Location, Location, Location's Kirstie Allsopp's partner reported to council over 'safety concerns'
Location, Location, Location's Kirstie Allsopp's partner reported to council over 'safety concerns'
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Kirstie Allsopp ’s partner of 20 years, Ben Andersen, is facing a battle against his council and London neighbours. The Location, Location, Location star’s partner bought a new pub in November 2023, but local residents have made complaints to Kensington and Chelsea council over safety and planning permission concerns. The borough has now reportedly brought in its street enforcement team to check over the premises, but residents don’t seem happy yet.
According to the Daily Mail, one local complained to the council about the external cellar doors being left open and bags of topsoil left outside, noting: “This causes inconvenience for pedestrians and raises genuine safety worries.” They added that the “pavement remains obstructed” outside the pub and is “used for storing construction debris.”.
The resident begged the council to “treat this matter with utmost urgency,” sharing their worry that school kids could potentially be unsafe passing the site during the school run. Alongside safety worries, some locals share their concern that permission hadn’t been granted for all works, with some theorizing that Andersen’s development company was relocating the kitchen into the cellar without authorisation.
One person complained: “Over the Christmas period, I observed considerable quantities of topsoil and large concrete stones being removed from the site - activities strongly suggestive of basement excavation, despite the planning application failing to explicitly acknowledge such intentions.”.
