{"id":84253,"date":"2026-01-30T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/?p=84253"},"modified":"2026-01-30T13:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:00:14","slug":"father-jailed-for-refusing-to-bulldoze-two-family-homes-he-built-without-planning-permission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/2026\/01\/30\/father-jailed-for-refusing-to-bulldoze-two-family-homes-he-built-without-planning-permission\/","title":{"rendered":"Father jailed for refusing to bulldoze two family homes he built without planning permission"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1Vk0q4.img?w=534&amp;h=482&amp;m=6\" alt=\"Merrill continued to defy the council's order to remove the buildings until the case was heard at the High Court in Manchester in 2024\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">A father has been jailed after refusing to bulldoze two family homes he built in rolling countryside for his family. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/news\/uknews\/father-jailed-for-refusing-to-bulldoze-two-family-homes-he-built-without-planning-permission\/ar-AA1VjOj8?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=HCTS&amp;cvid=697ca44137694aacaa94553b989e50b8&amp;ei=51\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image-slot image-slot-placeholder\" data-doc-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1VjEMC\">\n<div class=\"article-image-slot\">\n<div class=\"article-image-container polished\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:8,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA1VjOj8&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;newsuk&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;Daily Mail&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAuyR5X&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;society-culture-and-history&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;social-issues&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Father jailed for refusing to bulldoze two family homes he built without planning permission&quot;}\" data-test-id=\"AA1VjEMC\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\n<div class=\"articlePageIntraArticleFullWidth ad-slot-placeholder left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad\" data-ad-index=\"1\">\n<div class=\"intra-article-ad-full left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad\">\n<div id=\"msn2c407ee23b4f4dafa8d3\" class=\"full-bleed-image-intra-ad\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"action-tray preload\">\n<div id=\"footer-start\" class=\"footer-start\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"footer-end\" class=\"footer-end\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hide-story-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"hide-story\" class=\"hide-story\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>A father has been jailed after refusing to bulldoze two family homes he built in rolling countryside for his family. 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