A millionaire who illegally built "Britain's best man cave" could be facing jail again as his latest court deadline expired.
Accountant Graham Wildin, 70, was sent to prison for repeatedly refusing to knock down his extension – which he doesn't have permission for.
He built the 10,000sq/ft leisure complex, which has a bowling alley, casino and a cinema at the back of his home – without asking planners.
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Wildin was jailed last year for failing to comply with a court order to decommission the building at his home in Meendhurst Road, Cinderford.
He was given 18 weeks from his release from prison to comply with a previous court order to make the giant leisure complex unusable by 'soft stripping' the inside – which was up Friday (on January 27).
It is unclear if any work has been done – although some removals vans were spotted there in recent weeks.
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However, if it is not fully stripped he may go to prison again.
But officials might delay a decision until Wildin's appeal against the prison term at Court of Appeal on March 1.
A Forest of Dean District Council council spokesman said: "This is an ongoing legal matter and the council will continue to pursue it."
Wildin has been approached for a comment.
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