Real Housewives of Cheshire’s Dawn Ward plans to turn £14.5m mansion into a luxury spa and her neighbours are not happy
REAL Housewives of Cheshire's Dawn Ward plans to turn her £14.5million mansion into a luxury spa and her neighbours are not happy.
The interior designer and ex-Premier League footballer husband Ashley are looking to transform Warford Hall into a "boutique spa retreat".
The 10-bed mansion is one of the largest buildings in one of the most affluent areas of the country, dating back to the 19th century.
However, 25 neighbours have already voiced their concerns that the proposals will be excessively noisy and will result in traffic chaos.
The spa will include a heated swimming pool, massage and therapy facilities and hotel accommodation for 30 people.
The couple have struggled to sell the 12-acre property and claim it costs over £100,000 to maintain every year.
It currently includes a games room, play rooms, cinema room, a bar and a sunroom.
Speaking of their development plans, planning agents Arista Design Ltd said in documents: "Warford Hall would remain as a building of the highest calibre, benefiting from a significant upgrade and investment in landscaping creating stunning grounds.
"The proposal is to change the use of Warford hall from a dwelling with ancillary offices to a luxury, boutique spa retreat.
"There would be overnight guest accommodation made available in association with this use.
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";The Hall and associated outbuildings will be refurbished and extended to provide a total of 16 bedrooms and a new spa facility will form part of the new extension works, which is similar in scale to the extension.
However, one neighbour said in the planning documents: "We object as the venue would inevitably want to expand into a late night, drinking and party destination that would disrupt all who live surrounding Warford Hall.
"Yet another thinly disguised attempt (through the back door) at getting approval as a wedding venue with all the noise and disruption that goes with it."