Neighbours have defended a couple who were ordered to tear down a home gym they built on their own driveway following complaints it would create a 'dangerous' parking situation on their estate.
Paul Willis, 42, and Emma Woodley, 43, were told to remove the building - thought to be worth tens of thousands of pounds - because it would mean one of their cars would be parked on the street.
But despite the issues caused by parked cars, many locals on the estate in Basingstoke, Hampshire, have 'sympathy' for the pair - and feel the council may be being 'too harsh'.
Finance worker Daniel Schofield, 29, said: 'Parking is the biggest issue on this estate and that's what you will hear from a lot of people - but it's not been like that forever.'
But, he felt as though the council ordering the couple to take down the home gym was going too far.
