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The €60m mansion that was used as a central location for Paul McGuinness's hit television series Riviera must be demolished, a judge in France has ruled. The Renaissance-style palace, nestled in the hills above the Riviera, is owned by property tycoon Patrick Diter, but it was found to have been built without planning permission. The ruling was handed down by the Cour de Cassation, France's highest court dealing with such matters, and ends a 15-year high-profile legal battle between Mr Diter and some wealthy neighbours. Known as Villa Carmella, the faux-Italianate villa appeared throughou...

Advertisement A £48million mansion nestled in the hills above the French Riviera must be demolished after a court ruling brought a 15-year legal standoff to an end.  Property tycoon Patrick Diter built a 32,000 sq ft Italianate palace, dubbed 'Chateau Diter', on the site of what was once a modest 2,000 sq ft farmhouse without first obtaining planning permission.  The building work started in 2005 and in 2009 a group of disgruntled neighbours, led by British millionaires Stephen and Caroline Butt, took Mr Diter to court, deciding the 'building frenzy had to stop'.  In 2015 an appeal court...

patrce lapoirie / Maxppp / PA Images The so-called 'Chateau Diter' - the 32,000-square foot Italianate palace built by property tycoon Patrick Diter (and named after him) - is set to be demolished after he lost a 15 year court battle with neighbouring millionaires, Stephen and Caroline Butt. Why? A failure to obtain a building permit for the project, which begun in 2005 and was completed in 2009, on the site of what was once a 2,000-square foot farmhouse in the South of France. Diter had been appealing a court decision in 2015 to destroy all but the original house, but now France's highest co...

Infamous €57m French Chateau Diter ordered for demolition The Connexion uses necessary cookies to help us provide you with a better user experience. By continuing to use this website, you accept our use of cookies. Accept Infamous €57m French Chateau Diter ordered for demolition The demolition of an illegally-constructed “neo-Renaissance style” property has been definitively ordered in the latest court ruling 11 December 2020 Chateau Diter has been ordered - definitively - for demolition, as it was found to have been built illegallyBy Hannah Thompson An infamous €57million French ch...