![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-being-ordered-to-tear-down-my-home-it-looks-like-a-travelodge/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/following-three-year-dispute-neighbours-834000048.jpg&description=A DEFIANT dad is refusing to demolish his illegal half-built dream home dubbed "Monster Mansion" by neighbours. Gurwinder Singh has has vowed to save the property in a fight against planners, despite being told it it looks like a Travelodge hotel. 5 Gurwinder Singh has been ordered to tear down his half-built new home Credit: SWNS The delivery driver told of his "devastation" after he lost an appeal, with government inspectors now ordering him to demolish the £300,000 four-bed home. But he insisted: 'I'm not going to tear my house down and I'm begging the council not to either. We can work out a solution.' In an exclusive interview with The Sun Online, 43-year-old Mr Singh revealed he spent his life savings on building a the house for himself, wife Rajwinder Kaur, also 43, and their two daughters aged 11 and 13. He says he has been left "suffering from anxiety and depression " during a three-year "planning nightmare". Mr Singh also hit out at neighbours who have labelled his new home-to-be "Monster Mansion", a "monstrosity" and an "eyesore". One local described it as "looking like a Travelodge in the middle of a housing estate". Incensed neighbours living next to the property in Willenhall in the West Midlands previously described the "absolute hell" of trying to get the house torn down . They have been celebrating after the Planning Inspectorate ordered him to rip it down earlier this month . Mr Singh bought a 1950s semi in the area in 2020, which he then demolished, and is in the process of building a home three times the size on the site. However, the local council ruled the demolition breached planning regulations and rejected his bid for retrospective planning permission . Punjabi-speaking Mr Singh believes he is being victimised and has 'been taken advantage of' because of his nationality and poor lack of the English language. In his first interview, he said: 'I am challenging the planning appeal decision. I am devastated it went against me and will do e){kind=link}
A DEFIANT dad is refusing to demolish his illegal half-built dream home dubbed “Monster Mansion” by neighbours.
Gurwinder Singh has has vowed to save the property in a fight against planners, despite being told it it looks like a Travelodge hotel.
The delivery driver told of his “devastation” after he lost an appeal, with government inspectors now ordering him to demolish the £300,000 four-bed home.
But he insisted: “I’m not going to tear my house down and I’m begging the council not to either. We can work out a solution.”
In an exclusive interview with The Sun Online, 43-year-old Mr Singh revealed he spent his life savings on building a the house for himself, wife Rajwinder Kaur, also 43, and their two daughters aged 11 and 13.