Harry Redknapp sets sights on VILLA! Ex-Premier League boss is in planning battle over turning dated Sandbanks home into £7M mock Italian palazzo
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Premier League manager splashed £7m on waterside home
- Now battling for planning consent for luxury three-storey villa in Italianate style
Harry Redknapp is locked in a furious battle with his local council as he tries to build a stunning Italianate waterside mansion in his latest construction project on Sandbanks in Dorset.
The former Premier League manager and his wife Sandra are thought to have recently splashed out around £7m on buying a dated waterside home on the exclusive peninsula.
But Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council have slammed his hopes for a six bedroom detached house with a luxury three-storey villa built in ‘a traditional Italianate architectural style’ as ‘overwhelming’ and ‘disjointed’.
The current house on the site which was built in 1963 now looks outdated compared to some of the glass-fronted modernist homes built nearby.
The house which Harry wants to build is more traditional in design, looking like a small 19th century palazzo on the Italian Lakes.
The former Premier League manager and his wife Sandra are thought to have recently splashed out around £7m on buying a dated waterside home on the exclusive peninsula
But Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council have slammed his hopes for a six bedroom detached house with a luxury three-storey villa built in ‘a traditional Italianate architectural style’ as ‘overwhelming’ and ‘disjointed’
If planning permission is granted, the new house in an area of the posh peninsula known as Millionaire’s Row will allow Harry and Sandra (pictured) to enjoy spectacular views over Poole Harbour
The house which Harry wants to build is more traditional in design, looking like a small 19th century palazzo on the Italian Lakes
Harry – who won I’m A Celebrity in 2018 – has already compromised on a number of fronts with the local council as he tries to secure his new build
If planning permission is granted, the new house in an area of the posh peninsula known as Millionaire’s Row will enjoy spectacular views over Poole Harbour.
Harry – who won I’m A Celebrity in 2018 – has already compromised on a number of fronts with the local council as he tries to secure his new build.
They have removed bedroom windows, lowered the roof, added chimneys, redesigned the front door and even redesigned the boat house in an attempt to charm complainants.
But tensions appear to be growing as busybodies appear to still be pushing for more changes on the embattled site.
Chris Shipperley of top architects Anders Roberts Cheer noted that other buildings have been allowed to fill the owners’ entire plots as the council complained the house would ‘still sit higher than the positive building next door, making it slightly overwhelming.’
He responded: ‘I would also like to point out that many of the new houses built on this side of the peninsular fill the whole width of their plots and are much less spacious than our proposal.
‘Despite this to further mitigate your concerns, we have removed further height from this application and the rotation of the tower to the front narrows the building overall.’
In another criticism of the proposed building, the council said: ‘Timber is still the preferred material for windows/doors.
The current house on the site which was built in 1963 now looks outdated compared to some of the glass-fronted modernist homes built nearby
Ambitious plans submitted would see the dated property transformed into a mock palazzo
If planning permission is granted, the new house in an area of the posh peninsula known as Millionaire’s Row will enjoy spectacular views over Poole Harbour
Harry has long been association with the south coast area, having previously managed Portsmouth to win the FA Cup in 2008
‘If maintained regularly, it shouldn’t cause any major issues, it is appropriate for the CA and it is more sustainable. Aluminium is not a traditional material and is not maintenance-free either.’
But in a blistering response, the architects said: ‘This is completely inappropriate in this exposed location and there are almost no houses we can see on Sandbanks with timber windows in them, would you mind providing us with where the timber window suggestion comes from?
;Also the chosen style generally uses Crittall style metal windows, not standard aluminium modern profiles.
‘Crittall or Bronze windows are far more resilient to this location and more typical of this style of building.’
But Harry has once again been forced into a series of changes to the design after the Italianate style was criticised.
In one point, the council said: ‘While the roof form has been simplified, I think overall the proposed dwelling is still disjointed and asymmetrical which is not characteristic of the chosen style. Revising the overall height and width of the proposed dwelling may help with this concern.’
They added: ‘The rear roof slope is still cluttered – the gable’s design has been revised but it is still big and it mirrors the form of the arc at ground level which we have identified as an issue as well because it spoils the symmetry.’
And a third point continued: ‘The window/wall ratio when it comes to the side elevations is still irregular. I suspect there might be some limitations in view of overlooking but still I think there is scope for revisions.’
It is not known if they plan to live in the new Sandbanks mansion which they hope to have built on a section of the posh peninsula overlooking Brownsea Island
In another point, they argued: ‘The left wing is now parallel to the right one, but it is a bit shorter. It’d be better if the wings were symmetrical, and the right wing was made shorter. This would be in keeping with the overall Italianate style of the proposed building.’
The architects hit back at this, saying the lack of symmetry was in keeping with the villas of lake Como.
Redknapp has further agreed to the house being even lower, adding more side windows, adding planting areas and having to ‘substantially reduce’ the size of the garage.
Harry and his wife have owned homes on spectacularly expensive Sandbanks or in Poole for at least 26 years.
The couple who are both aged 76 reportedly paid £500,000 In 1997 for a luxury seaside home in the Liliput suburb of Poole, before selling it for £2.6m.
They bought one of the finest homes on Sandbanks – a mock Tudor mansion overlooking the entrance to the harbour – for £3m in 2001.
Harry and Sandra are said to have sold the property for £6.9m in 2015 and moved to a brand new £4m mansion five bedroom beachside property just around the corner.
They reportedly left the modern glass-fronted property on Sandbanks because they wanted more privacy after getting fed up with tourists staring at their home.
Pictured: The entrance to Harry Redknapp’s new house
The new detached white-rendered house on the west side of Sandbanks will have stunning sunset vistas over Poole Harbour if consent is given for it to be built
The couple, who are both 76, bought one of the finest homes on Sandbanks – a mock Tudor mansion overlooking the entrance to the harbour – for £3m in 2001
The couple moved in 2021 to a new £5m eco-mansion which they had built in a leafy suburb of Poole.
It is not known if they plan to live in the new Sandbanks mansion which they hope to have built on a section of the posh peninsula overlooking Brownsea Island.
Estate agents websites confirm that the house on the plot, which had been on the market for £7m, was recently sold.
Land Registry records which can take months to update do not yet name the new owner.
But the planning application to build the Italianate mansion, submitted to Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council mansion, is in the name of H Redknapp.
The new detached white-rendered house on the west side of Sandbanks will have stunning sunset vistas over Poole Harbour if consent is given for it to be built.
The plot, which has its own slipway to the water, faces a quieter part of the harbour where there are fewer passing boats, and no promenade or beach for people to walk by.
Planning documents reveal that the proposed house will have low-pitched gable roofs, Palladian-style columns and four separate balconies with black wrought iron railings.
Harry and Sandra are said to have sold the property for £6.9m in 2015 and moved to a brand new £4m mansion five bedroom beachside property just around the corner
The plot was originally part of the curtilage of the neighbouring property, until the site was subdivided in 1963 and the existing two-storey house was built
The plans show it will have a grand entrance hall, a huge open plan kitchen and dining room with a family area stepping out on to a terrace overlooking the harbour.
The ground floor will also feature two reception rooms, a study, boot room and utility room.
The first floor features four bedrooms including two with balconies and a laundry room while the second floor has a master bedroom with a private lounge area and a balcony.
All the bedrooms feature en-suite bathrooms and dressing rooms, and there is a lift making it easy for the elderly or infirm to move between floors.
There is also planned to be a new double garage with a gym attached at the front of the house and a boat house at the bottom of the garden.
A design and access statement describes the planned home as being ‘sensitively designed’ and ‘a carefully balanced and attractive infill development which respects the character of the area’.
It goes on to state that the planned home will fit in with the local conservation area and be an ‘architecturally interesting design solution which would make a positive contribution to the built environment making a statement on this prominent (from harbour views) position’.
The statement adds that the garden will be ‘landscaped to a high standard utilising plant specimens that are suitable for a coastal environment’.
Once completed, the replacement home could be worth at least £12million.
The plot was originally part of the curtilage of the neighbouring property, until the site was subdivided in 1963 and the existing two-storey house was built.
Property developer Paul Pressland who bought the existing house in 2003 for £2.7million, got planning permission in 2017 to demolish it and replace it with a futuristic eight bedroom cube house with its own jetty.
His plans were never acted on although a ‘material start’ was made to the footings which means the planning permission is still valid.
Nigel Still, of estate agents Stephen Noble which marketed the plot before it was sold, said: ‘It is in a super position on the west side on the peninsula which is regarded as the prime section of Sandbanks as you get the afternoon and evening sun and the most outstanding views to Brownsea Island.
‘There is direct water frontage and the sea there is more sheltered and safer and away from the boat traffic and the rip tide that there is at the harbour entrance.
‘The current owners obtained planning consent for a magnificent new contemporary house with the added advantage of rare consent for a brand-new jetty and slipway.
‘Alternatively, the new owner may wish to remodel the current house.
‘Either way, this is still a rare opportunity to acquire one of the finest plots on Sandbanks.’
Harry has long been association with the south coast area, having previously managed AFC Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Southampton as well as having spells managing West Ham, Tottenham and QPR.
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