BREAKING NEWS Lewis Hamilton’s neighbours wage planning war over extension that could mean parking spots in underground garage are too small for their Chelsea tractors

1. BREAKING NEWS Lewis Hamilton’s neighbours wage planning war over extension that could mean parking spots in underground garage are too small for their Chelsea tractors

 

Lewis Hamilton’s neighbours are embroiled in a planning war – over an extension that threatens the size of the parking spots for their luxury cars.

The posh protestations claim that the reduced room in their underground garage would mean they could struggle to park a £96,000 Range Rover Vogue, a £104,000 BMW 7 Series and a £92,000 Mercedes S Class.The F1 megastar – who this week unveiled Ferrari’s 2025 title contender after a switch from Mercedes – lives close to the plush Kensington terrace where battling neighbours are vying for council support. He is not part of the planning application, nor involved in the opposition to the plans

He is no stranger to controversy himself on the road and his agents have submitted 20 planning applications on his behalf, as he’s sought permission for all manner of improvements to bring the £18million property up to standards commensurate with his superstar status.

The new row comes after one couple on the west  street applied to extend their home by 19 square metres to the rear, creating an additional bedroom and study area and allowing them to reconfigure their kitchen and dining area.

But while the owners claim their building works will not affect the parking in the undercroft at the back of the properties, they admitted that it will leave less room for their neighbours to manoeuvre

And locals have hit back that plans for the retained parking space are made to accommodate a ‘medium sized car’ – when in reality they all own plush Chelsea tractors. Pictures of the site show the owners currently have a BMW X1, which is already nearly 20cm longer than the suggested vehicle size.

In letters to Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council, they called the analysis of how cars would be able to move after the extension ‘completely redundant and misleading’, while a second said it would ‘set a precedent for others to follow

suit’.