Household who built tiny two-storey house on driveway respond ‘f*** you we’re going to keep it’

'We’re not on benefits, we spent our hard-earned money to build what we’ve built!'

A stubborn family who built a tiny two-storey house on their driveway instead of a garage have made it clear they're determined to keep it - claiming it's a gym that they use every day. Earlier this month, the homeowner was ordered by the council to tear down the construction on his driveway. In all started back in 2019, when he was given approval to build a single-storey garage outside his semi on Vaughton Street, Birmingham. But instead of a garage, the man went ahead and built a two-storey family home at the end of his driveway, leaving council bosses shocked. The owner has argued that there are only "minor differences" to the build which was approved, but the town hall were having none of it, and gave him until July this year to knock it down. [caption id="attachment_365788" align="alignnone" width="2048"] The household were ordered by the council to demolish the new-build by July (SWNS)[/caption] Planning Inspector Thomas Shields said the house is "substantially larger" than the approved garage.

He noted the new-build has two rooms on the second floor, made possible by a full-width box dormer extension out the roof.

Instead of a garage door, there was a little pedestrian entrance into the front room, along with several windows around the property.

"Since the appeal building bears little resemblance to the scale and design of the approved single-storey garage, it does not benefit from that planning permission," Shields wrote.

"The requirements of the notice are: demolish the entire unauthorised detached structure and remove all demolished building materials and rubble from the premises."

A spokesperson for Birmingham City Council said: "We served an enforcement notice for the demolition of the unauthorised structure when the owner lost at appeal.

But the house is still there, and the family don't seem too intimidated by the council, making it clear they have no plans to demolish the build. [caption id="attachment_365789" align="alignnone" width="2048"] A member of the household says the two-storey building is actually a gym (SWNS)[/caption] One woman in the house told the Sun: "Until the council gets in direct contact with us to tell us to demolish it, what we’re going to say to everyone is ‘f**k you because we’re going to keep it. And that’s that." Related links:

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