By GB News (World News) | Created at 2025-03-22 16:50:49 | Updated at 2025-03-23 17:10:16
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A Bolton businessman has been ordered to demolish an extension to his home after council officials ruled it caused "significant harm" to neighbours.
Kantilal Khimani, 52, lost his appeal to the Planning Inspectorate after building a third-floor extension at the rear of his detached property in Greater Manchester without permission.
The controversial structure has been compared to a "tower block" by local residents - who have been left relieved after Khimani's appeal was shut down.
The 52-year-old, a former governor at Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Trust, initially commissioned the work without obtaining planning permission.
Kantilal Khimani, 52, lost his appeal to the Planning Inspectorate after building a third-floor extension at the rear of his detached home in Bolton
Council officials ruled that the extension caused 'significant harm' to neighbours
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Their report highlighted specific issues with the extension's design, and noted: "This has resulted in an awkward encroachment over the front right hand roof slope which has resulted in a vertical upstand at the top of what was the existing ridge line."
The report added that despite using matching bricks, the extension "does significantly alter the character of the existing house" and called its design "harmful and ill-conceived."
Neighbours had submitted letters of objection to the council, raising concerns about privacy, loss of light and overlooking gardens.
"I am relieved it's got to come down," said one resident after the decision. "There is too much of this sort of thing and I just worry when the time comes for me to sell up."
