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A self-proclaimed 'King' is making a fresh bid to build his 'kingdom' on a small parcel of land in Guernsey after previous claims of sovereignty were thrown out by the island's Royal Court.
Steve Ogier's land on Ruette Du Frocq was named Everland – by him – in the midst of a long-running dispute with Guernsey's planning authority.
Six years ago he declared independence in a bid to be allowed to live there, as Guernsey's planning laws banned any residential development on the land.
Mr Ogier has been before the court for multiple planning breaches since then, resulting in a suspended prison sentence earlier this year.
Now, he is asking for permission to create a kingdom on the site – but, rather than a castle, he is seeking to erect a portacabin to create a residential dwelling on the site, with associated works, including creating a porch and external steps on a bunker on the site.
Pictured: Steve Ogier has previously identified as the King of Everland.
Mr Ogier is also seeking retrospective planning permission for a trailer and caravan to be installed on the site.
He also wants to build a garage/store, with fencing for a dog run.
This is understood to be the first time Mr Ogier has formally applied for planning permission for his land in more than a decade.
He bought the site in 2011 and that December he had planning permission approved to use two bunkers on site for storage. This ran out two years later, but in 2016 this permission was approved again. Mr Ogier was allowed to park one car on site and use the bunkers as storage spaces.
In January 2018 Mr Ogier sought advice on changing the use of the land from domestic storage to living accommodation - he was told it was highly unlikely to be granted, and in any case, work should not be done without prior planning permission.
He proceeded anyway.
A consultation period for other people to comment on his current planning application is now open, until mid December. Mr Ogier will find out after that if asking for planning permission is successful for him in his dreams for Everland.
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