Even by the lavish standards of west London’s numerous multimillionaires, Jon Hunt’s plans for a new basement went way beyond extravagant.
A resident of Kensington Palace Gardens — the most expensive street in Britain — Hunt planned a five-story basement that would house a car museum, a tennis court, an elevator, a swimming pool and a rotating Ferris wheel for the vehicles.
Citing her diplomatic rights under the Vienna Convention of 1961, Hunt’s next-door neighbor, French Ambassador Sylvie Bermann, took legal action. She lost a battle at the High Court last year but is now launching a legal challenge at the Court of Appeal.
Ambassadors from Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lebanon, Russia and India — not known for backing one another — also live on the street and have opposed the construction. They all signed a recent letter of protest sent to the Foreign Office and the Crown Estate, the property company that owns the land. Full story...
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A resident of Kensington Palace Gardens — the most expensive street in Britain — Hunt planned a five-story basement that would house a car museum, a tennis court, an elevator, a swimming pool and a rotating Ferris wheel for the vehicles.
Citing her diplomatic rights under the Vienna Convention of 1961, Hunt’s next-door neighbor, French Ambassador Sylvie Bermann, took legal action. She lost a battle at the High Court last year but is now launching a legal challenge at the Court of Appeal.
Ambassadors from Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lebanon, Russia and India — not known for backing one another — also live on the street and have opposed the construction. They all signed a recent letter of protest sent to the Foreign Office and the Crown Estate, the property company that owns the land. Full story...
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