Extensions and alterations to a house at a green belt location in Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire will have to be demolished within a year following a decision by a planning inspector.
Random House, originally a bungalow, owned by Mr Syed Raza Shah, was granted planning permission in 2011 by Central Bedfordshire Council for the ‘erection of single storey side extension and roof alteration with rear dormer windows.’
But when the development was finished, the floor space had increased by 165 per cent, turning the property into a three-storey mansion.
Subsequently the building has become the focus long-running and acrimonious planning and legal dispute between the local authority and the owner.
