He builds four luxury prefabricated houses with jacuzzi in the garden of his house to rent them and the City Council forces him to demolish them for not having permits

Build some prefabricated houses in the garden Renting them to tourists can be a way to earn income, especially when the home is located in an area with good views and that receives many tourists. However, even though the land is our property, you can’t always build freely on it. In the case of this man in Wales, he built four luxury cabins with jacuzzis in his garden and now the City Council is demanding that he demolish them because he did not have the necessary permits.

According to the information that has been made known by The Scottish Sunthe man installed the 4 prefabricated houses and rented them as tourist accommodation for 195 pounds (about 225 euros) per night. However, he did so without having a license and, when he subsequently requested one, the City Council refused to authorize the constructions because they were in a protected natural area.

Although the owner appealed the decision and assured that the cabins were the main support for his family, the authorities maintained the demolition order. In fact, at the end of the deadline, the man had refused to tear them down and continued advertising them on rental platforms.

The City Council forces him to demolish the cabins, but the owner refuses

After the city council rejected the lehalization of the homes and the order for their demolition, the man appealed the decision, but the urban planner once again agreed with the administration, considering that the cabins, especially their terraces and jacuzzis, harmed the views of an area declared an Area of ​​Exceptional Natural Beauty.

As the inspector explained, although the accommodations were only visible from about 100 meters of the coastal path, that section had important landscape value that should be protected.

Initially, the man had six months to remove the buildings, although the period was later extended to one year so that he could cancel the reservations he already had.

However, the cabins continue to advertise and receive visitors, even though the deadline to demolish them has already passed.

One of the owner’s main complaints is that he considers the decision unfair, especially because he assures that the City Council has allowed other tourist accommodation to be built in the same town.

“It’s really unfair; there is one rule for us and another for everyone else,” lamented the man, who also explained that income from the cabins is essential to support his family.

“If this happens, we won’t be able to pay our bills. It’s our livelihood, our full-time job,” he said.

For its part, the City Council has warned that it is studying new legal measures for non-compliance with the demolition order. In addition, some neighbors have shown their rejection of the constructions, considering that all owners must comply with the same urban planning regulations.

What would have happened in Spain if the cabins had been built without permission?

If this had happened in our country, the consequences could have been similar, since building cabins for tourist rental is also subject to a series of urban planning requirements, which may vary depending on the autonomous community and municipality where the land is located.

In this sense, being the owner of a plot does not mean that you can freely build on it, especially when it is located in a protected area or when urban planning does not allow the construction of new buildings.

Generally, before installing this type of accommodation, it is necessary to check which constructions are permitted and request the corresponding authorizations. Furthermore, if they are going to be used for tourist rental, the requirements established by the regulations of the autonomous community must also be met.

If an owner builds several cabins without the necessary permits, the Administration can initiate a procedure to demand their legalization. However, if the buildings cannot be legalized because they fail to comply with urban planning regulations, they could be ordered demolished and the owner must be forced to return the land to its original state.

Furthermore, refusing to comply with a demolition order can have financial consequences and, in the most serious cases, there could be criminal liability.