David and Victoria Beckham up security AGAIN with ‘Fort Knox’ ring of steel at Cotswolds mansion after being robbed
DAVID and Victoria Beckham are beefing up security at their £6m Cotswolds retreat after their London property was burgled earlier this year.
The pair have applied to the local council to build an additional security building at their converted barns home.
They've already got 24-hour security and gatehouse, but want to create new Fort Knox-style measures after they were robbed while sleeping at their London £31.5 million mansion in February.
The gatehouse is at the entrance to the property, while the new security building will be in the north part of the estate complete with a bathroom and storage facilities.
In June 2020, the couple won approval for the gatehouse despite local complaints with one writing to the council to say: “Farms and agricultural buildings do not have gatehouses and security huts.”
While another said it was “totally out of keeping” for the idyllic rural area.
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That gatehouse is manned 24-hours a day - and it can be expected that the new security cabin is similar.
The design and access statement says: "The position is at the threshold of the grounds immediately around the house and therefore ideal for monitoring access and deliveries."
The couple have also applied for a new gardening tools store which "provides dry and safe storage for hand tools and other horticultural equipment at the far southeast corner of the garden and grounds and includes a practical sink for handwashing.”
To help mitigate the visual impact of the garden shed, they’re planting nine new trees.
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In February this year, the couple were burgled while they were inside the £31m London property with daughter Harper, 11, while the three of them slept.
The burglary was discovered by shocked son Cruz when he returned with pals after a night out.
He spotted a spare bedroom had been ransacked while his parents were in the house, with glass from the broken window lying on the floor.
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The 17-year-old alerted dad David who rang 999 while he and Cruz searched the home. Victoria is thought to have remained with Harper.
The masked raider had gone, along with thousands of pounds of designer and electric goods.
