Residents of a quiet street tucked away on the outskirts of London remained 'terrified and shaking' after a nightmare -neighbor has destroyed his terrace -shaped house without warning or building permit.
The 'stressful and shocking' local drama began last summer when the unnamed owner of a terrace house in Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, submitted a planning proposal to expand the 'rear' of his house – of which neighbors say last minute. '
Direct neighbor Alison Wilson, however, managed to submit an objection to the proposal – of which she says it would have blocked the natural light from her garden – just in time to prevent the planning of the Council.
What followed was a 'bombing' of planning applications during the summer of 2024 before the homeowner finally received approval from the Three Rivers District Council for the 'demolition of (his) existing garage and construction of part single, part two floors and back extension. '
But within a few days of construction work that started in November, residents of Croxley Green 'remained' shocked 'when they realized that the entire terrace -shaped house was being demolished.
“One day was the house there and the next day it wasn't,” said a local who preferred to stay anonymously on mail online.
“Nobody was ever told that the whole house would be demolished. If you are going to do something like that, you have to tell the people who live around you, you have to tell the council, especially if you live in a row of houses. '
The neighbor of the door of the Knocked Down Home, Mrs. Wilson, remembers 'terrified' when she realized what happened.
A non -good -approved demolition of home has sent shock waves through a neighborhood in London
Before and after: a Nightmare Buurman demolished his terrace -shaped house in the time of days
Residents of a quiet street tucked away on the outskirts of London remained 'terrified and shaking' during the demolition
The neighbor of the owner of the owner Alison Wilson (photo) was shocked by the demolition
After the demolition, her house was battered by Storm Darragh and was fully exposed
The homeowner says her house had been left ice cold because of the demolition
“My whole house was vibrating, it was horrible,” she told Mail online.
'The work to hit the house lasted about two weeks and when it was ready, Storm Darragh hit.
'That weekend, because next door was gone, the only thing my wall covered was polyteen with a few wooden bates over it – and she all blew away. It was absolutely shocking, the house was so cold.
'It was the fear, the feeling that my house is not safe, that it could literally come down. The winds were so strong that weekend that everything could have hit the wall and we could fly through it. It was really terrible. '
The vibrations from the construction were in fact so violent that neighbors could feel more than five doors down the effects.
“The vibrations were so strong, of course we felt it,” someone said.
“The cupboards rattled, the walls were vibrating. It was really uncomfortable. '
The anonymous owner of the demolished real estate, however, states that he had no choice but to bring the entire house down because of 'safety problems' that during construction with regard to the 'front wall' of the building.
A statement issued to email online by the homeowner: 'We have encountered a serious security problem in real time that the reconstruction of what turned out to be an unsafe and fragile front wall.
'The safety problem was independently verified by a senior construction inspector in another neighboring local authority, with his assessment and statement that was forwarded to the council as supportive evidence. Within his statement, the construction inspector concluded that the unsafe wall was “inherently vulnerable”, with his explanation also emphasized that the brickwork would be “easily damaged when structural work was done”.
The neighbor of the nightmare has reportedly 'become very defensive', with the argument that the decision to hit the entire property was a necessity
Residents, however, believe that the homeowner intended to always demolish the property
“He told us it would cause safety problems for people on and around the site at the remaining wall. As total beginners, we were not aware of the implications of subsequently replacing the unsafe wall, which then essentially meant that the property was demolished.
“It is important to note that all structures are strictly in accordance with previously approved building permit that was granted, whereby the design, the scale and the footprint of the house did not change at all of our original building permit that was fully approved.”
The declaration of the construction audit, which was shared with Post Online by the homeowner and written during construction, suggested that 'parts', but not all, of the original property' are opened to allow 'integration with the new extension' to be.
Many residents of the Quiet Street in Croxley Green, however, believe that the homeowner was planning to always demolish the building.
After the 'horrible' weekend at the beginning of December, things started to start “with angry neighbors who expressed their displeasure in a community group for the WhatsApp community.
Then on January 17, more than a month after the demolition job, a 'retrospective' planning application for the 'demolition of the existing semi-detached house and erection of a semi-detached two-storey replacement house' was submitted, currently, which is currently, That is currently being considered.
But for Mrs. Wilson the damage has already been done.
“I definitely feel terrible about the prospect of living next to this house,” she said.
'I want to move, and I really love to live here. It is a beautiful place to live and it is a nice friendly street.
“The council has not been help at all. They told me in the beginning that they launched an investigation and they would keep me informed, but they didn't have contact once.
'My house was endangered and they have not answered any of my questions.
“It has all been so stressful, I am afraid to answer my door in case it is someone to do with what happened next door.”
In response to the frustrations of his neighbors, the homeowner of the demolished real estate apologized for the test, and acknowledged that construction work must have been 'stressful'.
“We as a family are fully committed to collaborating with the council to resolve the issue and can only apologize to anyone who is adversely affected by these unfortunate events,” his statement continued.
'We appreciate that this has been very difficult for our neighbors and to fully empathize with the stressful impact of the works. We hope to conclude the works as soon as possible to deny further discomfort.
'I am not sure what else we can do to pacify someone who is adversely affected by what happened. We can clearly not change the past.
“This has been a very stressful situation for all involved and we look forward to finding a joint solution through continuous collaboration with three rivers.”
A statement issued by a spokesperson for three Rivers District Council to e -mail online Read: 'After a submitted.
“The council will remain in contact of the homeowner and consider the application in due course.”
