UK man has been ordered to demolish his “monster mansion” by council chiefs

A man has been ordered to demolish his “monster mansion” by council chiefs – after he built it WITHOUT planning permission.

Gurwinder Singh bulldozed his modest semi-detached house and replaced it with a four-bedroom property which has made his neighbours’ lives “hell”.

Walsall Council has slapped Mr Singh with an enforcement notice ordering him to tear the building down following complaints from neighbours in Willenhall, West Mids.

It is thought the brand new house would have cost in the region of £200,000 to build – and would have been the biggest property in the area.

Mr Singh had planning permission for a modest extension to the 1960s house but he went one step further and demolished the entire building.

Last week councillors rejected a retrospective planning application for the new building and ordered Mr Singh to tear it down after they received 95 objections from residents.

Committee Chairman Mike Bird said: “This is a very serious situation.

“An extension was approved and what we got was a brand new house to the detriment of the adjoining neighbour.

“Walsall Council is going to put 'force' back into enforcement.

“I am sick and tired of seeing breaches of planning regulations around the borough because people think 'I do that because I can'.

"This committee are telling you now, you can't do it because we won't let you. When we find out, we will prosecute you.

“Adjoining neighbours have suffered hell. There has been a lack of co-operation from day one so I welcome the enforcement.

"We've got to be shown to make a stand against people who think they can build anything they like in relation to the planning permission they receive."

Frank Whiteley, senior planning enforcement officer said ordering a demolition is a “last resort”.