Shamed TV star Stephen Bear in new court battle over metal fence built without permission

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Reality TV star Stephen Bear has found himself back in court again - this time for building a big black metal fence around his home without permission. On Monday, it emerged that he has also been caught up in a battle with council chiefs over his black metal fencing outside his £600,000 three-bedroom home in Loughton, Essex. open image in gallery The fence outside the house of Stephen Bear It is “in excess of permitted development height,” according to Epping Forest District Council. open image in gallery He was ordered to remove the fence in 2021 Bear was then called to a hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates Court, Essex, on 3 March 2022 where he denied being in breach of the enforcement order between August 2021 and January 2022.