Owners of a home built without permission in south Ceredigion have six months to demolish it, planning inspectors have ruled.

Last year, plans were approved for a new Tan 6 rural enterprise dwelling and detached car-port on land at Blaenffynnon Farm, Bryngwyn.

Ceredigion County Council issued an enforcement notice on 8 December last year after the building was built bigger and in a different place.

The council ordered that the building be demolished within 84 days, and that owners needed to restore the land to its former condition.

Owners appealed the decision to Welsh inspectors.

In a report, inspectors said: “The Council granted planning permission for a rural enterprise dwelling on an area of land to the south of the appeal site in September 2025, which remains extant.

“However, the dwelling before me is materially different in scale and positioning and the appellant also indicates that the scale of the rural enterprise at Blaenffynnon Farm has since changed.”

Inspectors found that the new building’s location is “unjustified”.

“The area around the appeal site is largely made up of open fields interspersed with small groups of dwellings and farmyards and has an established rural character.

“Despite the presence of some developing planting, the appeal dwelling is clearly visible from multiple points nearby.

“Whilst site levels and existing hedgerows have been retained and it lies within the same overall field parcel as the permitted dwelling, its scale and distance from the other buildings at Blaenffynnon Farm cause the appeal dwelling to appear as an isolated intrusion of built development into the open countryside which relates poorly to the existing built form.

“This causes unacceptable harm to the area’s established character.

“The permitted dwelling would be closer to the existing farm buildings and of a lesser scale.

“Whilst its distance from the road would be similar, it would appear less isolated and intrusive than the appeal dwelling.”

Owners sought an extended notice period of nine to 12 months to demolish the building rather than the 84 days outlined by the council’s enforcement notice.

Inspectors agreed to extend the notice period to six months.

“In my view 84 days is a short period for the works required, taking account of other factors such as contractor availability and weather conditions, given the time of year that would be covered by the compliance period.

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“I therefore find that a six month period would represent an appropriate and proportionate balance.”