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

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  • sabretoothtigger
    sabretoothtigger Posts: 10,036 Forumite
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    Just as I think I will be able to sleep at night again, this happens:
    http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/06/shed-of-the-year-triumph-for-gin-saloon-tainted-by-planning-permission-row
    :money::eek:
  • abankerbutnotafatcat
    abankerbutnotafatcat Posts: 1,161 Forumite
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    It's being demolished. Local opinion seems to be 50/50 and what everyone can agree on is that no one has won as it's cost Reigate Council tens of thousands.

    http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/Salfords-farmer-Robert-Fidler-demolishes-castle/story-29264175-detail/story.html
  • MobileSaver
    MobileSaver Posts: 4,347 Forumite
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    abankerbutnotafatcat wrote: »
    what everyone can agree on is that no one has won as it's cost Reigate Council tens of thousands.

    Costs were awarded against Fidler so there's only one loser.
    Every generation blames the one before...
    Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years
  • freeisgood
    freeisgood Posts: 554 Forumite
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    :) How many people on this thread have to eat their hats? Anyone count? Quite a lot of indigestion imminent, including for myself.
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    MobileSaver wrote: »
    Costs were awarded against Fidler so there's only one loser.
    If he pays, rather than declaring bankruptcy.
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    If he pays, rather than declaring bankruptcy.
    Presumably he still has plenty of valuable assets situated there, and the land, but perhaps he's transferred ownership of these to his wife.

    When the council did a similar thing in my village, they seized the land to sell later and offset their considerable costs.
  • Patr100
    Patr100 Posts: 2,784 Forumite
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    edited 13 May 2016 at 12:30PM
    The-Joker wrote: »


    yes its still there and it will be this time next year and the years after.

    the same people will always be saying he has lost and this time it rteally will have to be demolished, but they will be just as wrong as they were several years ago saying the same things.

    they will still be saying the same things in years to come but mr fidler is always one step ahead.

    fidler is a hero, he has set a president for others to follow.

    the planning laws are a joke, now many others will be building without all the messing about trying to get permission, they will be successful just like the fidlers

    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?

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    "joker" dropped into the forum last month but surprise surprise never visited this thread to gave us his latest words of wisdom.
    Wonder why?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • robatwork
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    Patr100 wrote: »
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    "joker" dropped into the forum last month but surprise surprise never visited this thread to gave us his latest words of wisdom.
    Wonder why?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Too embarrassed by his phrase "setting a president" obviously.
  • DaftyDuck
    DaftyDuck Posts: 4,609 Forumite
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    robatwork wrote: »
    Too embarrassed by his phrase "setting a president" obviously.

    Ah, a "Trump", if ever I heard one.
  • mrsmazza
    mrsmazza Posts: 145 Forumite
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    I used to live near Reigate, and pay my council tax to them. Now I know where my money was spent
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