<p>A man has been ordered to demolish his “monster mansion” by council chiefs – after he built it WITHOUT planning permission.</p><p>Gurwinder Singh bulldozed his modest semi-detached house and replaced it with a four-bedroom property which has made his neighbours’ lives “hell”.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Mr Singh had planning permission for a modest extension to the 1960s house but he went one step further and demolished the entire building.</p><p>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.</p><p>Committee Chairman Mike Bird said: “This is a very serious situation.</p><p>“An extension was approved and what we got was a brand new house to the detriment of the adjoining neighbour.</p><p>“Walsall Council is going to put 'force' back into enforcement.</p><p>“I am sick and tired of seeing breaches of planning regulations around the borough because people think 'I do that because I can'.</p><p>"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.</p><p>“Adjoining neighbours have suffered hell. There has been a lack of co-operation from day one so I welcome the enforcement.</p><p>"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."</p><p>Frank Whiteley, senior planning enforcement officer said ordering a demolition is a “last resort”.<br></p>
