The once pretty red-brick cottage in Shipdham has been surrounded by poles since the owner, Margaret Smith, began renovating it in 2020, with a shipping container placed on the lawn.

She works on the property with her partner in their spare time but has said the project - which has also left debris piled high in the garden - is unlikely to be completed before the end of the decade.

What the house once looked like (Image: Supplied)

A Shipdham home encased in scaffolding continues to divide opinion (Image: Henry Durand)

Breckland Council has ordered her to remove the scaffolding as well as the container and debris, but Ms Smith has lodged an appeal with the Planning Inspectorate to overturn the enforcement order.

The slow process has infuriated others living on the street who say the eyesore - known locally as the Scaffold House - is lowering their house prices.

One said: “I look out of my........

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