EXCLUSIVE Turn that racket down! James Cordens furious neighbours lash out over the noise of drums booming from stars £11.5m mansion
James Corden has sparked uproar among his neighbours over the noise of drums booming from his £11.
James Corden has sparked uproar among his neighbours over the noise of drums booming from his £11.5 million mansion.
The Gavin & Stacey star, 46, who moved back to the UK last year, is seeking permission to build a new outhouse at the bottom of his garden – and fellow residents in the exclusive area of north-west London are less than pleased.
Planners have been inundated with 18 complaints over the proposed den, and neighbours are worried over a lack of soundproofing.
One complainant said the Corden family create enough noise even without the go-ahead for the planned garden room, which would be the size of a generously proportioned one-bedroom flat.
He told the local authority: One of them plays the drums, which can often be heard on my terrace and occasionally inside my flat even with the windows closed. What happens if they decide to move the drum kit out of the house and put it in the den?
The TV presenter and actor moved into the mansion over Christmas with his wife, Julia Carey, and their three children, Max, 13, Carey ten, and seven-year-old Charlotte. It is unclear who the mystery drummer is.
Corden spent eight years living in the US presenting The Late Late Show before returning to the UK.
James Corden has sparked uproar among his neighbours over the noise of drums booming from his £11.5 million mansion
One complainant said the Corden family create enough noise even without the go-ahead for the planned garden room, which would be the size of a generously proportioned one-bedroom flat. Pictured: James Corden and Julia Corden
The Gavin & Stacey star and his wife, Julia Carey, were granted permission in April of last year to demolish a 1960s house they had previously bought in the county near Henley (pictured). The TV presenter and actor moved into the mansion over Christmas with his wife, Julia Carey, and their three children, Max, 13, Carey ten, and seven-year-old Charlotte
He and his wife installed a spiral staircase and interior balcony at the rear of the house, and now have their sights set on the proposed outbuilding.
The latest plans show a large building including a sauna and pool, gym, kitchen and office/den with a covered terrace area.
One neighbour told planners: This new structure threatens not just to intrude on this peaceful green space but to constitute an eyesore. Another said: It is highly intrusive, standing one metre from neighbours boundaries.
One added: Remove the word gym from the plan and replace it with bedroom and youd have a nice little bungalow.
Another resident called the garden room totally unreasonable: The prospect of an ugly outlook for neighbours who can now enjoy the garden views, means a loss to many residents on the street. Please do not allow this plan.
Neighbours have commissioned their own report on the impact on trees, with their expert disagreeing with Cordens application that no trees would be affected. It said: If this building is built, it is very likely that retained trees will suffer and/or be removed.
Cordens representatives did not comment when contacted. The presenter has had planning run-ins before – he objected when a neighbour at a previous home in Belsize Park, also north-west London, wanted to build an extension, but lost.
He also has a property in Oxfordshire and was granted permission last April to knock down a 1960s house on the land after waiting a year for approval.