US billionaire's Cotswolds mansion approved after council overruled
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 15:14 · Archive
Ronald Burkle's six-bedroom Cotswolds mansion in Little Tew has been approved by the Planning Inspectorate after West Oxfordshire District Council twice rejected it.
Ronald Burkle's six-bedroom mansion plans for Little Tew have been approved after the Planning Inspectorate overturned West Oxfordshire District Council's decision to refuse the development twice. The property, less than three miles from Burkle's Soho Farmhouse, will be centred around a domed 'Pantheon' hall, with features including a gun room, wine store, stables, gardens, swimming pool, pool pavilion, solar farm and new lake.
West Oxfordshire District Council rejected the plans in 2022 and again last year, arguing the proposed estate failed on architectural merit and that its impact on Little Tew outweighed potential economic benefits. Some nearby residents strongly opposed the proposals, describing the mansion as a 'truly outstanding grotesquery'. Composer Max Richter was among those opposing the scheme.
Burkle appealed against the council's refusal, and the Planning Inspectorate has now overturned the decision. The development is close to Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm.
How it is being reported
- Council overruled as US billionaire's 'grotesque' Cotswolds mansion approvedA US billionaire's "grotesque" Cotswolds mansion plans have been approved for building after the government overruled the council.Oxfordshire Guardian · 5 Nov, 14:49
- Council overruled as US billionaire's 'grotesque' Cotswolds mansion approvedA US billionaire's "grotesque" Cotswolds mansion plans have been approved for building after the government overruled the council.Oxford Mail · 5 Nov, 14:49
In this story: Ronald Burkle · West Oxfordshire District Council · Max Richter · Little Tew · Soho Farmhouse · Jeremy Clarkson
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