
Neighbours hit out at Airbnb rental that's become a byword for 'unspeakable debauchery' as guests enjoy outdoor hot tub sex sessions
The property's guests host frequent sex sessions in the garden and hot tub, so much so that the village has been dubbed 'Orgy St Margaret'.
Nearby residents in Ormesby St Margaret, in Norfolk, say they can see the lewd action over the garden fence and are forced to listen to the noises because the hot tub is on raised decking.
Police have even been called by outraged residents.
However, it was only after a local that complained to the council about the property's raised decking - which had been carried out in the garden without permission - that prompted an investigation.
John Huxford, 80 - who has lived in his home that backs onto the Airbnb's gardens for 36 years - said the guests' antics meant he had to close his windows in the hot summer evenings.
He told The Great Yarmouth Mercury: 'I have seen people having sex on the decking and up to all sorts of mischief in the hot tub. People also stand on the table, shouting.'
The pensioner is a full-time carer for his wife who cannot walk and said the rowdy guests throw beer cans, litter and even a used condom into his garden.
Rosemary Vincent, 90, said: 'There is all sorts of debauchery there, which all the residents are aware of.'
She insisted that the owner, Chandler Harrod, should close the house as a holiday location for his failure to follow several planning rules.
Other locals insisted the area was previously a 'lovely' place to live and had never suffered any problems in 20 years until the property became a holiday let.
Phil Leach, 63, a semi-retired welder and storage worker who lives next to the Airbnb, said he had experienced 'many sleepless nights' having to listen to the sex parties next door.
'I have seen all sorts going on next door. It has been eye-opening and educational, but not really what you want going on all night long next door,' he said.
'Among the chaos going on, there have been wild stag dos, hen dos as well, drunk people on the decking snorting lines of cocaine and smoking weed. It has been crazy.
'It is a residential street and not a holiday destination.
'If people want this, they should go to Ibiza and not to Ormesby. There are lots of elderly neighbours and it is unfair on them.'
'I have seen all sorts going on next door...Among the chaos going on, there have been wild stag dos, hen dos as well, drunk people on the decking...It has been crazy.'
He added they are infringing on a peaceful residential street made up of several elderly people and if guests want a holiday destination they should go to Ibiza.
Mr Leach also pointed out he was disappointed to lose four of his fish to what he suspects was from the guests feeding them chicken wings and chicken legs.
He said in total he had around £60,000 worth of Japanese Koi carp.
Mr Harrod was been told by the council he needed to apply for retrospective permission for the decking, a sauna outbuilding and the 2.8-metre tall trellis fencing.
But a flurry of objections and complaints from the neighbors saw the council ultimately reject his application.
Officials agreed that the decking was too high and overlooked into neighbours' gardens.
They said 'privacy of neighbouring properties is significantly compromised' and 'their privacy and enjoyment of their properties impinged to an unacceptable level.'
The owner could now be forced to remove the sauna and rip out the decking and trellis.
Although he claims he was unaware he needed permission and hopes to resolve the issue with the council.
He also said he did not know about any problems with the Airbnb as he has only has positive conversations with he neighbours.
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