Johnpurchased and become the registered freehold ownerof 48 Stanton Street on the 1^stJanuary 2021.

John hasinstalled a large duck housewith an enclosed run in the bottom right hand corner of his garden. The duck house was provided by the manufacturers in pre-made sections and (when assembled)rests by its own weight on a concrete base supplied by the manufacturers. It took John three days to assemble. He has subsequently received aletter of complaintfrom their next door neighbour, Emma, who lives at 48 Stanton Street. Emma maintains that John should have obtainedplanning permission to erect the duck houseand says she has raised this with thelocal planning authority.

Advise John as to his legal rights and obligations.