Millionaire property developer and his spouse are ‘neighbours from hell’
- Mark and Clare Dyer, each 59, have been ordered to trim their 26ft leylandii wall
- The couple from Surrey have been locked in planning disputes for many years
A millionaire property developer who misplaced a row with neighbours over his big 26ft leylandii hedge has been accused of turning his residence into ‘Disneyland’ with its excessive lighting.
Mark Dyer and his spouse Clare, each 59, had been dubbed the ‘neighbours from hell’ in a three-year row over the hedge, with native GP Andrew Cross saying it ‘blotted out daylight’. The dispute lastly resulted in defeat for the Dyers on the High Court yesterday.
Summarising the case, Judge Dexter Dias KC stated: ‘While it’s stated that an English individual’s house is their fort, right here it is turn out to be in some methods a battlefield.’
Now, astonishing evening time photos taken by MailOnline present the Dyers’ household residence, tucked away in a Surrey hamlet adorned with dozens of lights blazing, leaving locals evaluating it to Disneyland.
While different homes alongside the quiet lane have a extra modest look, the Dyers’ residence has a surreal amber glow with lights in bushes, on the primary residence, throughout the chimney and steps resulting in an outbuilding.
Neighbour Mr Small stated of the Dyers’ residence: ‘You ought to see the place at evening, it is lit up like Disneyland, there are lights all over the place and its utterly excessive… it appears to be like like one thing out of a Bond film’
Residents David and Susan Small, Dr Andrew Cross and Patricia Webb stand subsequent to Mr and Mrs Dyer’s huge 26ft leylandii hedge
David Small, 82, and his spouse Susan, 78, within the backyard of their home, with the Dyers’ 26ft leylandii hedge clearly seen in the back of their property
A neighbour described ‘all evening events till 5am and helicopters coming and going’ (Pictured: Mr Dyer, left, and Mrs Dyer)
Neighbour David Small says Mrs Dyer is usually seen strolling her canines, however the couple are in any other case uninvolved in village life in Surrey
From the sky the stark distinction with different homes within the space is clearly seen, with the home standing out markedly from the opposite properties with its intense illumination.
Last summer time neighbour David Small, 82, defeated the Dyer’s in one other High Court case after they wrongly accused him and others of being ‘menacing pensioners’.
Speaking completely to MailOnline, Mr Small, a retired Bank of England govt, stated: ‘This man has made so many enemies – the home is like Fort Knox, there are cameras all over the place, razor wire and astray the leylandii hedge.
‘And it’s best to see the place at evening, it is lit up like Disneyland, there are lights all over the place and its utterly excessive with the remainder of the hamlet, it is pointless they usually blaze nicely into the evening. It appears to be like like one thing out of a Bond film.
‘This ghastly Dyer man has been tormenting us for 20 years and he tried to take myself on in addition to a few the others within the hamlet, however he misplaced.
‘When they moved in, they had been completely agreeable, I had retired from the financial institution and was making kitchens and I made one for them.
‘Afterwards I bear in mind Clare saying, “Whatever you do, don’t make an enemy of Mark because he will come after you legally,” I did not suppose something of it on the time however now I do know.
‘We even invited them to a celebration at our home once they first moved in and initially it was nice.
‘But then all of the planning purposes began to go in and it turned a nightmare for folks on the lane.
‘There had been all evening events till 5am after which helicopters coming and going and a few of them flew actually low over our home, which is 400 years previous, and the home windows and chimney had been broken.’
Mark Dyer (pictured outdoors courtroom final 12 months) and his spouse Clare accused residents of their Surrey village of forming a ‘menacing gang’ towards them
Mr and Mrs Dyer moved into their property, which boasts a pool and tennis courtroom, in 1997 (pictured that 12 months) however are stated to have precipitated a stir once they put in a ‘everlasting helipad’ of their area ten years later
Dr Andrew Cross, 64, has been handed victory within the High Court after it was dominated his neighbours’ 26ft leylandii hedge should be reduce
Dr Andrew Cross, 63, Patricia Webb, 77, Susan Small, 78, and David Small, 81, who had been dubbed a ‘menacing gang’ by Mr and Mrs Dyer, pose outdoors of the High Court
Mr Small added: ‘Eventually I went as much as him and stated, “Look, this can’t go on, you’ve only been here a short while, but this isn’t on”.
‘Then 48 hours later we obtained a authorized letter saying I had been abusive to him and his spouse and if it occurred once more, he would get a High Court injunction.
‘But that is the best way he works, if he falls out with anybody, he simply will get legal professionals concerned and it appears so flawed.’
Mr Small added: ‘It should be terribly embarrassing for them as a result of they reside right here, and nobody may have something to do with them they usually simply do not combine in any respect.’
In the summer time the Dyers claimed their lives had been ‘blighted’ by the actions of Mr Small, his spouse Susan, 80, native GP David Cross, 63, and charity trustee Patricia Webb, 77.
But the 4 dismissed the claims as groundless and insisted that any objections they made to Guildford Council on planning purposes had been ‘genuinely felt’ and motivated by a want to safeguard an ‘space of excellent pure magnificence’.
The Dyers had been looking for £1.3million in damages plus an injunction barring all acts of future harassment in direction of plans for his or her property which has a pool, tennis courtroom and tables.
But in July, Judge Dias handed victory to Mr Small and the others, refusing the Dyers an injunction, and saying: ‘Village life in England is without doubt one of the glories of this nation, however a special aspect of its underbelly is on view on this case.’
An aerial view of the Dyers’ luxurious residence. The couple has sought to develop the home quite a few occasions, together with by including an unauthorised helipad the council later ordered them to tear up
The long-established Guildford GP had drawn flak from the couple after lodging a profitable criticism with the native council in 2021 about Mrs Dyer’s excessive hedge (highlighted in a planning doc)
Patricia Webb stated she hadn’t spoken to both of the Dyers in 26 years, however was accused of harassing Mrs Dyer’s tenants at their cottage
Retired financial institution govt David Small, 81, and his spouse Susan (proper), 78, are additionally a part of the group who challenged the Dyers over the large leylandii hedge
The Dyer’s additionally personal a area and two cottages and friction grew as they lodged greater than 50 planning purposes with the council, London ‘s High Court heard
A floor ground plan is among the many paperwork Mr and Mrs Dyer have submitted to Guildford Borough Council
Mr Small added: ‘There will need to have been 50 purposes from them since they moved in and we used to have a beautiful view over the sphere in the back of his home however then he put up an enormous hedge and we felt blocked in.
‘The view was spoilt, and we simply do not perceive why he did it, I have not really seen him for greater than 20 years though I sometimes see Clare strolling the canines.
‘But the final time I noticed her she claimed I shouted abuse at her which was unfaithful, and we do not need something extra to do with them.
‘The authorized prices had been so costly for our case final summer time, I needed to borrow virtually £300,000 however we managed to get a superb chunk again and are nonetheless negotiating for the remaining.
‘He misplaced the case towards us and he is now misplaced the case with Andrew over the hedge and now he is immediately a loser which makes us very pleased as a result of it’s extremely annoying.’
Mr Small stated:’ We did not object to any of the enhancements he needed to make to the primary home, if he needed to vary that into Buckingham Palace that was nice, however we’re fiercely protecting over the Green Belt.
‘But he put a upkeep shed up within the Green Belt area on the finish of his home and also you simply cannot do this, it had lights and every part and it appeared terrible and that is what we complained about.’
Mr Small added:’ We by no means noticed them on the native pub earlier than it shut or the village fete – they do not have something to do with us and it beggars the query why transfer right here.
‘We are all fairly shut knit and a pleasant bunch supporting one another, however he has antagonised so many individuals that I do not understand how he can face residing right here.
‘It’s simply such a protracted operating saga that Netflix might make a movie out of the entire thing. It’s such an idyllic place to reside however we aren’t going to let this creep spoil it for us.
‘Over the years I’ve written so many letters to him, saying, “Come on Mark, this is all so silly why don’t we just forget about it” however I did not get a reply.’
