David and Victoria Beckham’s plans to build a vast LAKE on their £6m Cotswolds estate are BLOCKED amid concerns over protected wildlife
- David, 45, and Victoria, 46, submitted plans for a lake that will be four metres deep and surrounded by wildflowers and trees yet the plan has been blocked
- It has been revealed that West Oxfordshire District Council have blocked the request due to potential impact on the species in the area
- Earlier this month, it was first revealed that the couple are planning to build a kidney-shaped lake on their sprawling Cotswolds estate
The Beckham family’s plans to build a lake in the grounds of their £6million Cotswolds estate have been blocked to protect wildlife.
It has been revealed that the plans put to West Oxfordshire District Council to create a stretch of water spanning 3000 square meters have been blocked due to potential impact on the species in the area.
Earlier this month, it was first revealed that the couple are planning to build a kidney-shaped lake on their sprawling Cotswolds estate.
New build: David and Victoria Beckham are planning to build a kidney-shaped lake on their sprawling £6million Cotswolds estate, according to reports
The report, viewed by The Sun, read: ‘The loss of the grassland will potentially impact on protected and priority species including amphibians (including great crested newts), reptiles, mammals and ground nesting birds…
‘The grassland may also show botanical interest.’
The attempted addition will be the latest in a long-line of alterations to the Beckhams’ estate after they were previously awarded permission to install a secret underground tunnel, wine cellar and ‘super garage’.
David, 45, and Victoria, 46, submitted plans for a lake that will be four metres deep and surrounded by an array of wildflowers and trees yet it has now been blocked.
Expansive: The couple have submitted a planning application to West Oxfordshire District Council to create a stretch of water spanning 3000 square meters (artist’s impression)
The planning application stated that the aforementioned trees will include ‘Hazel, Oak, Honeysuckle, Bramble, Sycamore, Wayfaring trees Yew, Hornbeam, Birch, Hawthorn, Crab apple, Wild cherry and Sorbus’.
The Heritage Impact Statement included in the submission stated that: ‘The proposed lake (or large pond) will be broadly kidney-shaped and will be situated in the southern half of these grounds, in the lowest-lying part of the site.
‘It will be approached and encircled by a mown grass path which will wend its way through newly created gently sloping grass meadowland.
Family fun: The couple are in lockdown with their three youngest children, Romeo, 17, Cruz, 15, and Harper, eight. Eldest son Brooklyn, 21 (left) is isolating in the US with girlfriend Nicola Peltz
‘This will be distinct from the formal lawn closer to the house, which will extend as neatly mown grass down to the northern edge of the lake.’
David and Victoria’s representatives have been approached by MailOnline.
It comes after the couple’s idyllic lifestyle was reportedly on the verge of being disrupted by the construction of a huge car park.
The 100-space underground car park has been planned by a nearby business, according to The Sun.
Home: The Beckhams own a home in the idyllic Oxfordshire enclave, where they’ve been spending the summer months amid the nationwide lockdown
The unnamed applicant will also reportedly build six five-bedroom lodges, an upscale leisure centre with pool and a restaurant a stone’s throw away from the mega-rich family’s countryside bolthole.
The Sun reports that West Oxfordshire District Council received notice that works had begun on the large project on March 31 – three years after plans were approved.
But David and Victoria have already been awarded planning permission of their own to install a secret underground tunnel, wine cellar and ‘super garage’ at their Cotswolds home.
They were recently granted permission to extend their sprawling property, as long as they begin the work within three years.