Property developer illegally 'used children's gravestones as plaques and ... - Irish Independent
Grade II* listed Llanwenarth House was built in the late 16th century and was given its special status six decades ago because of its national importance. 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... Judge Daniel Williams ordered Davies to pay a £60,000 fine by September 15. He will also have to pay £240,000 of the prosecution's £440,000 bill. Judge Williams said if the fine was not paid in full Davies would be the subject of a 20-month prison sentence. Llanwenarth House was built in 1532 and given Grade II* listed status six decades ago because of its national importance. Davies bought the property in 2007 for £675,000 before spending more than £1 million restoring it. Two years later, officials from the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (BBNPA) received an anonymous tip-off that unlawful renovation work was... Eventually, it was discovered that Davies' changes included replacing old doors with modern "Tudor-esque" ones, installing ceiling spotlights and turning a bedroom into a bathroom. Source: www.independent.ie
