Famous The Castle house saved after $140,000, seven-year fight

The weatherboard house was moved from Strathmore to Beechworth in 2017 and has remained unfinished during a seven-year approvals fight. The battler home at the heart of The Castle is set for a second life as a family residence after a seven-year planning fight and $140,000 ordeal. The weatherboard house, bought for $40,000 in 2017 and moved from Strathmore to Beechworth, has just won council approval to become a three-bedroom home — potentially saving it from being burned down by its furious owner enraged by years of municipal delays. Owner George Fendyk, 82, said he had spent at least $140,000 relocating and working on the unfinished movie landmark.RELATED: The Castle house in Strathmore moving to Beechworth The Castle house sells at auction 200 buyers brawl over $3m local Melb clinic He said the dispute had left him so furious he had threatened to burn the house rather than remain trapped with a costly, unusable building. “I’d rather burn the joint down than let them get away with it,” Mr Fendyk said of his anger during the fight. But Mr Fendyk said he wanted to finish the house, not destroy it, and was relieved it could finally be used by his family. His original plan was to inc...