25 July 2023 , 15:52
1128
0
Football icon David Beckham has been accused of “bringing suburbia” to the countryside over plans to build a greenhouse at his country pile.
He has asked planners for permission to build a second access road to his Cotswold pad so the allotment and glass house can be built.
The 48-year-old sport star - who has been married to 49-year-old Spice Girl Victoria Beckham - has been given the go-ahead to create more Good Life vibes at his home.
He and wife Victoria want to grow their own veg, like Tom and Barbara in the 1970s TV comedy.
Their planning application “to create a kitchen garden with raised beds, together with a traditional glasshouse” has had the thumbs up from West Oxfordshire District Council.
Brooklyn Beckham sparks backlash again with 'Scouse soup' after pasta fiasco
David and Victoria Beckham have a country escape in the Cotswolds (davidbeckham/Instagram)But an angry local has penned a withering opposition letter. The neighbour wrote: ‘I believe as do many in the Great Tew and surrounding area suggest the applicants want a longer drive into their property, rather than the short drive from the lane they currently use to have access to their property, this may because the public have access all the way down this lane because it is a public road to Soho House.
"I have been speaking to people in the business of supplying greenhouses in the United Kingdom all have said “this greenhouse could be erected within a period of 2/3 months at the most. Why do the applicants require a temporary construct on access for 2 years on a public footpath?
"I am always amazed at those who come to live in the countryside and then want to bring in suburbia, they are not content to live in a natural country environment, they want 'to build a lake', not content with a small lake they then want to enlarge it to some 4 acres with an island so they can have picnics on the island.
Neighbours fear the Beckhams are replicating classic TV sitcom The Good Life with their allotment plans (BBC)“Yes, the council have put restrictions on the approved application but who checks up on this that no motorised boats are being used.
The applicants defended their plans, saying they would recreate a classic English meadow scene, well if that was the case I would change my landscape architect because Capability Brown would never have designed a garden, with such features as huge football pitch, a spectator stand, an outdoor pool, and a sauna, classic English, I don’t think so.
"I am surprised they have not applied for a funfair ride to be installed on the remainder of the 2 acres left as garden now that they have enlarged the curtilage of the residential area. I have a home in the area, but am working away from the UK since 2019 and Covid but I’ll have weekly updates on what is going on in oraround the Great Tew area.”
Planners will rule on the road application in the coming weeks. Architects and project manners acting for the Beckhams will be able to speak to the case officer, possibly on site to point out any flaws in objectors’ arguments.
The Daily Mirror has approached the Beckhams for comment.