Five luxury homes worth £1million were demolished after a planning row over the stunning moorland where they were built. Work started on the six-bedroom mansions on the West Pennine moors in Lancashire back in 2014.
An inquiry heard that the first plot on the site had been developed to be 31 per cent larger than permitted, while plot two was 19 per cent larger, plot three 32 per cent larger, and plot four 33 per cent larger. They were also in different locations than had previously been allowed. Top news stories today Moreover, he claimed that he had since been forced to spend upwards of £215,000 on renting another property and other costs. He also said that the intense pressures of the legal case led him to endure severe stress and anxiety, and claimed he even experienced heart issues as a result of the "nightmare" situation.