A businessman has been told to demolish his new luxury £1.2million home after he added a basement without permission. Michael Deller, 41, built the lavish four-bedroom modernist villa after being granted planning permission for a two-storey house. The basement was built to provide a gym and cinema room, one guest bedroom and two additional store rooms. He went ahead and completed building work in 2022, submitted the planning application for the finished basement plans then finished the building work. A planning application which is part retrospective has been submitted to regularise the position.

Source: Daily Mail January 18, 2026 18:59 UTC