Conservation, The Coach House and The Comedienne

Planning Partner, Nigel Hewitson, features in the latest edition of Estates Gazette covering the pending dispute involving Daisy May Cooper and listed building responsibilities.  

'The latest celebrity to come up against planning law is Daisy May Cooper, star and co-writer of the BBC sitcom This Country. As reported in The Times in February, she is in dispute with Rebecca Ferry, the owner of a seven-bedroom former coach house that Cooper rents for £17,000 a month in the Cotswolds, having, apparently without Ferry’s consent, painted two rooms in the cottage what the landlord describes as “bright dentist chair blue”.' 

Read the full article here. 

Nigel Hewitson

Partner

Nigel is an expert in planning law and listed buildings.  He co-wrote the leading authority textbook, “Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets” (6th Ed) and is a Member of the Legal Sub Panel for the Institute of Historic Building Conservation. He has advised on major planning projects including the Stonehenge/A303 Tunnel Public Inquiry and multiple public inquiries into tall buildings in London including The Shard.