A children’s tree house built in the Scottish capital that faced being axed in a wrangle over planning permission has been reprieved.
Edinburgh City Council argued that the tree house had a negative visual impact and posed privacy issues for neighbours.
But Karl and Sarah Winkler, who built the tree house in the garden of their Viewforth home, have won an appeal against the enforcement order requiring its removal.
This is not the first time a tree house has caused a planning furore in Edinburgh. In 2012, Harry Potter author JK Rowling won a battle to build two tree houses in the garden of her Cramond home, despite protests from residents who said they would blight the appearance of the surrounding conservation area.
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