{"id":194694,"date":"2023-10-07T23:03:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T23:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=194694"},"modified":"2023-10-07T23:03:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T23:03:43","slug":"tony-and-cherie-blair-win-their-two-year-planning-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/world-news\/tony-and-cherie-blair-win-their-two-year-planning-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony and Cherie Blair win their two-year planning row"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tony and Cherie Blair win their two-year planning row with a conservation charity to build on the grounds of their Grade I-listed, 18th Century mansion<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The former prime minister had applied for permission to extend a guesthouse<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sir Tony Blair has won a two-year planning row with a conservation charity over building plans for his historic country estate.<\/p>\n<p>The former PM had applied for permission to extend a guesthouse on the grounds of his Grade I-listed, 18th Century mansion in Buckinghamshire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But The Gardens Trust, which protects historically significant landscapes, objected and it was rejected by the local council.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Tony and his wife Cherie&#8217;s legal team then submitted hundreds of pages of documents to justify the project at South Pavilion in the village of Wotton Underwood.<\/p>\n<p>For the Blairs to become embroiled in a battle over a small extension is surprising given the scale of their property empire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/21\/76284777-12605869-Sir_Tony_Blair_has_won_a_two_year_planning_row_with_a_conservati-m-6_1696709813704.jpg\" height=\"523\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Tony Blair has won a two-year planning row with a conservation charity over building plans for his historic country estate<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/20\/76284775-12605869-image-a-2_1696707016218.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former PM had applied for permission to extend a guesthouse on the grounds of his Grade I-listed, 18th Century mansion in Buckinghamshire<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving Downing Street they have amassed a portfolio consisting of 39 houses and flats worth around \u00a335 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Tony Blair&#8217;s son Euan buys \u00a322M London mansion: Millionaire businessman, 38, snaps up five-storey townhouse with underground swimming pool, 50ft-long reception room and a lift for CARS that leaves even his parents&#8217; plush properties in the shade&#8230; READ MORE\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>They bought South Pavilion for \u00a34.75 million in 2008 after Lady Cherie was said to have wanted &#8216;a small stately home within a 20-mile radius of Chequers&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-bedroom manor house, built in 1704, once belonged to the late actor Sir John Gielgud.<\/p>\n<p>The Blairs were accused of &#8216;blighting&#8217; the estate shortly after moving in, by extending the mansion as well as adding a glass sports pavilion and tennis court.<\/p>\n<p>The latest planning row began in June 2021 when Lady Blair submitted the plans to add an ensuite bedroom to a former farm building.<\/p>\n<p>But Margie Hoffnung, conservation officer at The Gardens Trust, which must be consulted by councils on any plans affecting gardens on Historic England&#8217;s register, said the proposal &#8216;has an alien appearance&#8217; and Buckinghamshire Council rejected it in November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Blairs&#8217; legal team argued the plans did appear &#8216;alien&#8217; in sketches but wouldn&#8217;t in real life. The council has now granted the couple permission, although with conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Last night a spokesman for the Blairs said: &#8216;No neighbours objected. The extension is to a cottage built 20 years ago. 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