{"id":19507,"date":"2025-08-24T03:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/19507\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T03:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:12:10","slug":"talk-of-the-town-moving-in-the-right-direction-harry-styles-set-to-start-work-on-mega-mansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/19507\/","title":{"rendered":"TALK OF THE TOWN: Moving in the right direction – Harry Styles set to start work on mega-mansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harry Styles<\/a> is gearing up to break ground on his \u00a330million mega-renovation next month \u2013 a project that won’t be completed until late 2027.<\/p>\n

The former One Direction<\/a> singer, right, is combining two luxury homes on a private estate in Hampstead, north London<\/a>, into one jaw-dropping pad, complete with four bedrooms, gym, cinema, art gallery and staff quarters.<\/p>\n

After months of wrangling with planning authorities, thanks to the area’s conservation rules, Harry, 31, got the green light in April.<\/p>\n

But work has been delayed due to further ecological surveys and meticulous construction plans. In this part of town, even the paint colour needs council sign-off.<\/p>\n

New documents show his team of consultants is hard at work ticking boxes, including delicate negotiations over local wildlife.<\/p>\n

One recent survey flagged a feral pigeon nest, fox holes and even bat activity. If bats are found, all work must stop while Harry applies for a special licence from Natural England.<\/p>\n

He’s also had to co-ordinate with celebrity neighbour Cat Deeley, who is renovating a property nearby. They have reportedly held meetings and distributed leaflets to ensure neighbours stay on-side and disruption is minimal.<\/p>\n

One document states that they will ‘liaise with contractors completing work on other local sites with the aim of pro-actively managing the cumulative impacts of local construction projects’.<\/p>\n

\"Harry <\/p>\n

Harry Styles is gearing up to break ground on his \u00a330million mega-renovation next month \u2013 a project that won’t be completed until late 2027<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The former One Direction singer, right, is combining two luxury homes on a private estate in Hampstead, north London<\/p>\n

The document also promises to ‘co-ordinate activities whenever possible to minimise potential disruption to local residents’.<\/p>\n

Noise is a major concern, and the singer has had to be mindful of the loud din made by building machinery. He’s had to fit ‘acoustic enclosures to suppress noisy equipment’.<\/p>\n

Styles has also promised to use equipment with electric engines instead of petrol-driven ones.<\/p>\n

The whole thing is due to be complete in October 2027\u2026 unless unforeseen problems mean the project heads in the wrong direction, that is.<\/p>\n

\u00a0…as Lewis buys two in the same neighbourhood<\/p>\n

Pop star Lewis Capaldi will be able to count Harry Styles as a neighbour after snapping up two houses in Hampstead \u2013 one for pleasure and one for leisure.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first property is where he hosts friends, throws parties and no doubt belts out the odd late-night ballad.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The other, just a stone’s throw away, is his safe haven, where the star can relax. As for interiors?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lewis has reportedly enlisted the help of members’ club Soho House to do the heavy lifting after admitting he has no sense of style.<\/p>\n

\"Pop <\/p>\n

Pop star Lewis Capaldi will be able to count Harry Styles as a neighbour after snapping up two houses in Hampstead \u2013 one for pleasure and one for leisure<\/p>\n

\u00a0Is Posh in Vogue?<\/p>\n

A new name has entered the frame to replace Anna Wintour as editor-in-chief of American Vogue \u2013 Victoria Beckham.<\/a><\/p>\n

A clutch of fashionistas are talking up her chances of landing the coveted role. One source tells me: ‘Victoria’s seen as an arbiter of sartorial taste and style. And Anna admires her, which counts for an enormous amount.<\/p>\n

‘She brings with her a legion of worldwide fans and has other designers and photographers in her back pocket.’<\/p>\n

Fashion watchers also note how Posh, right with Anna, is even channelling Ms Wintour \u2013 famed for her bob \u2013 with her own version of the hairdo.<\/p>\n

\"A <\/p>\n

A new name has entered the frame to replace Anna Wintour as editor-in-chief of American Vogue \u2013 Victoria Beckham<\/p>\n

\u00a0Camilla’s teeth-clenching photo finish<\/p>\n

Like many racing fans, the Queen can find the going gets tense when a favoured horse enters the final furlong.<\/p>\n

Camilla was clearly gripped by the action yesterday after enjoying several days at the annual Ebor Festival at York Racecourse.<\/p>\n

She was there with her former sister-in-law, the Countess of Halifax, ex-wife of Richard Parker Bowles, younger brother of the Queen’s former husband Andrew Parker Bowles.<\/p>\n

The Queen became a patron of York Racecourse in June last year. Her appearance at the races came only days after she and King Charles took up their summer residence at Balmoral.<\/p>\n

\"Pictured: <\/p>\n

Pictured: Queen Camilla during day four of the Sky Bet Ebor Festival 2025 at York Racecourse<\/p>\n

\u00a0Spotted<\/p>\n

\u25c6 Tom Hiddleston keeping things low-key at Heathrow Terminal 5, en route to Belfast. No fuss, just a Marvel star and his backpack.<\/p>\n

\u25c6 Madonna pedalling through Hyde Park, proving that at 67 she’s still got plenty of energy.<\/p>\n

\u25c6 Rita Ora, right, at a hot Pilates class in Notting Hill, sweating it out after husband Taika Waititi’s 50th birthday bash in Ibiza<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u25c6 James Norton cycling down Bond Street<\/a>. A hint, perhaps, that he’s gearing up for a role that shares the road’s name?<\/p>\n

Mary Berry launched a hamper of favourite things at Fortnum & Mason last week\u2026 and tells me her secret guilty pleasure is Pringles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Once you get your hand in\u2026’ says the former Bake Off queen, right, with a wry smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She loves the crisps so much one of her friends gifted her a personalised tube\u00a0of barbecue flavoured Pringles for her 90th birthday.<\/p>\n

\"Mary <\/p>\n

Mary Berry launched a hamper of favourite things at Fortnum & Mason last week\u2026 and tells me her secret guilty pleasure is Pringles<\/p>\n

Word reaches me that Amazon boss Jeff Bezos could be funnelling funds into 72, the glossy new magazine launched by ex-Vogue editor Edward Enninful.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Insiders whisper the move may be less for Bezos and more of a project for his new wife, Lauren Sanchez.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

With Bezos bringing the billions and former journalist Lauren eyeing the bylines, this could be the most high-flying media launch yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Harry Styles is gearing up to break ground on his \u00a330million mega-renovation next month \u2013 a project that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268],"tags":[434,118,18,117,14323,19,17,130,13129,438],"class_list":{"0":"post-19507","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-harry-styles","13":"tag-ie","14":"tag-ireland","15":"tag-london","16":"tag-one-direction","17":"tag-tvshowbiz"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}