The sprawling development will become home to media mogul Rupert Murdoch's second daughter Elisabeth and her husband Keith Tyson (pictured together), at a cost believed to be in the tens of millions
From the air it resembles one of the many HS2 construction sites dotted across southern England.
But this huge compound on the fringe of the Cotswolds is the site of what is set to become one of the most expensive properties in the country.
And like many grand designs, it also seems to come with a spiralling budget.
The sprawling development will become home to media mogul Rupert Murdoch's second daughter Elisabeth and her husband Keith Tyson, at a cost believed to be in the tens of millions.
The proposed plans show it will become the perfect place to entertain guests.
It will have an indoor, zinc-clad swimming pool, spa, tennis court, three terraces, two dining rooms, a double-height entrance hall and nine bedrooms – each with their own bathroom.
A vast basement, dubbed a 'bunker' by one local, will house a cinema, gallery and plant room, while the house will have enough parking for 15 cars. There will also be a studio for Mr Tyson – the Turner Prize-winning artist – in a wooded area, and formal fruit, flower and vegetable gardens.
The site is already screened by mature trees on all boundaries.
Miss Murdoch, 53, made £151million a decade ago when she sold her TV production company Shine – which makes hit shows including the BBC's MasterChef – to her father's company News Corp.
Now worth around £1.2billion after the sale of her father's 21st Century Fox to Disney, Miss Murdoch is known for throwing extravagant New Year's Eve gatherings.
One local said: 'This [construction] has obviously altered feelings in the
