Lewis Capaldi has been ordered to lower an ‘excessively high’ fence around his £1.6 million mansion.

The award winning singer, 29, built the almost 6ft high wooden fence around his home in Glasgow for privacy and security reasons but failed to seek planning permission beforehand.

Instead, Capaldi applied for retrospective permission which prompted his neighbour Adam Dunwoodie to complain that the structure ‘dominated’ his property and impacted his life.

Detailed plans submitted to East Renfrewshire Council revealed Capaldi also wanted to build a sun room in the grounds. 

The council then ordered the Before You Go singer – who has an estimated £30.4 million net worth – to lower the height of section of his fence which is near Mr Dunwoodie’s house down to 5ft 3in.

Mr Dunwoodie said he has not objected to any other planning applications made by Capaldi but took issue with the fence. 

The disgruntled neighbour said just one room in his home was not ‘dominated by the height and location’ of the existing fence. 

In a letter to East Renfrewshire council, Mr Dunwoodie said: ‘Our own concerns and objections have been mirrored by every visitor to our property.

‘The fence, as it is currently located/constructed, has a significant adverse impact on our daily lives as well as our own property.’

Along with emphasising the ‘oppressive impact’ of the fence’s height and its proximity to his garden, he also raised issue with the structure’s standard of finish, appearance and lack of maintenance access to the area of ground between the properties.

The letter continued: ‘Our hope would be that planning approval for the fence in its current location and form should be rejected and that the necessary work to relocate and alter the height of the fence, considering the overall height relative to ground level, should be completed without delay.

‘Whilst we fully understand the applicant’s desire for security and privacy and are willing to approach our objection with a constructive mindset, there are several significant factors regarding the existing construction that we strongly oppose.

‘I would also note that we have not and do not object to any other construction work that has proceeded or is due to proceed as part of this or other planning applications.’ 

A planning letter from East Renfrewshire council said: ‘The 1.8m high timber fence is screened from the public road by a hedgerow that is currently establishing and will, upon reaching maturity, provide visual screening.

‘The fence to the south and east of the site is screened by the existing hedging. However, to the north, the site is elevated above the public road and the fence is set back behind a stone-built wall.

‘At this point, the hedging has yet to become established and the fence remains a prominent feature when viewed from the neighbouring opposite.

‘It is therefore considered appropriate to reduce the fence height to 1.6m in this location to lessen its visual impact until the planting matures.

‘This reduction in height is shown on an amended site plan.’

It has granted Mr Capaldi permission to build a sun room extension to his luxury mansion.

He has has carried out a series of renovations to the mansion since he moved out of his parent’s Bathgate home in September 2020.

Earlier this year, he was given permission to build his own recording studio in the grounds of the mansion overlooking a pond.

Last year he was granted permission to build a triple garage to house his car collection.

In April 2022, the Scottish hitmaker got the green light to build a stunning swimming pool in the back garden of the farmhouse. 

Mr Capaldi lodged plans with East Renfrewshire Council to install a 10m x 5m pool surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass windows.

Drawings submitted with the plans revealed the pool would be built abut the cinema room with views of the back garden.

Mr Capaldi, who has been diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome, was forced to take a break from music after struggling to finish his set at Glastonbury 2023.

He made a triumphant return to the same stage in June where he was a ‘secret’ act and also released a new single called Survive.

Daily Mail has reached out to Mr Capaldi’s representative and East Renfrewshire Council for comment.