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House demolition begins with tears
9/ 7/2008
A BUILDER has been forced to demolish his dream home after council planning chiefs ruled it was 2ft too tall.
Steve Woodfinden-Lewis, 49, said he was left in tears watching the house on Chester Road, Woodford, being knocked down.
I heard that the new Stockport Academy is higher than planned. will Stockport council demolish their own building? I think not.
Although it would be a waste of tax payers money, its total hypocracy.
Helenfront, Edgeley
15/07/2008 at 12:13
15/07/2008 at 12:13
this house was never his 'home', he's a builder, it was a calculated risk to make it as large as possible to maximize profit.it was not plastered, had absolutely nothing inside.he got his just desserts.haha, shouldn't have had permission to build on greenbelt in the first place
dave smith
14/07/2008 at 16:34
14/07/2008 at 16:34
Why didn't Stockport council force Tescos to demolish their 24 Hr Superstore when it was built too big.
MCFC once a blue always a blue, South Reddish
10/07/2008 at 19:25
10/07/2008 at 19:25
If he feels there has been an injustice in this case he should make the plans public so that everyone can make informed comments.I don't know whether he deserves this outcome or not as the facts in the above article seem a little blurred and inconsistent.
md
maria davies
9/07/2008 at 15:25
9/07/2008 at 15:25
The planning laws appear to be have no bite as it takes so long to reach final decisions after appeals, but this enforced demolition has a clear message (as well as a big bill!)
handford
9/07/2008 at 13:00
9/07/2008 at 13:00
Why wasn't it built to the approved plans in the first place?
His own fault!
His own fault!
Jo141
9/07/2008 at 11:14
9/07/2008 at 11:14
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15/07/2008 at 23:42