed buildings.”

In other David Gilmour news, the musician’s upcoming concert film, Live at the Circus Maximus Rome, is set to land in cinemas next month.

Containing Pink Floyd classics such as Breathe (In The Air), Time, Wish You Were Here, High Hopes, The Great Gig In The Sky, and Comfortably Numb alongside solo tracks, it’s a concert film fans won’t want to miss. Check out the trailer below.