Man admits house 'nowhere close' to original plan
LDRSA man who built his house bigger and taller than he was given permission to has appealed to planners to let him keep some of his unauthorised additions.
Saeed Postchi has admitted his five-bedroom house in Cockey Moor Road in Starling near Bury was "not anywhere close to what was approved".
Bury Council has now ordered him to make extensive alterations to the property, including lowering its roof by 1.3m (4ft).
The original application said the house would have "the feel of late Victorian housing".
The Local Democracy Reporting Service reported that a Bury Council enforcement notice described the building as "materially different in height, scale and massing".
It said the "unauthorised development" was "overly dominant" and "seriously detrimental to the visual and residential amenity" of neighbours.
It added that an outbuilding had been built on land for which no planning permission had been given.
Responding to the notice on behalf of Mr Postchi, Barry Cullen Architecture Ltd said: "We would welcome an open and honest discussion on all matters moving forward as we are eager to comply with planning criteria and rectify any misjudgements on my client's behalf."
The house was built after plans were approved for the demolition of a bungalow at the site and a replacement two-storey home built on a wider footprint.
Bury Council said it would consider the response to the enforcement notice in the coming weeks.
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