Millionaire jailed man cave

2022 - 8 - 14

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Community 'relief' after millionaire jailed over huge man cave (Metro)

Residents are hoping it is 'the beginning of the end' of the eight-year row over accountant Graham Wildin's massive leisure complex.

to protect local communities from behaviour like we’ve seen in this case, we will continue to pursue those that ignore planning policy using the routes set out in law.’ At least some action has been taken as it has been a very stressful time for all the neighbours.’ Wildin’s jail term of six weeks will not end the saga as the judge told him he has 18 weeks to comply with the dismantling order when he comes out of prison.

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Neighbours of millionaire jailed over UK's biggest man cave gloat ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Neighbours of Garham Wildin, 69, have expressed their relief after he was jailed for refusing to knock down a 10000 sq/ft complex at his home in Cinderford, ...

At least some action has been taken as it has been a very stressful time for all the neighbours." It's just a shame because he used to be part of the community and would join us in street parties and stuff, but now he's just annoyed everyone on the road and treats us badly. Some were "outraged" at not being able to park their cars in the street after Wildin decided to park his collection of classic cars outside his home because of the council’s order to soft strip the leisure complex.

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Neighbours relieved after millionaire jailed for refusing to tear down ... (Daily Mail)

Accountant Graham Wildin, 70, to face six weeks in prison after defying courts and his appeal failing in 2021; The Forest of Dean Council ordered him to ...

Pictured: The gym in Wilden's private leisure complex 'He's had a swimming pool built at the back, finished not long ago. At least some action has been taken as it has been a very stressful time for all the neighbours.' 'Mr Wildin subsequently appealed the decision, on the grounds that the Council gave no evidence of costs set out for the works to be completed and that 18 weeks was not an adequate time period to carry out the works. Accountant Graham Wildin (pictured), 70, was yesterday sent to prison for six weeks for contempt of court after refusing to demolish the private leisure complex with a cinema, gym, casino (pictured), bar and bowling alley at his home in Cinderford, Gloucestershire For the past six months, neighbours have also been outraged at not being able to park their cars in the street after Wildin decided to park his collection of classic cars outside his home because of the council's order to soft strip the leisure complex.

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Neighbours of a millionaire, 70, who illegally built 'Britain's best man ... (The Sun)

NEIGHBOURS of a millionaire who illegally built "Britain's best man cave" are relieved after the homeowner was jailed after a lengthy battle.Graham Wi.

At least some action has been taken as it has been a very stressful time for all the neighbours." It's just a shame because he used to be part of the community and would join us in street parties and stuff, but now he's just annoyed everyone on the road and treats us badly. Before the sentencing, neighbours said it felt like Mr Wildin was "doubling down" on them over their objections to his refusal to follow the rules. Wildin was previously accused of going to war with his neighbours to do everything to try and save the complex. For the past six months, neighbours have also been outraged at not being able to park their cars in the street after Wildin moved his classic car collection onto the street because of the council's order to soft strip the leisure complex. One said: "This hopefully marks the start of justice being done but the problems for the neighbours aren't going to end overnight.

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Millionaire OAP jailed after refusing to knock down 'UK's best man ... (Daily Star)

Graham Wildin has been locked up after continuing to stand-by his man cave that he built in his back garden- despite being met with fury from his neighbours ...

Wildin said a family company now owned his classic car collection and although he still drove the Bentley and Porsche he did not own them. Judge Jarman said it was up to Mr Wildin to prove his claims but the disclosure of his assets was "wholly inadequate" when common ground suggested they were "significant". He also claimed he had done three quarters of the work he had been required to complete and produced 100 photos to back this up. Whilst Wildin had removed the casino and bar, the vast majority of the work needed to comply with the order had not been done the court heard. Wildin had fought the council at every turn before he was loaded into a prison van outside the High Court in Cardiff. This included trying to exploit a legal loophole to have his complex declared a fortress. 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.

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Neighbors are relieved that a millionaire who refused to demolish ... (Nokia News)

After a millionaire was sentenced to prison for refusing to demolish “Britain's best man cave,” the neighborhood felt relieved.

This was stated in an April article by MailOnline. The neighborhood is relieved that Wildin has been sentenced to prison and hopes that this marks the beginning of the end of the millionaire’s problems. After the homeowner was jailed for refusing to have the “best man cave in Britain” torn down, the millionaire’s neighbors declared it to be “the beginning of the end.”

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Millionaire imprisoned for refusing to demolish 'Britain's finest man ... (TDPel Media)

After a billionaire who unlawfully constructed "Britain's finest man cave" was arrested for refusing to knock it down, his neighbors declared it was "the.

Mr. Wildin will still be compelled to demolish the structure after serving his sentence.’ The verdict was postponed and delivered on November 4th. It is the beginning of the end, but not the end itself. As a result, neighbours have been furious because they are unable to park their cars on the street. “The appeal was denied, and Mr. Wildin was given until 10 March 2022 to comply with the Order and perform the necessary tasks in order to avoid incarceration. This continued for around four to five months. Graham Wildin, 70, will serve six weeks in jail for failing to destroy his 10,000-square-foot expansion, which contains a movie theater, squash court, casino, and bowling alley. Mr. Wildin challenged the judgment on the grounds that the Council provided no proof of the estimated expenses for the work to be undertaken and that 18 weeks was insufficient to finish the job. It is payback time for everyone on this route, according to him, as he attacks everyone’s backs. “In committal proceedings initiated by Forest of Dean District Council in June 2021, Mr. Wildin was found guilty of contempt of court for failing to comply with the injunction.” After Mr. Wildin was sentenced to prison yesterday, Cllr. Paul Hiett, Deputy Leader of the Forest of Dean Council, said, “The enforcement case against Mr. Wildin has been a lengthy and complicated one.” It has been a very difficult period for all the neighbors, but at least some action has been done.

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Midlands millionaire jailed for not dismantling Britain's 'best man ... (Birmingham Live)

Graham Wildin, from Cinderford, failed to take down bowling alley, casino and cinema.

Accountant Wildin, aged 69, argued that the property and assets had been sold to someone else. The 'man cave' in Meendhurst Road gained notoriety for containing a cinema, bowling alley, casino and bar. Wildin was ordered by the courts to make the complex at his home in Cinderford unusable last year when they ruled it was illegal.

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Forest of Dean millionaire jailed over huge man cave in garden (Hereford Times)

A MILLIONAIRE accountant who built an unauthorised sports and leisure complex in his garden has been jailed for contempt for refusing to demolish it.

"The law is the law and we won't give up pursuing Mr Wildin and ensuring that he complies with the legislation in exactly the same way as everyone else." Deputy council leader Paul Hiett said: "The enforcement case against Mr Wildin has been a long and complex road. He had failed to comply with court orders to remove what has been described as a huge "man cave", having previously been warned several times to knock down the complex behind his home in the Forest of Dean.

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Residents put through 'hell' by 'man cave' neighbour (BBC News)

Neighbours of a millionaire jailed for building an unauthorised "man cave" say he has put them "through hell". Graham Wildin, from Cinderford in ...

"He will be blaming whatever he does to us, he will say it's the judge's fault just like the last time he said it was the council's fault," said the neighbour. "The problems the neighbours are experiencing are not going to end," they added. Neighbours said Wildin told them he had to park the cars there because of the council's order to soft strip the leisure complex he built without planning permission.

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