A homeowner has finally started to demolish a "monster mansion" he built without planning permission - following a three year row with his neighbours.<br />Gurwinder Singh bulldozed his modest semi-detached house and replaced it with a four-bedroom property in Willenhall, West Mids., back in 2020.<br />But following more than 95 complaints from local residents, he was ordered to tear down the half-built home by Walsall Council.<br />Neighbours fumed the building work had made their "lives hell" while others described the "eyesore" as "like a Travelodge in the middle of a housing estate".<br />Delivery driver Mr Singh appealed to the Planning Inspectorate but the council dismissed the appeal and upheld the original enforcement notice in July.<br />He was also threatened with court action if he failed to comply with the enforcement notice by April next year.<br />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.<br />Video: SWNS
