A HOLLYWOOD star has sparked fury among his new neighbours by bulldozing a 200-year-old cottage to make way for a Grand Designs-style super home. Cheers actor Kelsey Grammer has been given permission to demolish the historic home overlooking the Bristol Channel near Portishead, Somerset , despite objections. 7 Residents of a UK town claim an A-lister is ruining their lives with his planning applications Credit: Supplied 7 Kayte Grammer and Kelsey Grammer moved to Portishead, Bristol, to settle down Credit: Getty 7 The star plans to demolish to historic property and turn it into a modern home Credit: Supplied He plans to turn the property into a modern home complete with a games room and gym.
Last year North Somerset Council denied him permission to build an extension on the side of the house, with outraged locals and planning committee members agreeing it was not in keeping with the local area. But in January an application was submitted by the 70-year-old’s company The Fossil UK Trust, to determine if permission is in fact required for him to demolish the whole house and garage – and planners have now said it isn’t. A notice taped to a gatepost of the cottage says demolition of the buildings will start this month, “to clear, level and make good the site”.
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