Overview
- David and Victoria Beckham have applied to plant 79 trees and create a wildflower meadow at their Grade II-listed Cotswolds home to form a woodland-style screen.
- The planting would run beside a new principal driveway that won approval earlier this year after the couple sought to convert an agricultural track for safer access.
- Planning papers say the scheme aims to boost privacy following attempted break-ins, and the couple now keep 24-hour security at the property.
- Neighbour James Worthington filed a 43-page objection alleging work such as road building, gates and some planting already appears in place and calling the bid “just a joke.”
- West Oxfordshire District Council has not yet decided on the planting plan and says it will investigate a reported planning breach tied to a sand bank by the estate’s lake.