Sarah Beeny wins planning battle to keep Somerset farmhouse after eight years
TV presenter Sarah Beeny has succeeded in an eight-year effort to keep her Somerset farmhouse, a property nicknamed a 'mini-Downton Abbey'. She bought the estate for £3 million in 2018 and extended it without planning permission. Her retrospective application was rejected in 2024, and an appeal failed in February 2025. Somerset Council has since approved a revised proposal that allows the farmhouse to stay.
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