Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has claimed victory in his battle with neighbours to turn part of his country estate into three eco-friendly family homes.
The 33-year-old found fame as Ron Weasley when he was just 11 and has amassed a £40million fortune working on the eight movies adapted from JK Rowling's books.
He has since used his wealth to create a sprawling multi-million pound property business and has conjured up plans to turn an old domestic storage barn in the grounds of his 18th Century mansion in Hertfordshire, into three separate three-bedroom homes.
The actor, who starred in the Apple TV drama Servant, grew up in nearby Watton-at-Stone and bought the luxurious property for £5.4million in 2009.
The former vicarage has six bedrooms and a private cinema and lies in 22 acres of parkland including an indoor leisure centre with a swimming pool, jacuzzi, gym, cinema and games room with a second outdoor pool, tennis court, staff flat and two cottages.
Grint tried to sell the pad for £6million last year but failed to find a buyer so decided to turn the barn into residential homes.
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint, 33, has claimed victory in his battle with neighbours to turn a barn on his Hertfordshire country estate into three eco-friendly family homes
Grint used his wealth to create a sprawling multi-million pound property business and has conjured up plans to turn an old domestic storage barn in the grounds of his 18th Century mansion in Hertfordshire, into three separate three-bedroom homes
The star has faced furious opposition from residents and the Wildlife Trust to plans for the conversion
He originally applied to the local council for six dwellings but withdrew the application after the council deemed it too many and later submitted amended plans for just three.
But the star still failed to cast a spell over his neighbours and the local wildlife trust.
In a letter of objection, neighbour Tim James wrote: 'I object to this development due to the impact on the local road network.
'Often in pre-Covid times, this resulted in serious congestion in the mornings as there simply is not room to pass lorries and buses which are traversing in the opposite direction.'
He added: 'The proposed entry and exit for refuse lorries to this development will further exacerbate this problem.'
Middlesex Wildlife Trust also objected to the plans due to a lack of extensive ecological research to see if bats - a protected species - were roosting in the barn.
Middlesex Wildlife Trust also objected to the plans due to a lack of extensive ecological
