The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore must demolish an unauthorised spa pool block at their home, as the deadline for them to mount a High Court challenge has passed without a claim being made. Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband, Colin, lost an appeal against an order to remove the Captain Tom Foundation Building in the grounds of the property in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, after a hearing in October.
Inspector Diane Fleming ruled in November that the spa block must be demolished within three months, by February 7. The family had six weeks in which the appeal decision could be challenged in the High Court.
The Planning Inspectorate said on Wednesday that the deadline to challenge the appeal decision in the High Court has now passed and that no claim has been issued. Ms Ingram-Moore has been approached for comment by the Press Association.
A Central Bedfordshire Council spokesman said: "The inspector set a deadline of three months from the date of the decision for the building to be demolished and the council will be reviewing the onsite position on February 8, 2024."
Planning permission had been granted for an L-shaped building in the grounds of the family home, but the planning authority refused a subsequent retrospective application in 2022 for a larger C-shaped building containing a spa pool. Central Bedfordshire Council issued an enforcement notice in July 2023 requiring the demolition of the "unauthorised building", and the Planning Inspectorate dismissed an appeal against this.
