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Fella with ‘Britain’s greatest man cave’ turns residence subsequent door into vacation let

The household of a person who illegally constructed “Britain’s biggest man cave” have received permission to show an adjoining residence into a vacation let regardless of complaints involving a sizzling tub – and saxophone enjoying.

Millionaire Graham Wildin, 71, has shot to fame for regularly defying court docket orders to knock down his huge leisure advanced – and he has even been banged up for it.

That row has been ongoing since 2014 when Wildin, of Cinderford, Gloucs, constructed the person cave with a bowling alley, a on line casino and a cinema in the back of his residence, with out planning permission.

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But now the non permanent go-ahead has been given for an adjoining home to turn out to be a vacation let – regardless of the considerations of neighbours.



Graham Wildin inside his leisure centre
Graham Wildin inside his leisure centre

The six-bedroom residence backs onto the notorious 10,000sq/ft leisure advanced and is seemingly owned by his household, studies the LDRS.

It says locals have worries over noise, parked vehicles blocking entry and bin lorries, and “not being able to open their windows due to noisy revellers”.

The plans for the six double-bedroom home had been submitted retrospectively by Paradise Trustees, which is regarded as associated to Mr Wildin, to Forest of Dean District Council.



An aerial shot of the man cave
An aerial shot of the person cave

Dozens of locals and Cinderford Town Council objected to the proposals, they usually declare the venue is a ‘‘party house’’, however district council officers advisable approving the plans on a short lived foundation till January 2026.

Among the complaints was one which mentioned a “hot tub is very echoey” and that “all external socialising takes place in the front garden or primarily on the raised deck area to the front of the property”.

And, bizarrely, throughout one celebration a visitor apparently saved neighbours awake by enjoying a saxophone.



Graham Wildin
Graham Wildin stays defiant

The objectors declare the property is just too massive for its proposed use, will devalue their properties and already impacts their ‘‘quality of life’’. But Ben Pearce, on behalf of Paradise Trustees, mentioned the vacation let had been used since July 2022 with out highway points.

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