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Beckhams Apply to Add Oak Balcony to Cotswolds Listed Barn

The planning documents say the work is minor and designed to protect the barn’s historic fabric, a claim that may revive local complaints about repeated alterations.

Overview

  • Planning papers submitted on behalf of David and Victoria Beckham propose replacing Crittall‑style screens and doors and adding an oak‑framed balcony to the west elevation of Maplewood Barn.
  • The submission argues the glazing replacement and balcony sit within a later modern range and will not harm original Grade II fabric, with details intended to match existing proportions and timber detailing.
  • The application is the couple’s 44th since buying the three barns in 2016 and follows past additions including a driveway and gates, larger garage, tennis court, treehouse, security hut and a landscaped pond.
  • Local critics have accused the Beckhams of ‘drip‑feeding’ development and of hypocrisy because they previously objected to a neighbour’s balcony in London; no public comments on this Cotswolds application had been recorded at the time of reporting.
  • The planning decision will rest on local officers’ heritage and privacy assessments, so the next steps to watch are any neighbour objections during the consultation and the council officer report that will judge harm to setting and living conditions.