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Daily Mirror
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Harry Redknapp sees 50ft racing boat CRASH into garden of new £12m Sandbanks mansion
Harry Redknapp was shocked after a boat crashed into the garden of his new multi-million pound mansion. Redknapp and his wife Sanda have spent a fortune creating their dream home on the exclusive Sandbanks peninsula in Bournemouth. They paid £7million for a house in the Millionaire's Row area where they have previously owned two houses, only to demolish it and build a grand villa, which experts estimate cost £12m. One of the reasons they went to such lengths to move from the Branksome Park area of Bournemouth back to Sandbanks was their love of the sea. But their view of Poole Harbour was ruined on Monday when a 50ft trimaran came crashing into their private jetty. The three-hulled £25,000 boat, called Three Cheers, was blown off-course and ended up getting stuck underneath the Redknapps' jetty. The Sun reports that Redknapp was 'left stunned' by the sailing accident. A spokesperson for Poole Lifeboat said: "A 50ft trimaran was passing through Poole Harbour on passage. "With no engine at the time, it got into difficulty and ended up aground and wedged under a jetty near North Haven Point. The lifeboat volunteers were swiftly on scene and found that the casualties were all ashore, safe and well and did not require assistance." The Redknapps' Italianate villa has been built on the narrow plot of land and features Palladian-style columns plus four separate balconies with wrought iron railings. It is situated on the north west corner of Millionaire's Row and looks out towards Poole Harbour. While it is a dream home for the ex-football manager and his wife, it caused a stir among locals. The house is inside the Sandbanks conservation area and the Sandbanks Neighbourhood Forum had objected to the villa. The group claimed it would have a 'detrimental effect' on the area. Next-door neighbour Alison Wheeler believed the new villa would be too "overpowering" and "oppressive". She also feared it would have a "major impact on our privacy". The objections forced the architect to go back to the drawing board and make the designs narrower, so as not to impact on the properties either side, while glazed privacy glass was insisted upon by planning officers. The new villa has a grand entrance hall, an open-plan living/kitchen/dining room, two reception rooms, a study, boot room and five en-suite bedrooms. It also features a double garage with room for a gym, while there is a boat house at the bottom of the garden by the jetty, which has access to Poole Harbour. Redknapp, 78, has not managed a club since Birmingham City in 2017 and won I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here in 2018.
Telegraph
17-06-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Meat mogul's £15m home sparks neighbour row
A meat mogul millionaire is locked in a dispute with his neighbours over his plans for a luxury home on Sandbanks. Philip Heffer paid £3.6 million for a tired-looking bungalow on the exclusive resort in Poole, Dorset. He was granted permission to demolish the 1950s property and replace it with a multi-million-pound home that will have five balconies. By the time it is finished, the four-storey beachfront mansion will be worth £15 million. But the scheme has upset some of Mr Heffer's neighbours, including his piano teacher, Vivien Shiplee. The 68-year-old is angry that Mr Heffer's new property, in particular the balconies, will overlook her holiday home next door. She claims Mr Heffer will be able to look straight down into her front and back gardens. She is also concerned that the flat-roofed property will overshadow hers and cause a loss of light. 'Major flood risk' The Sandbanks Neighbourhood Forum has also raised concerns about the new home. In a statement, the Forum said that full height obscured screens should be placed on either side of Mr Heffer's home to protect the privacy of the neighbours. It said the height of the property 'will significantly increase the overlooking of the adjacent houses' rear gardens'. The property is on the 'panhandle' of Sandbanks and will look out on Poole Harbour on one side and the sea on the other. The narrow strip of land has also been identified as a major flood risk in the years to come, with experts predicting rising sea levels. Up until now, planning officials at Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council have backed Mr Heffer's plans. No different from other properties Despite complaints about privacy and overdevelopment, they say such concerns come with the territory of living on Sandbanks. Planning officer Claire Moir said the size and design of the new mansion are no different to others that have been built in recent years. She said the 'inevitable overlooking' from balconies was now commonplace due to the 'pattern of development' and was something Sandbanks residents had to accept. Although Mr Heffer was granted planning permission and building work is now underway, he has gone back to the council seeking to amend the scheme and make the whole building slightly taller. Philip Heffer is the co-founder of Hilton Foods, a supplier of pre-packed high-quality meat. He stepped back from his role as chief executive last year after revenues rose to £3.85 billion.
Daily Mail
23-04-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Sandbanks developer's plans to turn £600,000 garage into tiny £1million Airbnb thwarted for THIRD time
A Sandbanks developer's four year battle to turn a tiny garage near into an Airbnb has been thwarted for a third time. Peter Mullins has tried and failed to get permission to redevelop his 19 foot-wide garage in Poole, Dorset, after buying the property for £600,000 in 2021. A planning application in 2021 to add two storeys to the garage to create a pair of semi-detached houses was dismissed at appeal. Then in 2022, a conversion and extension to create two flats was also refused. And in his latest attempt to redevelop the property, Mr Mullins had sought to demolish the garage and turn it into a dwelling to create a £1million Airbnb to 'make his money back' on the expensive garage. Plans submitted to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council show the home was set to be in a newly-added pitched roof and would include a double bedroom, a single bedroom, and a dining and living room. The development would take place just a street away from the iconic Sandbanks beach, where famous residents have included Harry Redknapp, chef Rick Stein and Liam Gallagher. But the application was rejected by planners earlier this month, who said the proposed windows would be just 1.65m from a home on Panorama Road - where houses sell for an average of £3,922,500, according to Rightmove. Locals have previously fought against the development with the Sandbanks Neighbourhood Forum writing a letter stating that the plans are 'unacceptable.' Speaking after the application was rejected, local Wendy Collins, 71, from Poole, Dorset, said: 'I've heard about the garage, and it's a great idea, but I'm not surprised it has been rejected. It is only little. 'It's a shame, really, because I do think it is a really cool idea, and I've never seen that before.' Mr Mullins had hoped to turn the upstairs into a double bedroom, a single bedroom, and a dining and living room. The only windows on this floor would be four skylights - one in each bedroom and two in the living space. He proposed the ground floor would be a small garage with space to park a car and three bikes at the front and a narrow corridor leading to a bathroom and kitchen at the back. The application had claimed Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council has no grounds to refuse it because the footprint of the building will remain the same. Property experts said the diminutive home would be too small for a permanent residence and will likely be a holiday bolthole or an Airbnb. But because of its prized location it would still be worth more than £1m. In a planning report, a council officer said: 'The gap between the proposed windows and No. 1 Panorama Road is 1.65m. This clearly presents opportunities for overlooking and loss of privacy from these windows. Furthermore, the size of the property is approximately 68 sqm. 'Nationally Described Space Standards sets out that a four-person, two-storey, two-bedroom property should, at a minimum, provide 79 sqm of space. 'This property is capable of providing a 4 person, 2 storey, 2 bedroom property and as such the space provided is not acceptable.' In a comment submitted to the council ahead of the decision, the Sandbanks Neighbourhood Forum said: 'The Design and Access statement is also out of date, and the precedents are of no relevance. In one instance, the decision which they rely upon has been quashed.'
