EXCLUSIVE: Grandmother, 98, is left outraged after finding a 'ridiculous' four-metre high wall towering over her yard - before she bravely confronts the neighbour who had the eyesore built

  • A 98-year-old grandmother is furious at her property developer neighbour's new mansion and fence  
  • Shau Ying Luk has lived in her Eastwood home in Sydney's north-west for more than two decades 
  • Neighbouring house was knocked down in 2019 with a new monolithic mansion and 3.5m high fence built 
  • Ms Luk said builders threw rubbish and dirt into her yard and pumped dirty pool water into her garden
  • She said the new fence  ruined her plants by blocking out vital sun light and cast shadows over her yard
  • Ms Luk's neighbour, Chen, has promised to 'fix the fence' and damage to her property 

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A 98-year-old grandmother whose quiet suburban lifestyle was cruelly disrupted while a mansion was being built next door is furious after discovering her neighbour had erected a hideous, 3.8m high wall against her rear fence.

Shau Ying Luk, an elderly woman who immigrated from China, had happily lived in her Eastwood home in Sydney's north-west for more than 20 years but in 2019 her little slice of paradise was destroyed.

A property developer bought the adjacent red brick federation home before knocking it down and erecting in its place a huge black and grey monstrosity.

Ms Luk's granddaughter, Aiva, told Daily Mail Australia the builders regularly threw rubbish into her grandmother's yard, pushed dirt over her fence and even pumped dirty pool water into her garden.

'I live up the road, but I thought it wasn't any of my business. But as soon as they put that wall next to my grandma's, they went too far - my grandma can't speak English,' she said.

Shau Ying Luk (pictured) has lived peacefully in her Eastwood home in Sydney's north-west for more than 20 years but in 2019 a property developer knocked down the neighbouring red brick federation home and erected in its place a huge mansion

Shau Ying Luk (pictured) has lived peacefully in her Eastwood home in Sydney's north-west for more than 20 years but in 2019 a property developer knocked down the neighbouring red brick federation home and erected in its place a huge mansion

The builders allegedly threw rubbish into her yard, pushed dirt over the fence and pumped dirty pool water into her garden

The builders allegedly threw rubbish into her yard, pushed dirt over the fence and pumped dirty pool water into her garden

The new neighbour has now erected a giant wall which Ms Luk says has ruined her lush garden by blocking out vital sun light

The new neighbour has now erected a giant wall which Ms Luk says has ruined her lush garden by blocking out vital sun light

The wall towers over Ms Luk's wooden fence, casting shadows across her garden and empty pool.

On the owner's side it has new wood panelling and neat finishes, but on the reverse side are raw materials and exposed screws.  

'If they made it looking as nice as the other side we wouldn't mind so much,' Aiva said.

'Even if it were wood it'd be better, but the height is just ridiculous.'

Ms Luk said she had a number of problems with the builders of the home, who she claims repeatedly threw rubbish and even piled dirt into her garden.

But her biggest gripe is with the wall which has ruined her backyard and blocked out sun light making gardening - one of her favourite hobbies - almost impossible. 

'My grandma does all her own gardening, and now the wall has blocked out her sun,' Aiva told Daily Mail Australia.

'The builders were once pumping water into her yard saying: ''well she doesn't use the pool''. She had to get rid of the water herself.'

The hideous, 3.5m high wall sits on the rear side fence line and towers over Ms Luk's backyard and pool area

The hideous, 3.5m high wall sits on the rear side fence line and towers over Ms Luk's backyard and pool area

The original home on a quiet street in Sydney's north-west was demolished, with this monolithic mansion built in its place

The original home on a quiet street in Sydney's north-west was demolished, with this monolithic mansion built in its place

The new wall has raw materials and exposed screws facing into Ms Luk's yard while on the other side it has wood panelling

The new wall has raw materials and exposed screws facing into Ms Luk's yard while on the other side it has wood panelling

The mansion's pool, which is currently being renovated, is constantly leaking into Ms Luk's yard and under the foundations of the house.

'She's 98, she just wants to live in her home without stress,' her granddaughter said. 

A man named Chen, who is the owner and developer of the property next door, spoke to Daily Mail Australia outside the house where he admitted he needed to 'fix the fence'.

'I understand, I get it. I was thinking of building her a new fence or replacing the existing fence,' he said. 

'We're from this area, we want to do the right thing.'

The mansion's owner Chen (pictured) admitted he needed to 'fix the fence' when he was confronted in front of the property

The mansion's owner Chen (pictured) admitted he needed to 'fix the fence' when he was confronted in front of the property

Ms Luk wants the developer to either finish the other side of the wall or put something pleasant in its place

Ms Luk wants the developer to either finish the other side of the wall or put something pleasant in its place

Chen (right) maintains the wall abides by council regulation but said he was happy to address some of Ms Luk's complaints

Chen (right) maintains the wall abides by council regulation but said he was happy to address some of Ms Luk's complaints

Chen, who runs Perfection Building Group, conceded the pool had been leaking into Ms Luk's property and promised to repair the damage.

'I'm happy to clean up and fix up the fence. I will also get my boys to clear the drains for her again,' he told Daily Mail Australia.

He maintains the wall abides by council regulation. It stands at 1.9m from his property's side but when measured from the other side, towers nearly 4m above Ms Luk's pool. 

Chen also said that he had council approval for the fence. 

He said he was forced to build the wall directly on the dividing lines of the property due to an existing pool. 

'If I knew she (Ms Luk) was not happy at the beginning I would have done something,' he said.

Daily Mail Australia has approached Ryde Council for comment. 

The house next door to Ms Luk's house in Eastwood prior to it being sold and knocked down - only to be turned into a stone mansion that overshadows the adjacent homes

The house next door to Ms Luk's house in Eastwood prior to it being sold and knocked down - only to be turned into a stone mansion that overshadows the adjacent homes