Why did a YouTube star build a tunnel under his garden?

Planning documents from South Kesteven County Council show that the basement was authorized eight years ago.

However, the construction of tunnels connecting Fors’ house to the cottage and the basement has not been authorized.

“The permit is retroactive, as a large part of the tunnel excavation work has already been carried out,” a document states.

Fores was documenting his progress in drilling and construction to his 12 million YouTube followers after the tunneling project began in November 2018.

At first, the tunnel was a secret, but millions have watched its construction since then. The tunnel now connects his kitchen cupboard to his hut.

He said that people’s reaction to his project has been positive, adding: “If you ask people about the tunnels, you will know that they love them.”

Fores said he built his own basement in 2015 and turned it into “the perfect man’s cave”, providing it with a flat-screen TV, drum set and several video game consoles, which had been his childhood dream.

“I thought it would be amazing if I could get into the vault without having to walk outside,” he said.

He said the next part of his plans would see an excavator be used to connect the hut to the basement – which covers a distance of about 15 metres – if he gets an additional building permit.

The tunnel was built in stages, including lighting, ventilation shafts, and a track to help keep the soil out.

A planning inspector visited the excavation site after the plans were widely posted on Facebook, which brought the project to the attention of the neighborhood council.

The council objected to the plans, which it said raised health and safety concerns and possible landslide.

A condition has been added for obtaining a building permit, which is that the work is subject to an investigation into the “structural integrity of the land and structures”.