Property tycoon who 'used children's gravestones to decorate mansion' ordered ... - The Independent
Newport Crown Court heard that Kim Gregory Davies carried out dozens of unlawful alterations - including the installation of a “mosaic-clad jacuzzi”, ripping up parquet flooring and laying down modern tiles in their place as well as removing old... Prosecutors said Davies also wrecked several of Llanwenarth House's Regency features and opted for a “mock Tudor” designs instead. And a court heard the property appeared to have “wall plaques” inside which had been made from the gravestone of three children who died more than 100 years ago. Davies, 60, originally insisted he had done nothing wrong and claimed planning officer had given him verbal permission to carry out the work. He also said he had “saved” the seven-bedroom property from ruin as it was “falling down” when he bought it. But prosecutor Nicholas Haggan QC told the court of how a listed building specialist Michael Davies described the alterations as being the... He said: “The works carried out by this defendant were extensive and affected every part of the exterior and interior of the property. ”No application for any listed building consent was made - either before, during or after the works had been carried out. Source: www.independent.co.uk
