Residents fuming as 'monstrosity' warehouse built near homes View 5 Images

Residents are fuming after a massive warehouse dubbed a "mega shed" was built in a South Gloucestershire village without their consultation, using a controversial rule from 1957.

Locals in Pilning say the 500,000sqft building is a "monstrosity" which blights the area, has robbed them of views and even blocks the sun.

They say the ‘'stadium-size'’ 20m (65ft) high facility looks like a “large prison” or something from "War of the Worlds" and is also floodlit all night. People say they weren't consulted over the building of the ''industrial distribution hub'' because of an historic planning consent dating back to 1957.

The 1957 scheme was part of a post-war building initiative and allows developers to go ahead

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