[size=3][font=Times New Roman] 4 angry residents in a tiny street at Buderim on the Sunshine Coast have succeeded in halting construction of Queensland's most expensive private home.[/font][/size]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]The $25 million mansion being developed by Buderim designer Kate Dillon for US-born computer program whiz Ron Miller is now in limbo after neighbors initiated Planning and Environment Court action to have it demolished.[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]Ms Dillon said that while the legal action had stopped short of being a stop work order, construction had now reached a point where the uncertainty of the future meant that no more could be done. [/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]She said up to 200 workers had been employed either directly or indirectly on the site since building began about four years ago, and the court action meant that 20 employees on a permanent payroll had been put out of work just before Christmas. [/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]"It's quite sad that people can do this. Everything has been built to the Building Code and it's probably tripled the value of their (neighbors') houses, but they've decided they don't want it built in their street," Ms Dillon said. "They want it pulled down. They've got more money than sense." [/size][/font]

[size=3][font=Times New Roman]The huge home with spectacular views straddles two blocks in dead-end Riverview Ave. It started out as Ms Dillon's own home. When she sold it to Mr. Miller for $2.4 million and he bought the adjoining property, he then gave her a free hand to design his new mansion.[/font][/size]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]The neighbors apparently had no objections to the project until drilling began for what they believe to be a concrete reinforced nuclear bunker built in the Buderim hill bedrock. [/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]The case was mentioned in the Planning and Environment Court in Maroochydore last week and a hearing date is yet to be set. [/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]Ms Dillon said she was reluctant to describe the home's inclusions and size in detail until it was finished, but it is believed to feature at least seven huge bedrooms and bathrooms, a large entertainment room, caretaker's home, Japanese garden, a basketball half-court and a 23m lap pool. [/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]The door for the basement alone is believed to have cost $180,000. [/size][/font]