Man Utd legend Sir Alex Ferguson loses planning battle to stop neighbours building huge mansion next to his £2.3m home
SIR ALEX FERGUSON has lost a battle to stop his neighbours building a three-storey mansion next to his home.
The legendary Manchester United manager, 78, lives with his wife Cathy in a £2.3million house in Cheshire.
His neighbours submitted proposals to demolish their two-storey home and replace it with a bigger one.
Fergie lodged an objection to the planning application which claimed the property would be too near to his land.
But it was now been reported that Cheshire East Council have given the plans for the house the go-head.
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A planning report said: "There would be no undue loss of light or overbearing effect on nearby residential properties.
"The proposed development would be of an appropriate scale, allowing it to comfortably fit in to the site and wider street scene."
A statement previously submitted by Ferguson's solicitors to Cheshire East Council read: "Our client objects in the strongest terms to the grant of planning permissino.
"The proposed scale of the new dwelling and, in particular, the addition of a third storey is inappropriate and out of keeping with the prevailing scale and pattern of development in the locality.
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"The proposed development would entail a significant reduction in the established separation between the dwelling house on the site and the side boundaries of the plot, to as little as one metre."
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