Father behind eyesore monster mansion finally tears it down three years after ... trends now
A father who built an 'eyesore' monster mansion without planning permission has finally demolished it, but neighbours claim the mess left behind has made their homes unsellable.
Delivery driver Gurwinder Singh, was granted permission to build a modest extension to his semi-detached 1960s home in Willenhall, West Midlands, back in 2020 but instead he bulldozed the whole house to rebuild a four-bedroom home.
He was ordered to tear down the half-built £300,000 home by Walsall Council in 2020 following almost 100 complaints from fuming neighbours on Sandringham Avenue.
Residents said the building work had made their 'lives hell' and others described the 'eyesore' as 'like a Travelodge in the middle of a housing estate'.
Mr Singh, 43, appealed to the council's Planning Inspectorate but they dismissed the appeal and ordered him to bulldoze the property by April 7.
Father Gurwinder Singh has finally demolished the 'eyesore' monster mansion, but neighbours claim the mess left behind has made their homes unsellable
Mr Singh was ordered to tear down the half-built £300,000 home (pictured) by Walsall Council following almost 100 complaints from fuming neighbours on Sandringham Avenue
Residents said the building work had made their 'lives hell' and others described the 'eyesore' as 'like a Travelodge in the middle of a housing estate'
The dad-of-two has since demolished the illegal building - but left behind piles of rubble and building materials, which he has failed to tidy up.
He now faces possible court action for failing to comply with the enforcement notice following the four-year row.
A councillor said the local authority is now looking to prosecute him over the mess.
Next-door neighbour Pat Harding, 76, a grandmother-of-one, claimed her house has been left damaged and unsellable - with one wall now exposed to the elements.
She said: 'I was even sat reading a book on my bed one time and an RSJ (rolled steel joist) came through my bedroom wall.
'They also put holes in my living room wall that I could see out of. I could just look out into the building site.
'But they never seemed to think it was a problem. There has been no respect shown from the start.
The 'monster mansion' pictured while it was being constructed and now after it has been torn down
The original 1960's property before the construction work on the monster mansion began
Grandfather-of-four Cliff Stevenson, 84, a retired mechanic, lives opposite the house and branded it 'an appalling eyesore'
The dad-of-two Mr Singh has since demolished the illegal building - but left behind piles of rubble and building materials, which he has failed to tidy up
Other locals living in the area say the mess left behind by Mr Singh has left the residential estate looking like 'a construction site in the middle of Birmingham'
Next-door neighbour Pat Harding, 76, a grandmother-of-one, claimed her house has been left damaged and unsellable - with one wall now exposed to the elements
The next-door neighbour has claimed damage was done to her property by Mr Singh's works
'My chimney has been left balanced by the gallows brackets and I've been told it's unsafe and I should move out.
'But I'm not going to move out of my home, why should I?
'They have also caused damage to my wall and they have just covered it with plastic sheeting held down with wooden batons.
'I've had two winters where it was 11c inside my house. I've had barely any insulation and they have just left it like this.
'There's building materials strewn all over the place and they have not repaired the damage to my home.
'I have rising damp because of no drainage and guttering. It's been a nightmare.
'They just don't seem to care and it has taken it has taken its toll on me.
'When it began I had just
