{"id":33975,"date":"2025-04-19T21:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/33975\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T21:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:59:13","slug":"david-beckham-at-war-with-neighbours-over-plans-for-silly-addition-to-6m-home-celebrity-news-showbiz-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/33975\/","title":{"rendered":"David Beckham at war with neighbours over plans for ‘silly’ addition to \u00a36m home | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Beckham has found himself in a spot of bother with his neighbours over a plan to erect a new barn at his idyllic countryside estate<\/a>. An irate local fumed: “Why do famous people move to the country… then make silly alterations?”<\/p>\n

The iconic footballer is reportedly seeking approval for a timber-clad barn at his lavish \u00a36m Cotswolds home<\/a>. The former England captain, who will celebrate his 50th birthday on May 2, maintains an array of bees and chickens at his rural sanctuary, which also boasts a vast lake. He has submitted a proposal to West Oxfordshire District Council seeking permission to construct an “agricultural storage barn for hay\/straw and agricultural equipment<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

Local resident Harriet Jones voiced her frustration in a letter of objection to the council, stating: “This is just the latest in a long line of applications to build new structures on this land, plus a giant lake. Why do famous people move out to the country and then clutter up their land with endless buildings and make silly alterations? It makes no sense.”<\/p>\n

The blueprint shows that the proposed structure is designed with a steel framework clad in timber, topped with a metal roof, and spans 10m by 5m. The planning decision is expected to be made in the coming weeks, reports the Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Back in 2016, Beckham and his fashion designer wife Victoria<\/a> secured the \u00a36m property near Chipping Norton and received the green light two years ago to convert the roof space of an outbuilding into office premises.<\/p>\n

The couple previously landed in hot water with the locals over property developments, including an eventually scrapped plan to build a second access road to their home.<\/p>\n

They have, however, secured permission to create a kitchen garden and glasshouse for home-grown fruit and vegetables.<\/p>\n

A concerned local voiced disapproval to the council saying: “Many people locally indicated to West Oxfordshire Council that the increase in the residential curtilage of this property will see an ever-increasing number of buildings, and to date we have all been proved right.”<\/p>\n

Residents of Great Tew and nearby villages have criticised the ex-footballer and singer for importing a suburban feel to the rustic setting with their developments.<\/p>\n

The Beckhams’ Maplewood Barn residence is situated just over a mile from the chic Soho Farmhouse club and hotel, and approximately 7 miles from Chipping Norton. The family has generated buzz with their hit Netflix<\/a> series showcasing their personal and professional life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"David Beckham has found himself in a spot of bother with his neighbours over a plan to erect…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33976,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,19792,109,19797,19795,19796,19798,77,19791,19794,19793,2516,19790,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-33975","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-cotswolds-home","10":"tag-david-beckham","11":"tag-david-beckham-children","12":"tag-david-beckham-home","13":"tag-david-beckham-instagram","14":"tag-david-beckham-net-worth","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-home-renovation","17":"tag-neighbour-objections","18":"tag-planning-permission","19":"tag-property","20":"tag-the-cotswolds","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114366877768299990","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}