FOOTBALL legend Harry Redknapp is set to build a new incredible seaside villa after tearing down his £7million home.
The plans for his new home have already caused a stir with neighbours – and he is yet to be given planning permission.
Redknapp’s old waterfront home on the Millionaire’s Row has already been knocked down to make way for the new villa.
But the former Tottenham Hotspur boss is at war with his local council as he hopes to transform the Italianate mansion in Sandbanks, Dorset.
Plans for the home show it echoes properties around Lake Como in Italy.
The colossal house will have four balconies, a grand entrance hall, an open-plan living/kitchen/dining room, two receptions, a study and five ensuite bedrooms.
There will also be a new boat house and a jetty with access to Poole Harbour.
But Planning chiefs have reportedly criticised an application for the six-bedroom detached house.
They say proposals for the property overlooking Poole Harbour and promising “a traditional Italianate architectural style” are “overwhelming” and “disjointed”.
Documents suggest Redknapp has been offering compromises, such as removing bedroom windows, lowering the roof and redesigning the front door and boat house.
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council said the preferred material for windows and doors should be timber.
But Redknapp’s architects Anders Roberts Cheer hit back to say this would be “inappropriate in this exposed location”.
A design and access statement for the new property calls it “sensitively designed” and “a carefully balanced and attractive infill development which respects the character of the area”.
Meanwhile, neighbours have already began to complain about the plans.
One local, Alison Wheeler said: “The proposed building is overpowering. I fear it would feel oppressive. The quiet enjoyment of our garden would be seriously impacted by the windows in the new south-west wing.
“The addition of several ground and first-floor windows… would have a major impact on our privacy.
“It would create shadow in the morning and significantly reduce the light on the south-eastern aspect of our house.”
Another resident Nicola Bailey added: “The proposed development… does not seem to respect the ‘spacing between plots’.”
Chris Shipperley, of ARC Architects, acting for the Redknapps, said the couple had already revised the plans to appease locals.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
