Airbnb owner sparks planning war with neighbours over ‘prison camp watchtower’

A 40 feet high cabin has been built in the garden of an Airbnb rental property in Rhos-on-Sea, North Wales, which has caused fury among neighbours who want it torn down

An Airbnb owner has built a huge 40 feet high “prison-camp watchtower” in the garden of the home to the fury of neighbours who want it torn down.

The “monstrous” structure was built at the £5,000-a-week holiday let without planning permission – and furious neighbours say it’s disturbing their day-to-day lives in a seaside town. A bid to get planning permission for the towering “garden room” was turned down last year but a new one has since been made.

Neighbour Nick Whitmore, 35, lives with his partner and three young children and says their “dream home” had been marred by it. Nick has had the property since November 2021, and said the platform along with the cabin overlooking his garden in Rhos-on-Sea, North Wales, was built in…