David and Victoria Beckham are reportedly facing up to a year of disruption as the local council approves their new neighbours’ major renovation plans.
Concerned about the impact their next-door neighbour’s plans would have on the celebrity couple, the west London council has ordered a meeting between them.
Beckham’s £31m London mansion, formerly known as ‘Beckingham Palace II’, will no doubt be disrupted by renovations to the house next door.
According The sun The new neighbors are transforming the five floors of the house, which has six bedrooms and an underground pool.
However, the council wanted the Beckhams to be involved in the work and stated in its pre-planning advice document that it would not grant planning permission without the celebrity couple’s consent.
David and Victoria Beckham are reportedly facing a year of upheaval as their next-door neighbours plan major renovations to their west London mansion.
Beckham’s £31m London mansion, formerly known as ‘Beckingham Palace II’, will no doubt be affected by the renovations taking place next door.
Some of the renovations will rectify illegal alterations to the historic Grade II listed property that were made without the correct planning permission in 2004.
The works will include demolition of walls, reorganisation of rooms, new kitchens and bathrooms, underfloor heating, air conditioning, solar panels on the roof… as well as new doors and windows.
The planning officer wrote: ‘You are expected to discuss your proposals with all neighbours who have a boundary with your site as we will inform them of any application, as well as any residents’ associations or societies.
‘You will be able to address any concerns they may have before submitting the application and thus avoid them raising objections.
‘Even if they still have concerns, they will appreciate being better informed.
‘I recommend that you write to your neighbours to explain what you intend to do and offer them the opportunity to discuss it with you. You should include a copy of the plans.
‘You are expected to provide details of the community engagement, including details of the methods used and their outcomes, as well as how the proposals have been modified to take into account the feedback provided.
‘If you have not made any changes based on the feedback received, you must explain why.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for the Beckhams for comment.
Concerned about the impact their next-door neighbour’s plans would have on the celebrity couple, the west London council has ordered a meeting between them.
It’s not the first time David has been embroiled in a home renovation drama after the former footballer successfully blocked a resident’s renovation plans, claiming they would ruin the surroundings of his own home in 2020.
It is not the first time that David has been involved in a home renovation drama after the former footballer successfully blocked a resident’s renovation plans, claiming they would ruin the surroundings of his own home in 2020.
The sportsman had raised his concerns in an objection lodged with his local council, claiming the plans would ruin the uniqueness of Beckham’s family home in Holland Park, west London.
According to plans lodged with Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council, Beckham’s neighbour Edward Harris intended to reconfigure the interior of his property, which features just one bedroom, a dressing room, a shower room, a garage and an open-plan living and dining room.
I also wanted to add new skylights to the roof to let natural light into the property, put in new sliding windows and a new slate roof.
An outdoor patio and a new staircase were also included in the plans, which were rejected by officials in December.
Mr Harris’s property is located just behind the Beckham mansion.
But shortly after their renovation plans were submitted in October, representatives of London Projects Ltd., which acts on behalf of the Beckhams, lodged an objection.
The Beckhams were successful in blocking the extension, after officials ruled against the plans in December.
Sue Foster, planning and siting director at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council, said: ‘The significant loss of the internal layout would remove much of the internal plant on the upper level.
‘Furthermore, the loss of the existing roof profile and the addition of a new roof would be detrimental to the original architectural proportions and character of the listed building and will contribute to further gradual erosion of the roofscape of the houses in the block.
‘Therefore, the special character of the listed building will not be preserved and is contrary to points CL4 and CL8 of the Local Plan.’
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