James said: "They say the house is out of keeping with the area, but I just don't understand that. Right next door is a large garage business, so how does that fit into the area when our house doesn't? North Ayrshire Council's Local Review Body took another look last month - but again ruled that the property should be torn down. And he pointed out that the original planning permission was granted for a home half a storey higher than the one he built. He said: "There's nothing that can't be sorted and if you look at the original planning permission, this is an improvement.