The extraordinary planning mishap that caused a Sandbanks millionaire 25 years of anxiety... and almost cost him everything

Daily Mail - Sep 20, 2026

When millionaire Simon Bowden purchased a plot of land on the Sandbanks peninsula in Dorset for £820k in 1998, what followed was a planning nightmare lasting 25 years.

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