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BBC News
08-07-2025
- BBC News
'The council demolished by garage without permission'
"All I know is I've now got a square where my garage used to be", says Annette Holliday, of Loughborough in building, in Tuckers Row, was one of four to be demolished after a council mistake over land ownership when a fallen tree damaged the led to a report of asbestos debris, the council said, and the building was deemed "structurally unsafe" and a "risk to life" and needed to be Charnwood Borough Council later said it had been "wrongly identified" that the council was the owner of the garages and apologised. Ms Holliday says she has lost thousands of pounds worth of property after the contents of the garages were thrown into a tip and the demolition has devalued her adds that garage owners were not informed about the contractors' visit, leading to the loss of belongings and potentially a devaluation of her unknown third-party contractor had removed the fallen tree in Holliday, 62, said branches were sawn through and damaged the roof of her garage and a believed the council had sent these workers, but the authority denies this. In May, Ms Holliday said she was contacted by a neighbour who said someone was "dismantling" her said they were not informed of the contractors' visit in only item she was able to retrieve was her trike but more than £5,000 worth of her belongings were Holliday said: "This massive skip came, and everyone's belongings went in there. "Then everyone just disappeared, and there was no garage left."She said without a garage, the value of her house had decreased. Ms Holliday added: "I was getting on with other stuff that was going off in my life, and then the next minute everything stopped."They've taken my property, and I've heard nothing."A spokesperson confirmed the council had received the report of asbestos debris being found at the site of four garages off Tuckers Road, Loughborough, on 12 May, and a specialist contractor attended the site on 20 May. They said: "It was determined the garages were structurally unsafe and a risk to life, contained damaged sheet asbestos, and needed to be demolished."Fencing was placed around the garages, and the contractor demolished the garages on 22 May."At the time of demolition, it had been wrongly identified that the council was the owner of the garages."We would like to apologise to the owners of the site for this error and for any inconvenience and distress caused. We would be happy to discuss the situation with them directly."We are now reviewing our processes to ensure a similar situation does not happen again."The spokesperson added that the garages would ultimately have needed to be removed and items such as electrical goods and soft furnishings "may have become contaminated" so needed to be disposed of "as they cannot be safely cleaned"."The contractor was able to retain some items found in one of the garages," they said."We are aware that a nearby tree was cut down by a third party, but the tree was not owned by the council, and it was not on council land."
Daily Telegraph
20-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Telegraph
Block star Darren Palmer sells Suffolk Park investment home
The Block interior designer Darren Palmer been hit with a massive $1.25m loss on his foray into Byron Bay. Pompano House, the Suffolk Park investment holiday home of The Block interior designer Darren Palmer and husband Olivier Duvillard, has been bought by Candice Rose O'Rourke, the founder of the Zulu & Zephyr lifestyle brand, and her husband Josh O'Rourke. Its midweek settlement revealed a $2.6m sale price taken by the Bondi Beach-based duo, representing a staggering $1.25m loss when it sold just before Christmas. The four-bedroom, two-bathroom Beachside Drive abode had last traded at $3.85m in 2021 during the Covid pandemic-induced regional property boom. It hit market with an initial $3.1m to $3.3m guidance last August. It was then reduced to an asking range of $2.95m to $3.245m, and finally to $2.55m to $2.8m. MORE: Season low – Scott Cam's Block house drama Darren Palmer's Byron Bay holiday home, Pompano House, sold for a disappointing $2.6m. Picture: Held through DPTM Holdings, the four-bedroom home on 720sq m had been a popular $1500-a-night peak season rental during their ownership. Located just 100m from Tallow Beach, it came with a path to the beach from its back gate. PropTrack puts the median four-bedroom house price at $2.25m, having peaked at $2.7m in 2022. MORE: Suburbs where homes are selling for huge discounts Darren Palmer. Candice Rose O'Rourke. The O'Rourke couple have recently sold their nearby Alcorn St property, Cream House, for $5,025,000 to Carly and Mitchell Roberts. It had hit the market last May with $5.75m price hopes. Built by Belcon Constructions, it was marketed as a Zen-like coastal retreat designed by Byron Bay practice Davis Architects. Palmer has owned the home since 2021. One of the four-bedrooms. The Byron Bay life. The single-level four-bedroom, two-bathroom home, Vogue-featured in 2021, sits amid Nicholas Ward landscaping. 'We designed our home for all stages of our lives,' she told Vogue. 'It's a dwelling intended to accommodate the kids now while they're active and young, but also when they're teenagers wanting space and privacy. 'Eventually, it has to be suitable for us as pensioners as we plan to live here until then!' MORE: Cost of Sydney parking exceeds price of a home
