The raised terrace at the Golden Lion Hotel in Hunstanton had been built with the intention of giving its guests the chance to enjoy a drink while enjoying a view of the North Sea. However, planners at West Norfolk Council have ruled that it also provides a direct line of sight into a neighbouring flat below. However, the addition of the terrace, steps and a play area in the hotel’s garden - installed without planning permission - proved a step too far for the council. According to planning documents, the terrace “results in unacceptable overlooking impacts to habitable windows of a neighbouring residential flat”. It warned that the trees, which could stretch up to four metres, would create an “overbearing and overshadowing” sense of enclosure and block light coming into the flat’s windows.