A horrified homeowner has been ordered to tear down her garden decking - despite it being erected before she moved in.
The two-level wooden decking had already been built when Belinda Klugah Cavil, 36, bought the Chepstow home for £295,000 two years ago.
The grand decking with flags and curved patio sofa was a feature of the house on the estate agent site - and she assumed it had been there since the modern estate was built 20 years ago.
However, Monmouthshire Council have stepped in after an anonymous tip-off that the decking was only put up four years ago without planning permission.
Shocked Ms Cavil told planners she believed it was exempt from planning enforcement because it had been in place since at least 2003 or 2004.
