The shed selected for David Gilmour’s Hampstead property

THE property world has not always been just another brick in the wall for musician David Gilmour.

The Pink Floyd guitarist created an amazing seaview mansion in Hove on the south coast, but is now struggling to find a buyer for it.

He is also known for selling a house in Maida Vale and giving the proceeds to a homeless charity.

Amid all of that, constructing a shed in the back garden of his place in Hampstead might have seemed a far simpler project.

The green hut, however, has sparked a trail of messages to the Town Hall calling it for its removal on the grounds of its size.

It is described as “obtrusive, overbearing, and significantly more visually and physically intrusive than what was approved”, a complaint filed by the Hampstead Hill Gardens Residents’ Association said.

Mr Gilmour’s planning team has asked for retrospective permission after removing a summer house and an existing shed and replacing it with the new one.

The residents association’s comments, published on Camden Council’s planning website, added: “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.

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

A neighbour, meanwhile, said that because the shed was put right up against the back wall, there was no opportunity for it to be screened by vegetation.

David Gilmour [Raph_PH]

The Hampstead Neighbourhood Forum has also called for a gap behind the shed for planting and for wildlife to pass by.

Mr Gilmour’s band is one of the biggest selling in the world and he has been inducted into both the US and UK music halls of fame.

As is the norm with applications of this type, the documents filed on his behalf are written as if the shed has not already been installed “The proposal does not include any works affecting the fabric of the listed building,” they said.

“The replacement of these two buildings with a single well-designed new garden shed would have less impact than the previous arrangement.

“The proposed shed of high quality design and build and is appropriate in this location.”

The application added: “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.

“Nor would the proposal adversely impact the character of the conservation area.”