September 22, 200916 yr Madonna has done it and Jamie Oliver too. Now Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband Chris Martin have become the latest celebrities to spread out into the house next door. After snapping up the property adjoining their London home, the couple are to create a £7million superhouse with 33 rooms. Work began last week with builders putting up scaffolding and removing windows. Martin, 32, bought the couple's current home for £2.5million from Kate Winslet in 2004. Knocking through: Scaffolding surrounds the house next door while work on the two-storey extension has also begun The neighbouring property was sold to him by a barrister two years ago, for £3.1million. Pictures submitted with a planning application show the couple's garden with a slide for daughter Apple, five, and son Moses, three. Keeping it private: Gwyneth and husband Chris Martin are rarely pictured together but have been together for over six years Plans show they intend to knock through the connecting walls to create eight rooms on the lower ground floor, six on the upper ground, five on the first floor and eight on the second floor. A two-storey extension at the side of the existing house includes a gym, changing room, three bedrooms and a bathroom. The couple moved out of the house in May to spend time in America. They own several other homes, including one in the Hamptons, near New York, but see the London property as their base because they want the children to have a British education. A neighbour said: 'It will be a massive house. What they have already is a substantial family home, but to double and add a bit on will make it a real mansion. Gwyneth Paltrow: For her, this will be just one home among many 'No one objected as they are not going to change the outside appearance of the property and the extension is on their land and a few other houses in the street have similar add-ons. 'Mind you, I wouldn't want to have to pay the council tax on the new house - but I don't suppose that will concern this particular couple.' Miss Paltrow, 36, married Martin in 2003 and they are said to be worth a combined £ 45million. The Devon-born son of an accountant and music teacher, Martin has seen his band Coldplay become one of the world's most successful groups. In May the Daily Mail revealed that Jamie Oliver had bought the house adjoining his family home in London to create a £7.5million 19-room mansion. Last year Madonna also paid £6million to acquire the next-door property. However, the plan hit a stumbling block after she failed to obtain planning permission to knock through the connecting walls. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1208502/Copycat-Gwyneth-follows-Madonnas-footsteps-33-room-superhouse.html#ixzz0P32q0NP8 I am thinking hotel!!! But it looks really small.. I wonder how big it actually is inside..
September 22, 200916 yr Yeah it does look small! But we don't know how long is it from the front to the back :wink:
September 22, 200916 yr Yeah it does look small! But we don't know how long is it from the front to the back :wink: I'm sure Angie must, though.............................. :lol:
January 23, 201016 yr Gwynopoly: Paltrow and Chris Martin buy a THIRD home next to their superhouse Luxury pad: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, pictured running in London, have created a 33-room mansion When Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin decided to create a 33-room superhouse by knocking through into the property next door, neighbours thought that must be the limit of their expansion plans. Yet before they have even moved in, the showbiz couple are at it again. They have paid £435,000 to buy the flat on the other side of their original house, giving them a Monopoly-style hat-trick of properties in the North London street. And to the dismay of many in the area, they have applied to build a 10ft steel fence at the rear of the buildings 'for security concerns'. 'As neighbours, we have had years of their building works,' said one irate householder. 'Now the fence is just going to look ridiculous and we plan to object. They are turning a Victorian house into a fortress. 'They have taken down trees so they can park their flash cars in the driveway and are putting a huge swimming pool in the back garden. They said the trees were diseased but you can say anything when you have that amount of money. They are using their power and riches to get what they want.' Actress Miss Paltrow, 36, and her 32-year-old husband, singer with the rock band Coldplay, have an estimated fortune of £45million. They bought the original house for £ 2.5million from Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes in 2004. They then paid £3.1million for the property next door and began work to knock through. But even that wasn't enough for the couple, who have made a point of advocating their green credentials in recent years. It is believed that the flat will be used as staff quarters when they finally move in this year. Neighbours said they had not complained when work began on the properties because there were no radical plans to alter their appearance. But the addition of the steel barrier, and the fact that they have had to put up with six months of building work, with scaffolding erected outside, has begun to irritate. Roswitha Gerlitz, who lives in the same street, said: 'I can understand it because they want their privacy but I think it's a bit unnecessary. If it's a big metal fence it could look quite hostile and awful. 'I don't think it's necessary. Their privacy is respected anyway.' Camden Council said it had so far not received any official appeals against the couple's plans. They are currently in the U.S., where they have several properties, including one in the exclusive Hamptons area of New York. However, they view London as their main home and want their daughter Apple, five, and son Moses, three, to have a British education. Paltrow Street: The stars, who have an estimated fortune of £45million, have bought three houses in a row http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1245414/Gwyneth-Paltrow-Chris-Martin-buy-THIRD-home-superhouse.html
January 23, 201016 yr Gary Barlow used to live near me and his house was a manor house, massive, loads of land aswell, compaired to that, chris and gwyneths house is small.
January 23, 201016 yr One I don't understand...if they want a big house fine, just buy one there are enough in hampstead/belsize park in much nicer roads. the metal fence is just a joke, as they decide to live in a "normal" street where you don't have big driveways etc. so, the live with your decision. P.
January 23, 201016 yr Chris said in an interview that he's not that rich as people think... yeah right, 33 rooms! god, they're just 4 people. I thought he wanted to be as "normal" as possible... now he gets even more attention:confused:
January 23, 201016 yr :lol: is that the back or front of the houses? :uhoh: El frente, por detras está el jardín donde están poniendo la valla, sitio divino para vivir nada pijo y con Camden al lado. Deberian dejar de opinar de lo que hagan la realidad es que esas casas son muy pequeñas, bssss
January 23, 201016 yr who cares? :shrug: besides, stars have bought much, much worse... I did laugh at this quote, though: Their privacy is respected anyway. yes, because paparazzi following your every move and taking pictures of you and your children all the time is totally a sign of respect for your privacy. :dozey:
January 23, 201016 yr who cares? :shrug: besides, stars have bought much, much worse... I did laugh at this quote, though: yes, because paparazzi following your every move and taking pictures of you and your children all the time is totally a sign of respect for your privacy. :dozey: well, you have to say that they mainly left alone, think the paps are just hang out there when nobody more interessting is in town. I mean we see maybe pap picture every 2-3 weeks, so its by far not all the time or daily. P.
January 23, 201016 yr Gary Barlow used to live near me and his house was a manor house, massive, loads of land aswell, compaired to that, chris and gwyneths house is small. yes.............the planes of these tipes Victorian houses are small...but it is true that living in the city with the advantages and the independence of the field is a task that will cost get Gwyn. Chris settles for much less;)
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