A homeowner has been ordered to demolish a "monster mansion" he built without planning permission - following a three year dispute with his neighbours.<br /><br />Gurwinder Singh bulldozed his modest semi-detached house and replaced it with four-bedroom property which made his neighbours’ lives “hell”.<br /><br />Locals in Willenhall, West Mids. described is as being "like a Travelodge in the middle of a housing estate" while others branded it a "monstrosity" and "an eyesore." <br /><br />Last year, Walsall Council slapped Mr Singh with an enforcement notice ordering him to tear the building down following complaints from residents.<br /><br />Mr Singh appealed to the Planning Inspectorate but the local authority has now dismissed the appeal and upheld the original enforcement notice. <br /><br />Neighbours say they hope the row can finally be resolved after three years of trying to get the house on the corner of Sandringham Avenue and Arundel Road torn down. <br /><br />One neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "We'll believe it when we see it as this has been going on for far too long.<br /><br />"It sticks out like a sore thumb, I'm not sure how they thought they would ever get away with doing this.<br /><br />"I saw it described as like having a Travelodge in the middle of a housing estate, and I think that sums it up. It's just so out of place and a real eyesore.<br /><br />"We've all rallied together to object to this, so hopefully this is now the end of the saga and that monstrosity can be pulled down for good."<br /><br />Another previously said: "I think it's right that he should tear it down.<br /><br />“Why should you anyone get away with breaking the rules. The house is bloody huge and looks like a horrible monster mansion.<br /><br />“None of the other houses in this area are that big, what on earth was he thinking?”<br /><br />A third added: "When the house started going up I heard the next door neighbour whose house is attached could actually see the cracks coming through their walls.<br /><br />"I'm glad the council have nipped it in the bud now before it's finished. It was at least three times the size of the original house. It looks like a sports hall."<br /><br />Mr Singh had planning permission for a modest extension to the 1960s house in 2020 but he went one step further and demolished the entire building.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />In a decision notice, inspector Andrew McGlone 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.
