Dad forced to demolish luxury cabins with hot tubs after two year planning row

A dad has been ordered to demolish four luxury cabins with hot tubs after losing a two year planning battle.

John Phillips, 39, built the four chalets in his garden in the Gower, South Wales, in 2022, to rent out on Airbnb for up to £185 a night.

But he did not have the correct planning permission for the pods in Landimore which overlook the Wales Coast Path and Loughor Estuary.

Swansea Council turned down his retrospective planning application in July last year and sent him an enforcement notice four months later.