'My neighbours were allowed to keep their cabins, yet I am left bankrupt and broken' - hairdresser ordered to demolish building and pay thousands in costs

"Natalia Emelyanova (62) says lack of planning permission was 'genuine mistake'"

"A hairdresser who has been ordered to demolish a cabin and pay a local authority €15,000 in costs has accused Ireland's planning system of being "deeply contradictory" after two neighbours were granted retention for similar developments."

"For the last five years, Natalia Emelyanova (62) has been locked in a planning dispute with Fingal County Council over a 22 sq m cabin she erected without planning permission at the back of her home in Bealing Village, Tyrrelstown, Dublin 15."

Natalia Emelyanova (62) has been ordered to demolish a 22 sq m cabin and to pay Fingal County Council €15,000 in costs. The cabin was erected without planning permission at the back of her home in Bealing Village, Tyrrelstown, Dublin 15. The planning dispute with Fingal County Council has continued for five years. She describes the lack of planning permission as a 'genuine mistake'. She accuses Ireland's planning system of being 'deeply contradictory' after two neighbours were granted retention for similar developments. She highlights the contrast between her enforced demolition and the retention decisions granted to adjacent properties.

Read at Independent