David and Victoria Beckham to build a LAKE on their Cotswolds estate

David and Victoria Beckham plan to build a LAKE on their £6m Cotswolds estate… after it was revealed they are set to add a wine cellar, underground tunnel and ‘super garage’

  • David, 45, and Victoria, 46, have submitted a planning application to West Oxfordshire District Council
  • The proposed stretch of water will span 3000 square meters and will measure four metres deep, if approved 
  • The new addition will be the latest in a long-line of alterations to the Beckhams’ estate after they were previously awarded permission to install a secret underground tunnel, wine cellar and ‘super garage’

David and Victoria Beckham are planning to build a kidney-shaped lake on their sprawling £6million Cotswolds estate, according to reports.

The couple have submitted a planning application to West Oxfordshire District Council to create a stretch of water spanning 3000 square meters.

The new addition will be the latest in a long-line of alterations to the Beckhams’ estate after they were previously awarded permission to install a secret underground tunnel, wine cellar and ‘super garage’.  

New build: David and Victoria Beckham are planning to build a kidney-shaped lake on their sprawling £6million Cotswolds estate, according to reports

David, 45, and Victoria, 46, have submitted plans for a lake that will be four metres deep and surrounded by an array of wildflowers and trees, if approved.

The planning application states these will include ‘Hazel, Oak, Honeysuckle, Bramble, Sycamore, Wayfaring trees Yew, Hornbeam, Birch, Hawthorn, Crab apple, Wild cherry and Sorbus’. 

The Heritage Impact Statement included in the submission stated that: ‘The proposed lake (or large pond) will be broadly kidney-shaped and will be situated in the southern half of these grounds, in the lowest-lying part of the site. 

Expansive: The couple have submitted a planning application to West Oxfordshire District Council to create a stretch of water spanning 3000 square meters (artist’s impression)

Sprawling: The Heritage Impact Statement included in the submission stated that: ‘The proposed lake (or large pond) will be broadly kidney-shaped and will be situated in the southern half of these grounds, in the lowest-lying part of the site’

‘It will be approached and encircled by a mown grass path which will wend its way through newly created gently sloping grass meadowland.

‘This will be distinct from the formal lawn closer to the house, which will extend as neatly mown grass down to the northern edge of the lake.’  

David and Victoria’s representatives declined to comment when approached by MailOnline. 

It comes after the couple’s idyllic lifestyle was reportedly on the verge of being disrupted by the construction of a huge car park.

The 100-space underground car park has been planned by a nearby business, according to The Sun. 

Frustration: It comes after the couple’s idyllic lifestyle was reportedly on the verge of being disrupted by the construction of a huge car park

The unnamed applicant will also reportedly build six five-bedroom lodges, an upscale leisure centre with pool and a restaurant a stone’s throw away from the mega-rich family’s countryside bolthole.

The Sun reports that West Oxfordshire District Council received notice that works had begun on the large project on March 31 – three years after plans were approved. 

But David and Victoria have already been awarded planning permission of their own to install a secret underground tunnel, wine cellar and ‘super garage’ at their Cotswolds home.  

They were recently granted permission to extend their sprawling property, as long as they begin the work within three years.  

Home: The Beckhams own a home in the idyllic Oxfordshire enclave, where they’ve been spending the summer months amid the nationwide lockdown 

The couple are said to have been keen to install a secret getaway tunnel in order to amp up their security.

The plans were made just weeks after footballer Dele Alli was robbed at knifepoint at his north London home and Robbie Williams spoke about his break-in fears. 

The pair also applied to West Oxfordshire District Council to build a basement ‘wine room’ measuring 6.8m by 8.4m underneath the proposed extended garage with a linked walkway to the main house in the quaint village Great Tew.

They are working with architect Michael Ergatoudis, who has designed all their renovations since they bought the property four years ago. 

Michael said in the Design and Access Statement: ‘This application seeks planning permission and listed building consent for an extension to the existing garage outbuilding with basement cellar beneath linked to the main house.

‘The extension to the garage outbuilding is to provide additional garage space, home office space and storage. 

‘The basement cellar beneath Is for storage of wine, and is linked to the wine room in the main house.

The statement went on to explain more about the ‘super garage’ extension to provide ‘two enclosed lockable double garage bays, gardener’s potting shed, garden store, plant room, log store and enclosed refuse store. 

‘The first floor provides additional home office space’. 

Family fun: The couple are in lockdown with their three youngest children, Romeo, 17, Cruz, 15, and Harper, eight. Eldest son Brooklyn, 21 (left) is isolating in the US with girlfriend Nicola Peltz

The property is a Grade II-listed converted farm and barn and the underground tunnel had to be carefully considered by the council that it had no impact on the historical surroundings.

The famous pair have a separate planning application currently being considered to build a security gatehouse, which one local resident complained wasn’t in keeping with the area, but then a few days later withdrew his letter of objection.

The couple were reportedly ‘at war’ with neighbours over plans to build a gatehouse for two round-the-clock security guards at the entrance.

The ex-England captain and his former Spice Girls star wife were said to be ‘ruining the ambience of the picturesque village’.

The Beckhams hoped to convince those living in the upmarket area of their plans by saying the gatehouse would ‘improve security for occupants’ of the mansion and its surrounding grounds. 

The famous family angered neighbours by relocating from London to their second home in Oxfordshire at the start lockdown.

They were branded ‘selfish’ by one local, who told MailOnline in April: ‘The Beckhams and these other fancy folks who think it’s a good idea to self-isolate in the country are just being selfish.’

A local counsellor shared their views at the time saying: ‘Showing off your beautiful country mansion on social media and telling us all what a wonderful time you’re having is just rubbing our noses in it.

‘The Beckhams and other celebrities are just being stupid, irresponsible and insensitive.’ 

Still at it: Victoria and David were reportedly ‘at war’ with neighbours over plans to build a gatehouse for two round-the-clock security guards at the entrance

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