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Neighbours of man who built huge man cave illegally says it's 'payback' as he's jailed

t “Britain's best man cave” - breaking the law in the process – have rubbed salt in the wounds after he was thrown in jail.Millionaire grandad Graham Wildin, 70, rejected the orders of a judge who told him to demolish the leisure complex that he had built in his back garden in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.The huge building featured a gym, cinema, bowling alley, swimming pool, squash court, classic car collection, bar, casino and more.READ MORE: Neighbours of bloke who built illegal man cave furious after he builds new swimming poolBut it failed to impress the Forest of Dean District Council who took action against Wildin.The accountant now faces six weeks in jail following a hearing in Cardiff after an eight-year planning row over his one-of-a-kind complex.However, the row is not yet over as Wildin has been informed that upon being released he has 18 weeks to comply with the original order to dismantle the facilities - an instruction he has repeatedly ignored in the past.Locals are hoping that he will do just that.A neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “This hopefully marks the start of justice being done but the problems for the neighbours aren't going to end overnight.“It is the beginning of the end but nowhere near the end.“At least some action has been taken as it has been a very stressful time for all the neighbours.”And another added: “He's not very well liked.“'He's upset everybody on this road by flouting planning rules and then parking his collection of classic cars everywhere.“He gets up everybody's back, and to him it's payback time for all the people on this road.“We don't see him very often.
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Neighbours of man who built huge man cave illegally says it's 'payback' as he's jailed
t “Britain's best man cave” - breaking the law in the process – have rubbed salt in the wounds after he was thrown in jail.Millionaire grandad Graham Wildin, 70, rejected the orders of a judge who told him to demolish the leisure complex that he had built in his back garden in Cinderford, Gloucestershire.The huge building featured a gym, cinema, bowling alley, swimming pool, squash court, classic car collection, bar, casino and more.READ MORE: Neighbours of bloke who built illegal man cave furious after he builds new swimming poolBut it failed to impress the Forest of Dean District Council who took action against Wildin.The accountant now faces six weeks in jail following a hearing in Cardiff after an eight-year planning row over his one-of-a-kind complex.However, the row is not yet over as Wildin has been informed that upon being released he has 18 weeks to comply with the original order to dismantle the facilities - an instruction he has repeatedly ignored in the past.Locals are hoping that he will do just that.A neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “This hopefully marks the start of justice being done but the problems for the neighbours aren't going to end overnight.“It is the beginning of the end but nowhere near the end.“At least some action has been taken as it has been a very stressful time for all the neighbours.”And another added: “He's not very well liked.“'He's upset everybody on this road by flouting planning rules and then parking his collection of classic cars everywhere.“He gets up everybody's back, and to him it's payback time for all the people on this road.“We don't see him very often.
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Millionaire 'using Bentley as weapon' to stop bulldozers tearing down illegal man cave
millionaire is using his classic car collection to cause “parking chaos” in an ongoing battle with neighbours, it is claimed.Graham Wildin, 69, fell out with residents after building a huge “illegal” man cave at the back of his home.He has been told by the council the complex with a cinema, squash court and a bowling alley must be taken down as he did not have planning permission.Philip Buckmaster wrote on Facebook: “My dad lives next door, it’s the fact my dad’s house shakes every night when he’s bowling or got his cinema on.“He has a massive car park on his land so why his many cars are all parked on a no through road is just him being the bully he is.”Neighbour Chris Briginshaw, of Cinderford, Forest of Dean, says one elderly neighbour found one of Mr Wildin’s cars parked across her driveway.He added: “I told him he was being unreasonable and anti-social but apparently that’s not a problem because he has lived here longer than anyone else so he can do what he wants.”For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Another resident Carol Crawford said: “He’s hoping that if he inconveniences his neighbours enough they will complain to the planning authority who will then change their minds about demolishing his illegally erected buildings.”Mr Wildin has been approached for comment.
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