Homeowner demolishes illegal 'monster mansion' but now faces court for 'eyesore' mess left behind

A homeowner who was forced to demolish his illegal 'monster mansion' after a three-year planning row now faces legal action for the 'eyesore' mess left behind. Gurwinder Singh sparked more than 95 complaints from local residents when he replaced his modest semi-detached house with a £300,000 four-bedroom property without planning permission.

In 2020 he was ordered by Walsall Council to tear down the half-built home after neighbours complained that the building work had made their 'lives hell', while others described it 'like a Travelodge in the middle of a housing estate'.

Delivery driver 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. The dad-of-two has since demolished the illegal build - but left behind piles of rubble rubbish and building materials, which he has failed to tidy up.

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He now faces possible court action for the mess left behind - which neighbours say looks even worse. Next door neighbour Pat Harding, 76, a gran-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. 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,