'illegal' mock-Tudor castle he tried to hide behind 40ft hay bales

Patr100

AdrianC wrote: »

14 years from first construction to council enforcement...

He has got away with it blah blah blah 14 years from now we will stil be saying it is still there blah blah blah :rotfl:

Patr100

A bit more here on the various submissions and the decisions so far

The second basis on which the defendant sought to vary the order and resist committal was that he no longer owned the land in question. He contended that the land was subsequently sold to a third party in a document witnessed by a solicitor. This was in the light of a somewhat bizarre purported instrument of transfer as follows: ‘i Claim i am a man: “Robert Arthur Fidler” and that i purchased a “Property”: “HONEYCROCK FARM” at Axes Lane SALFORDS SURREY [RH1 5QL], for a history for “Love and Devotion” i wish and grant You: a woman: “Linda Fidler”, and a man: “Bali Mann” to act as OWNER and henceforth from this date Notice to have Possession of a Property: “HONEYCROCK FARM” at Axes Lane SALFORDS, as stated on the attached EXHIBIT A as outlined in Red Hatched Area, while i agree to sell above stated Property it is Your responsibility to inform any interested parties of the change.’

However, the witnessing solicitor (among other things) said she had explicitly stated that the document was not a legally binding transfer of property and usual conveyancing procedures would be necessary to achieve a lawful transfer. In addition, it had been made clear that the solicitor, having witnessed the signatures, added nothing to the document, which was not thereby given any legal standing. In the circumstances, Dove J concluded that he was ‘entirely satisfied that the purported sale… is not a transfer or transaction of any substantive legal effect and would not, even if it were possible for such to amount to a reason for not complying with the order, amount to such a reason’.

http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/legal-updates/local-government-planning-enforcement/5054271.article

Patr100

AdrianC wrote: »

Well, the tiles are being removed. Apart from that...

But I await the apology from those who swore blind it would never happen...
<fails to hold breath>

"Joker" hasn't posted for months now, Perhaps he is just away helping Mr Fidler remove his tiles.

AdrianC

Patr100 wrote: »

Perhaps he is just away helping Mr Fidler remove his tiles.

His timing was perfect on that, wasn't it?

Anybody'd think he paid as much attention to weather forecasts as planning law.

societys_child

Patr100 wrote: »

"Joker" hasn't posted for months now, Perhaps he is just away helping Mr Fidler remove his tiles.

Or are 'Joker' and 'Fidler' one and the same??


Where's Batman when you need him . . . ?;)

sham63

The-Joker wrote: »

the fact that everybody wants to ignor is

it is still there.

honestly its like the emporers new clothes with some people.

no matter how you spin it, all those who said it would have to come down were wrong.

who wants to bet me it will still be there next year?

Time to eat some humble pie?

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Patr100

Aerial footage from the BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/35930743

kiddy_guy

Virtually all gone now.

The law always catches up with you....

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Still rather sorry its gone.

Patr100

A farmer who built a mock-Tudor castle without planning permission has dismantled more of the structure.
Robert Fidler, who built the house at Salfords in the Surrey greenbelt, was ordered to tear it down or face jail.
After losing a High Court fight to save his home, he began demolition in March.
Reigate council said it was monitoring the situation but added the High Court order required demolition to be complete by 6 June. Mr Fidler has not commented to the BBC.
Latest pictures show ramparts have been removed from the structure leaving the brickwork and corrugated iron underneath.

He built it around the grain solos which are visible now, even if he had got planning, would he have satisfied Building regs?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-36112962


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3553638/Reduced-rubble-Remains-illegal-tin-concrete-castle-built-farmer-hidden-hay-bales-forced-demolish-following-9-year-planning-row.html