# Bath councillors approve enlarged mansion after decade-long neighbours’ dispute

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/neighbours-lose-battle-against-millionaires-mega-mansion-citys-biggest-newbuild-in-100-years-gets-the-green-light-despite-being-built-without-permission/
- Published: 2026-11-05T01:08:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T01:17:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262061/Neighbours-lose-battle-against-millionaires-mega-mansion-Citys-biggest-newbuild-100-years-gets-green-light-despite-built-without-permission.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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## Key points

- Councillors approved the mansion as built.
- The seven-bedroom home exceeded the original plans.
- Neighbours say the decision undermines planning rules.

## Summary

Bath and North East Somerset councillors have approved a retrospective planning application allowing developer Thomas Worrall to keep a mansion built substantially larger and taller than the home originally permitted. The decision ends a decade-long dispute with neighbours and has renewed concerns that wealthy developers can disregard planning rules and seek approval afterwards.

More than 100 objections were submitted. Permission granted in 2021 was for a five-bedroom home set into a hillside; the completed seven-bedroom house is reported to be about 130 square metres larger and up to two metres taller, with a gym and cinema room. Officers recommended approval as policy-compliant, and councillors voted seven to two, with some saying they did so reluctantly. Worrall said changes were needed because of water-table and ground conditions, and that the expanded basement served structural purposes.

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