A little seaside town in California is starting to fight back against a property tycoon's latest plans. Patrice Pastor has been buying up properties in Carmel-by-the-Sea in California for almost a decade, and the town has finally had the last straw.

The billionaire real estate titan had plans for a 13,400sq ft development but these were axed by the town’s Planning Commission which accused him of having “no respect” for his neighbours.