Beckhams battle neighbours over £12m Cotswolds mansion plans

Former Manchester United and England footballer Sir David Beckham and his Spice Girl wife Lady Victoria Beckham have lived at the spot for around a decade.

Their Great Tew estate is situated along an unnamed road opposite Soho Farmhouse, an exclusive private members’ club.

Found on two acres of land, the barn conversion has had extensive renovations, including a glasshouse, a large pond, an underground wine cellar and an Astroturf football pitch.

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Sir David and Lady Victoria Beckham. (Image: Finnbarr Webster/PA Wire)

The 14,270 sq ft property was built in 2018 and includes nine bedrooms, four bathrooms, a movie theatre and even a gym.

On several previous occasions, the celebrity family has clashed with locals over plans at the home.

The Beckhams previously applied to West Oxfordshire District Council to change an existing agricultural track to form a secondary residential access.

This was met with criticism as an angry neighbour said the proposal would affect ramblers who should be “undisturbed by giant SUVs lumbering up and down.”

Nevertheless, the plans were approved earlier this year, but now the Beckhams have angered nearby residents all over again.

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The land in the Cotswolds. (Image: Tom Wren / SWNS)

A report in the Daily Mail states that a large-scale tree-planting project is the latest development.

“The couple have applied to the local council for permission to plant 79 trees and create a wildflower meadow on their land,” said the national newspaper.

“Their latest landscaping proposal includes planting trees along one side of the estate, forming a woodland-style boundary intended to boost privacy.

“The trees include 12 European beech, 19 English oak, 15 small-leaved lime, eight field maple, seven Scots pine, five common hazel, five sycamore maple, four holly and four English yew.

“The planting is expected to help shield the property from view, particularly after previous attempted break-ins at both their London and Cotswolds homes, which have since led to 24-hour security.”

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Lady Victoria Beckham and Sir David Beckham. (Image: Andrew Matthews / PA)

Neighbours have had their say on the matter as James Worthington, a local, submitted a formal objection along with a massive 45 pages of supporting material and said: “This current application is just a joke.

“Why submit an application when you have already laid the road, installed gates, laid an electricity supply to the gate, planted trees, installed post and rail fencing along both sides of this track?”

Sir David and Lady Beckham have previously been accused of ‘drip-feeding’ development at their £6m Cotswolds home.

They have submitted multiple applications for work at their Grade-II listed country house.

Since buying the three listed barns for £6,150,000 in 2016, the couple have added a new driveway and gates, an additional garage outbuilding, a tennis court, a treehouse, a security hut, an extension to the garage outbuilding and a landscaped pond.