Homeowner must bulldoze huge house built without permission after losing appeal
A homeowner who launched an appeal after being ordered to bulldoze a huge house he started building "without permission" has had it thrown out.
Walsall Council said Gurwinder Singh breached planning rules when he demolished the modest semi on the corner of Sandringham Avenue and Arundel Road in Willenhall and started building a much larger home in its place.
The authority ordered him to knock the new house down – a decision which Mr Singh appealed to the Planning Inspectorate.
But making a ruling, inspector Andrew McGlone dismissed the appeal and upheld the enforcement notice, with some slight variations.
In a decision notice, he said: "The appellant claims that the works which have taken place on site accord with the planning permission granted by the council on May 17, 2021 (“the 2021 permission”) for a two-storey side extension and single-storey front extension for a front porch and bay window.
"Further, in respect of the outbuilding, the appellant contends that it is permitted development and does not require planning permission.
