R&B legend Craig David is embroiled in a row with his well-heeled neighbours after he installed ‘noisy and obtrusive’ air conditioning units at his £6million home without planning permission.
The Re-Rewind singer, 37, splashed out on a converted warehouse complete with a glass swimming pool and retractable roof in trendy North London in January last year.
But he landed in hot water with Camden council after putting up at least three air conditioning units on the roof of the mid-terrace pad without a planning application.
He has now applied for retrospective consent to keep the structures, promising to add ‘acoustic enclosures’ to make them quieter. But a business owner next door has objected.
The open-plan interior of singer Craig David's plush new home, showing its retractable roof
The air conditioning units that were installed without planning permission have caused a row with Jonathan Korn, 55, a children’s clothing salesman, who took this picture from his office
The discreet warehouse conversion boasts a suite of luxury features and exquisite lighting
A curved, opening glass roof allows extraordinary views of the night sky from inside the house
The peaceful bedroom at the coveted £6million warehouse conversion
Craig David, the award-winning R&B singer, bought the property for £6million
The facade of the warehouse conversion is highly discreet and allows Mr David anonymity
In a letter to Camden Council, Jonathan Korn, 55, a children’s clothing salesman, wrote: ‘There are not three A/C units but four of them. The site can only be viewed from my office or the office above.
‘I was very concerned when the A/C company installed the units as much of the year I open my back window and didn't want to hear four large condensers that point towards the windows.
‘I suddenly had four large unsightly condensers as my view. When I asked the installers they told me planning permission had already been granted. When I checked on Camden planning, I saw that planning was for condensers in different locations.’
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