A woman in Birmingham spent her life savings of £11,000 on an extension to her semi-detached house, adding pillars, a canopy and metal railings to her property, to be told after completion she did not have the appropriate permission and must demolish the work.
The homeowner claims she informed the council of her plans before embarking on the build and was told she did not need planning permission. Birmingham City Council says the homeowner did not seek any guidance.
The Council inspected the extension following a complaint and last week told the homeowner that she had 28 days to remove the extension. She was also told that a bid for 'retrospective planning permission' was unlikely to be successful.
