{"id":135035,"date":"2023-12-05T17:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=135035"},"modified":"2023-12-05T17:49:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:49:02","slug":"father-behind-monster-mansion-finally-starts-to-knock-it-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/father-behind-monster-mansion-finally-starts-to-knock-it-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Father behind monster mansion finally starts to knock it down"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Father behind &#8216;eyesore&#8217; monster mansion locals likened to a Travelodge finally starts to knock it down &#8211; THREE YEARS after council first ordered him to remove it<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gurwinder Singh bulldozed his home illegally to rebuild a four-bedroom home<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But after 95 complaints, he was ordered to tear it down by Walsall Council<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Work has now begun to demolish the home and first floor has been torn down\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A father who built an &#8216;eyesore&#8217; monster mansion without planning permission has finally begun to knock it down &#8211; three years after the council first ordered him to remove it.<\/p>\n<p>Delivery driver Gurwinder Singh,\u00a0was granted permission to build a modest extension to his semi-detached home\u00a0in Willenhall, West Midlands back in 2020 but instead he bulldozed the whole house to rebuild a four-bedroom home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following more than 95 complaints from local residents, he was later ordered to tear down the half-built home by Walsall Council.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neighbours fumed the building work had made their &#8216;lives hell&#8217; while others described the &#8216;eyesore&#8217; as &#8216;like a Travelodge in the middle of a housing estate&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr Singh appealed to the Planning Inspectorate but the council dismissed the appeal and upheld the original enforcement notice in July.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78601515-12827903-image-a-15_1701789666424.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A father who built an &#8216;eyesore&#8217; monster mansion without planning permission has finally begun to knock it down &#8211; three years after the council first ordered him to remove it<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78601521-12827903-image-a-16_1701789737564.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gurwinder Singh was granted permission to build an extension to his semi-detached home in Willenhall, West Midlands in 2020 but instead bulldozed the house to rebuild a four-bed home<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78601523-12827903-image-a-17_1701789744903.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Following more than 95 complaints from local residents, he was later ordered to tear down the half-built home by Walsall Council<\/p>\n<p>He was also threatened with court action if he failed to comply with the enforcement notice by April next year.<\/p>\n<p>Work has now begun to demolish the structure and the first floor has been torn down, much to relief of surrounding residents in Sandringham Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>One neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said: &#8216;It&#8217;s about time &#8211; this has been going on for way too long and we just hope he sees it through now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We always said he&#8217;d never get away with it but as time went on you did wonder. It&#8217;s been hell living next to a construction site and half-built shell for three years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We just hope he rips the rest of it down and doesn&#8217;t leave another mess. We&#8217;ll be relieved when it&#8217;s all done and dusted.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another resident said previously: &#8216;The house is bloody huge and looks like a horrible monster mansion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;None of the other houses in this area are that big, what on earth was he thinking?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was at least three times the size of the original house. It looks like a sports hall.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The dad-of-two had never applied for planning permission and was only given the green light for a side extension to the existing 1960s house in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78601499-12827903-image-a-18_1701789760685.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Neighbours fumed the building work had made their &#8216;lives hell&#8217; while others described the &#8216;eyesore&#8217; as &#8216;like a Travelodge in the middle of a housing estate&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78601519-12827903-image-a-25_1701789809874.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Work has now begun to demolish the structure and and the first floor has been torn down, much to relief of surrounding residents in Sandringham Avenue<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78601517-12827903-image-a-27_1701789882016.jpg\" width=\"636\" height=\"354\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78601501-12827903-image-a-28_1701789882017.jpg\" width=\"636\" height=\"354\"><\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;monster mansion&#8217; pictured before and after<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78601511-12827903-image-a-29_1701789981955.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The dad-of-two had never applied for planning permission and was only given the green light for a side extension to the existing 1960s house in 2020<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/15\/78601507-12827903-image-a-30_1701789997684.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It is thought the brand new house would have cost in the region of \u00a3200,000 to build &#8211; and would have been the biggest property in the area<\/p>\n<p>It is thought the brand new house would have cost in the region of \u00a3200,000 to build &#8211; and would have been the biggest property in the area.<\/p>\n<p>When enforcement got involved, two retrospective planning applications were submitted &#8211; the first of which was withdrawn and the second refused.<\/p>\n<p>He was then given a series of five deadlines, with the first giving him until October 7 to demolish the building.<\/p>\n<p>He was also given until November 7 to stabilise the adjoining property and remove all below ground works by December 7.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Walsall Council said: &#8216;The Council is monitoring the situation to ensure all actions in the enforcement notice are complied with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will review the need for potential further action once the final deadline for compliance has passed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are aware that the owner has started demolition work and continue to monitor in accordance with the enforcement notice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The owner is undertaking works themselves at this stage.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12827903\/Father-eyesore-monster-mansion-locals-likened-Travelodge-finally-starts-knock-THREE-YEARS-council-ordered-remove-it.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Father behind &#8216;eyesore&#8217; 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