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Wednesday, 4 January 2017
Candy Crush executives's mega-basement plans in Barnes causes uproar among celebrity neighbours
A Candy Crush executive’s plan for a mega-basement underneath his £4 million home in Barnes, has caused anger among locals.
High profile celebrities are among the neighbours complaining, including TV presenter Peter Snow, children’s author Judith Kerr, and former Arsenal and England defender Lee Dixon.
Nick Pointon, a senior executive at Candy Crush games-maker King, and his wife Claire have submitted proposals to the council.
They hope to build a 1,700ft basement below their three-storey Edwardian terraced property.
A total of 102 letters have been written to Richmond council complaining about the scheme, first submitted in October 2015.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 8:28 pm

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