A MAN has been ordered to pay more than £400 for using cladding on his house that made it 'stand out like a sore thumb'.

Mohammed Khan, aged 32, admitted breaching planning regulations on his house in Plodder Lane, Farnworth.

In March 2015 he received planning permission for the erection of a two-storey extension to the rear of the property and for a loft conversion with dormers.

A condition was imposed requiring the dormer fronts and cheeks to be clad in materials similar to the existing roof.

A complaint was raised with Bolton Council's planning enforcement team after the dormers were clad in the upvc timber like materials, not slate.

The matter was reported to Bolton Council in March 2017 and the council served an enforcement notice in April 27 requiring the homeowner to change the cladding on the dormers to materials similar to the existing roof, within 60 days.

An enforcement officer visited the property on July 11 2017 and found the cladding was still in place and a letter was sent to Khan.

An agent responded on behalf of him and said that complying with the condition would constitute 'a hazard to members of the public walking past the property and the residents of the house'.

No evidence was submitted to the council in relation to this and Khan could face court action again if he refuses to change the cladding material.

Khan was fined £100, ordered to pay costs of £320 and a £30 victim surcharge at Bolton Magistrates' Court and will be required to change the cladding on his house.

Bolton Council director of place, Stephen Young, said the cladding 'stood out like a sore thumb' on a main road into Farnworth.