EXCLUSIVE England star Trent Alexander-Arnold WINS planning war at £5million Cheshire mansion after building in five acre garden without council permission By Iwan Stone Published: 10:46 BST, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 10:52 BST, 25 August 2024 e-mail View comments England star Trent Alexander-Arnold can finally celebrate victory after he was allowed to keep a £50,000 padel court he had built in the garden of his £5million Cheshire mansion. The Liverpool defender - who is rumoured to be a key target for for Real Madrid and Barcelona - built the £50,000 sports facilities without permission from the council, and faced having to demolish it as his neighbours feared noisy games could ruin their peace. The luxury five-acre property already boasts a swimming pool, cinema, games room, bar, wildlife pond and paddock.
But Alexander-Arnold - who is dating Jude Law 's actress and model daughter Iris - has finally clutched the winner as council officials hit back against the local NIMBYs, saying the plans are acceptable and comply with planning policy. Instead, they praised how the racket enclosure had been built at the five-bedroom Cheshire mansion, which he bought from former Manchester City star Raheem Sterling in 2022. The case officer said: 'In this instance the site is well enclosed by substantial existing boundary planting to the north, south and west, so is screened from public vantage points in all directions.
Therefore the physical encroachment into the open countryside woul.