Blairs' renovation plan angers neighbours.Byline: ANI London, Sep. 27 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair and at loggerheads log·ger·head n. 1. A loggerhead turtle. 2. An iron tool consisting of a long handle with a bulbous end, used when heated to melt tar or warm liquids. 3. with their neighbours after the couple planned to add a guesthouse guest·house n. 1. A small house or cottage adjacent to a main house, used for lodging guests. 2. A bed-and-breakfast. to their 5.75-million-pound country mansion. Tony and Cherie Blair want to turn a derelict gardener's cottage into a two-bedroom, two-bathroom house. But neighbours have filed objections to plans submitted to Aylesbury council, accusing the Blairs of trying to "overdevelop o·ver·de·vel·op tr.v. o·ver·de·vel·oped, o·ver·de·vel·op·ing, o·ver·de·vel·ops 1. To develop to excess: muscles that were overdeveloped by weightlifting. 2. " their historic estate, the Grade I listed South Pavilion in Wotton Underwood Wotton Underwood is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Aylesbury Vale, about three and a half miles west of Waddesdon, four miles north of Long Crendon. The village name 'Wotton' is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'farm near a wood'. , Bucks. "The application to create a new residential property within the grounds could set a dangerous precedent," News of the world quoted one of the neighbours, as saying in his complaint to the planners. Since buying the former home of late acting legend Sir John Gielgud Noun 1. Sir John Gielgud - English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000) Arthur John Gielgud, Gielgud in August 2006, the Blairs have already angered neighbours over a car parking extension. More objections were raised to the addition of a swimming pool in 2007. Blairs have hired Templeton Associates to renovate their cottage, which has plans to extend the cottage from 70 to 120 square metres by adding a 'contemporary rear addition of glass and oak'. Letters between the design team and a neighbour, included in their planning application, reveal the Blairs want to add solar panels. However, they may face a struggle to get the plans approved. According to the planning officer reviewing the application, developments like the Blairs' would only normally be allowed in areas known as "recognised settlements". "The council would not normally allow a new dwelling in the countryside," he added. Since leaving office Blair is thought to have earned around 17 million pounds and Cherie made a million from her memoirs. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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