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THE illegal £200,000 spa complex built by Captain Tom Moore's daughter is being torn down brick by brick.

Drone footage from Thursday shows the doomed facility stripped of its roof - exposing the infamous pool.

Drone footage shows demolition works taking place at the spa complex in Marston Moretaine, Beds, on ThursdayCredit: Splash

A pile of rubble and wooden beams are strewn across the garden as builders take down the illegal facilityCredit: The Mega Agency

Hannah Ingram-Moore was ordered to tear down the spa which she claimed was an office for her dad's foundation

A pile of rubble, wooden beams, insulation, plaster board and smashed up cabinets are also strewn across the garden.

Planners had ordered Hannah Ingram Moore to demolish the building last year after it was ruled illegal.

The family now have until February 7 to flatten the leisure centre following a failed appeal to keep it standing.

Locals told of the family’s "embarrassment" on Wednesday while celebrating its imminent destruction.

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The demolition follows a monstrous planning row that began three years ago following Captain Tom's death.

The WW2 vet raised almost £40 million for the NHS by walking laps of his garden in Marston Moretaine, Beds, over lockdown.

The challenge captured the nation's hearts and he was knighted for his achievements but sadly died of Covid in February 2021.

Later that year, Hannah set up the Captain Tom Foundation before getting permission to build an office to house the charity.

The family applied in their own names for planning but used the foundation's name in the design, access and heritage statement, The Sun revealed last year.

But they instead built a 50ft by 20ft pool house with changing rooms, toilets and showers in the garden of their home.

The construction sparked fury among neighbours, with one slamming it had "devalued" other homes and looks like a "prison".

FROM NHS HERO TO SPA CARNAGE

How the Captain Tom Moore story unfolded:

April 2020 - Cap Tom Moore walks laps of garden for NHS Charities Together, raises over £39 million by his 100th birthday on April 30
June 2020 - Captain Tom Foundation established by daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore
February 2021 - Captain Tom dies after contracting Covid-19
2021 - Council give permission to build garden office for foundation
June 2022 - Charity commission investigates questions over foundation finances
July 2023 - Office turns out to be spa complex and charity stops receiving donations
November 2023 - Family appeal previous demolition order which council throw out
February 7, 2024 - Spa complex due to be demolished

While frustrated Ian Knight told the : “We were proud of what he’s done but now we’re the laughing stock.

“They’ve spoilt everything. It was a good thing what he’s done, and now it’s embarrassing.”

A subsequent 2022 retrospective application - sought after something has already been built - to extend the building from an L-shape to a C-shape containing a spa pool, was refused by the planning authority.

The family lost an appeal against Central Beds Council to keep the spa after a planning inspector ruled it was "at odds" with their Grade ll listed home.

Workmen were last week pictured removing a BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and Guinness Book of Records certificate from the building.

Last week a neighbour said it was "about time they knocked it down" while others claimed Hannah and husband Colin had "never spoken to anybody", which further soured the neighbours' opinions.