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by mytailorisrich 1647 days ago
Even before that, as reported in the news in 2011 he stealthily built a swimming pool in the basement of his listed mansion without planning permission.

He obviously knew what he was doing and it worked since, although he was later caught, he managed to escape prosecution and was granted retrospective permission... I'm not sure authorities would have been that understanding with everyone.