David and Victoria Beckham are seeking planning permission to beef up their security by building a new cabin at their £6m home in the Cotswolds. The celebrity duo want to add the cabin in response to a number of recent incidents - including a break-in at their London home and being targeted by a stalker.
Planning documents said they intend to build the cabin alongside another outbuilding that will be used as a gardeners' store at their home on the Great Tew Estate. The design and access statement submitted to West Oxfordshire District Council said the proposed timber security cabin would be at the back of the existing garage and on the east side of the drive approaching the property.
Documents state: "The position is at the threshold of the grounds immediately around the house and therefore ideal for monitoring access and deliveries." The proposed gardeners' tool store would provide "dry and safe storage for hand tools and other horticultural equipment."
Permission was previously granted for a gatehouse at the entrance of the property in June 2020. The celebrity couple also own a £40million mansion in West London, which was broken into in February while the couple were at home, with “thousands of pounds” worth of items stolen.
Mr and Mrs Beckham were said to be “shaken” to the extent that they ordered a review of the London mansion’s security. The Beckham family are also said to have feared for their safety following a ‘stalker’ incident when an obsessed fan tried to pick their daughter Harper up from school.
Earlier this year, they were also granted planning permission for a log store at their Cotswolds home - despite fears over its environmental impact. They wanted to add the dry wood store to already approved additions to their Cotswolds retreat for cosy nights in front of a roaring fire.
Planners gave the green-light to the proposal despite the Beckham's being accused of "flying in the face" of the Government's Clean Air Strategy.
