England captain David Beckham and pop-star wife Victoria have won planning permission to finish a two-storey playhouse for their three children, their local council said Thursday.
They were granted the go-ahead for the ”Wendy House” at their estate in Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire, on condition that it ”shall not be used for permanent habitable occupation”, in the words of the planning document.
The playhouse for Brooklyn (6) Romeo (2) and Cruz, who was born in February, will cost £100 000 (R1,115-milliion), said a report from Britain’s domestic Press Association news agency.
It will go up alongside an existing play castle complete with tower and drawbridge. It will also be more than half the price of the average real house in Britain, which goes for £182,920 (about R2,104-million) according to official data.
The Beckhams, who reside in Spain where David plays for Real Madrid, only occasionally visit their rambling Hertfordshire property, which is nicknamed ”Beckhingham Palace”. — Sapa-AFP