Ellen DeGeneres resubmits plans for Cotswolds riding arena
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 12:55 · Archive
Ellen DeGeneres has submitted new plans for an all-weather riding arena at her 43-acre Cotswolds property after her first application was refused.
Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia De Rossi purchased Kitesbridge Farm, a 43-acre property near Burford in Oxfordshire, in 2024. They moved out after less than a month, seeking somewhere more suitable for De Rossi's passion for horses.
The couple has now resubmitted plans for an all-weather riding arena to stay at the property long term. Their first application was refused by West Oxfordshire District Council, which said the proposed arena would be 'an intrusive and incongruous form of development within the open countryside and the Cotswolds National Landscape'.
The new application addresses those concerns by reducing the arena's size to 32 metres long by 20 metres wide and relocating it further east and south on lower ground. According to planning documents, these changes mean the structure will not project outside the historic grouping of buildings and require less engineering work. The documents note that officers had 'no objection in principle' to an all-weather riding arena and held useful discussions about alternative locations.
How it is being reported
- Ellen DeGeneres, 68, won't give up amid Cotswolds battleEllen DeGeneres has submitted new plans for an all-weather riding arena in the Cotswolds.Oxford Mail · 9 Oct, 12:30
- Ellen DeGeneres, 68, won't give up amid Cotswolds battleEllen DeGeneres has submitted new plans for an all-weather riding arena in the Cotswolds.Oxfordshire Guardian · 9 Oct, 12:30
In this story: Ellen DeGeneres · Portia De Rossi · Kitesbridge Farm · Burford · West Oxfordshire District Council · Cotswolds
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