Millionaire's Sandbanks dream home may get green light after reducing pool by just 19 inches Plans for a luxury home on site of dilapidated one scuppered over size fears Now owners have reduced the planned depth of their property by 3ft But neighbours are still unhappy over amended proposal A millionaire couple whose dream beach house was rejected for being too big now hope it will go-ahead - after reducing the size of the swimming pool by 19 inches. Stephen and Lucie Allen upset their new neighbours with their grand designs to build a luxury home in place of a rundown property they paid £3.5 million for. The four storey, five bed house would have jutted out three metres beyond the permitted building line that borders Sandbanks beach in Poole, Dorset. Dare to dream? This run-down house in the millionaire's resort of Sandbanks sold for nearly £3.5 million. The owners hoped to bulldoze it and build their dream home Not happy: The original proposed plans, which were thrown out after residents branded them 'ridiculous and atrocious' So the couple have gone back to the drawing board to alter the plans - and have shaved just over 3ft off the overall depth of the proposed property. The minor alteration will mean their indoor swimming pool will go from 13ft wide to 11.5ft. Their sun terrace will also be slightly smaller in size. They have now re-submitted the plans for local council approval, claiming they have significantly reduced the size of the property. But they have now incurred the wrath of their neighbours for a second time. Peter Watson, a planning consultant representing residents living either side of the site, claimed the Allens would be able to look into their neighbours' bedroom windows from their balcony. Mr Watson said: 'The council referred to the previous scheme as being exceptionally dominant and obtrusive. Plans: Richard Genge, planning manager at Poole Council, said the original development would dominate the rear of the site along Sandbanks beach We would have expected any revision to be subsequently different to overcome such powerful words yet we find the reduction in footprint is only in the order of one metre. 'They (the Allens' architects) state the building has been significantly reduced in depth. We disagree fundamentally. The refused application had a ground floor about 25m deep. The current scheme is about 24m deep. A four per cent reduction is hardly significant. He added: 'What is a fundamental concern is the opportunity ... for looking back into existing habitable room windows.' Location: An aerial view showing the house on the Sandbanks peninsular In a letter of objection, Paul Stafford, a regular user of Sandbanks beach, said: 'All they seem to have done is simply to move it one metre towards the road with minimal reduction in the mass. This is one of the loveliest beaches in the country and it would be nice if the owners can accept the present building line. Neighbour Steve Smith said: 'This revised application is still far too large and obstructive for the position.' Mr Allen, a 53-year-old businessman, and his wife Lucie, bought the existing tatty house on Banks Road, Sandbanks, earlier this year with a view of demolishing it. At the time he posted a photo of him holding the door keys aloft stood outside the property, with the comment: 'More of a "knocker-downer" than a "fixer-upper."' The owners of the house (pictured centre) will be able to walk straight onto the beach from their new property The property has the appearance of a home that hasn't been lived in for some time The property is one of the last of its type on the exclusive spot that has yet to be bought up and developed The plot has two-way views of picturesque Poole Harbour from the front and the sandy beach and sea to the rear. The Allen's proposed dream home will have five ensuite bedrooms with the master having his and her dressing rooms and bathrooms. It will also have a swimming pool, gym, hot tub, a sauna, a three-car garage, a TV lounge, two studies and a library. Location, location, location: An arial view showing the house, marked with an arrow, on the exclusive Sandbanks peninsular Des res: Sanbanks, which boasts stunning sea views, has become one of the most sought after and expensive areas of real estate in the world The overall square footage will now be 6,363sq ft compared to 6,790sq ft in the original plans. It is expected to cost up to £1million to develop. A spokesman for David James Architects, which drew up the plans for the Allens, said: 'It was refused due to its scale at the rear and that has been reduced to satisfy concerns. 'We believe we are going to get a positive recommendation from the council's case officer this time.'