David Cameron new Cotswolds hobby revealed after life change

The former prime minister and his wife Samantha wants to replace a ‘dilapidated’ greenhouse and build a new vegetable patch to grow their own spuds and carrots.

Documents say the 59-year-old has “become more green-fingered” in recent years having stepped back from politics.

His latest planning battle comes just weeks after they won a six year fight for a swimming pool where neighbours accused him of creating a ‘tacky Benidorm’ resort in his garden.

The application to West Oxfordshire District Council outlined how ‘greener’ former Witney MP Mr Cameron has got since stepping back from front-line politics.

The former PM wants to grow his own potatoes (Image: Pexels)

His representatives wrote: “The applicants have become more green-fingered and would like a dedicated area for greenhouse, garden tools, and garden machinery.”

The vegetable garden would be made up of oak beams and brick to form a total of ten raised beds.

The statement added: “The proposals create a coherent and discreet arrangement of new outbuildings, a relocated greenhouse, and a vegetable garden that together enhance the practical use and enjoyment of the applicants’ property.

“The outbuildings are modest in scale, constructed from sympathetic materials, and carefully sited behind existing structures and woodland to ensure minimal visual impact on the wider village and conservation setting.

“Overall, the scheme makes sensitive and efficient use of an under-utilised part of the garden while strengthening the property’s character and amenity.”

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Their representatives said the existing storage space at their home in Dean, near Chipping Norton, “does not fully allow for garden machinery, tools, potting shed and workshop to co-exist.”

They added: “The proposed siting for the greenhouse and outbuildings makes use of an under-utilised area of the garden, with better orientation to the sun and more privately placed.

“The existing greenhouse would be demolished, and a new greenhouse proposed on the east of the site.

“The vegetable garden connects both the above elements and is the main rationale of this application. It would comprise of 10 raised beds, formed from a combination of oak boards or beams, and brick edging, to contain the soil. A grassed path between the beds would serve access throughout the new planting beds.”

No public comments have so far been submitted for the plans that were registered with the council this week.

In a plea for the plans to be approved quickly, the Cameron’s representative added: “The proposals are tucked discreetly into the north-east corner of the site, and are largely obscured from view by the wooded area to the north.

“There are no major public viewpoints of the site either from the Conservation Area or wider public footpaths, therefore visual impact is likely to be negligible.

“The applicants wish to enhance an under-utilised area of the garden for the purposes of gardening and growing vegetables, all as part of a wider enjoyment of their house and garden.

“The proposed development has been carefully considered and designed to respect the constraints of the site. It would provide enhanced facilities for the applicant to maintain their land and grow their own food and plants whilst preserving the historic value of the site and not harming the National Landscape or amenity of neighbours.”

A decision on the application will be made at a later date.