David and Victoria Beckham’s plans to build a vast LAKE on their £6m Cotswolds estate are BLOCKED amid concerns over protected wildlife
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.
The planning application states these will include ‘Hazel, Oak, Honeysuckle, Bramble, Sycamore, Wayfaring trees Yew, Hornbeam, Birch, Hawthorn, Crab apple, Wild cherry and Sorbus’.
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)