Sir David AND Victoria BeckhamHis ambition to spruce up their picturesque Cotswolds property has had cold water poured on them by the local council.
The famous couple bought the nine-bedroom mansion in the English countryside in 2016 for £6.15m and have since transformed this farmhouse in Great Tew, Chipping Norton, doubling its value.
Over the past decade, they have added an integrated ‘Estonian’ sauna, plunge pool, football pitch, gym and swimming pool, as well as several recreation rooms including a games room and cinema.
All of which means he is now worth £12 million. A tidy sum for the former footballer and designer, whose combined net worth is $673m (£506m), according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2025.
Although they split their time between London, Miami, Beverly Hills and Dubai, the Cotswolds remain their home base and featured heavily on the hit. Netflix documentary Beckham, who entered their lives.
Their latest stroke of inspiration has been to create a ‘west elevation of the west wing’ by adding an ‘oak-framed balcony’, according to their planning agent.
But despite looking somewhat innocuous on the surface, the plans have been completely shut down by the council.
Planning officer Nathan Harris raised his concern that it would “destroy the character and plain agricultural form” of the property.
He added that although the residence was not listed… the proposal would fail to preserve and enhance the building,’ according to Daily Mail.
Meanwhile, the council’s senior conservation and design officer, Bryan Martin, branded the balcony a “non-starter” and pointed out that it would “obscure the threshing gate – a characteristic feature”.
Eventually concluding that there is ‘no obvious way to do something like this’. It is unclear what the Beckhams will try to push the plan forward.
The blow comes just a month after David was asked to remove the ‘fire pit’ on the island in his man-made lake by an ecologist.
And these are just two of many renewal proposals this year that are facing backlash. in March, The Beckhams wanted to add pond lightingand the locals quickly left, worried that it would cause light pollution and disturb the local wildlife.
Even going so far as to call the idea similar to returning their land to the Blackpool Illuminations. Brutal.
The parents of four also have their own family issues to navigate as a rift with the eldest son Brooklyn it roars.
Although the LA-based aspiring chef who lives there with his wife Nikola Peltzfor several months there has been no contact with his family, they have continued to accept him during family celebrations.
Recently, Victoria praised her ‘four wonderful children’ in a Instagram after celebrating her 27th wedding anniversary with David.
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