Christian Horner and Geri Halliwell given 3 rules by council

The former Red Bull f1 boss and his Spice Girl wife share a home together near Banbury on the Oxfordshire border.

They had angered neighbours by building an oak-framed pergola and gazebo in the garden of their posh countryside home.

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The celebrity couple were accused of ruining an “unspoilt view” of a historic church and were initially denied planning permission.

But a fresh application for the pergola was approved on Monday – removing the threat of enforcement action although the status of the gazebo remains unclear.

The district council has handed the couple three rules, known as planning conditions, that they must follow with planning permission being granted.

Grade II listed former vicarage, home to Geri and Christian Horner (Image: Tom Maddick / SWNS)

The first rule is: “The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.”

The second says: “The development shall not be carried out otherwise than in complete accordance with the approved plans and details unless a non-material or minor material amendment is approved by the Local Planning Authority under the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015.”

And the third rule is: “Within two months from the date of this permission, a scheme of planting to provide cover for the pergola, consisting of suitable plants capable of growing to a height of not less than two metres, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

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“The approved scheme shall be fully implemented in the first planting season following the date of its approval. The approved planting shall be retained as such thereafter.”

This is to ensure that a “satisfactory” landscape scheme is provided in the interest of well planned development and visual amenity, the council said.

Stephanie Gibrat, assistant director of planning at the council, signed off the conditions and said: “The applicant’s attention is drawn to the need to comply with all conditions imposed on this permission.

“Failure to do so could result in the council serving a breach of condition notice against which there is no right of appeal.”