Harry Styles is facing complaints from neighbours over his plans to combine two of his Hampstead homes into a sprawling “mega mansion”. The former One Direction star, 31, has submitted a planning application to merge the properties, with designs including a master suite with four dressing rooms, a gallery, drawing room and TV room, as well as a basement cinema, pool, sauna, gym and garden water feature.
Locals claim the development could obstruct light into their homes. Residents told The Daily Telegraph the scheme risked being “a little overbearing and cause some loss of light.” One neighbour added: “It’s sad living next to a building site all the time. The houses are constantly being snapped up by millionaires and redone. There’s less community on the street now, and some people are choosing to move away.”
Two formal complaints have been lodged with the council, with representatives for residents warning their “private legal Rights to Light” could be infringed if the build goes ahead. Styles bought the first of the Hampstead homes in April 2019 for £8.8 million, before snapping up the adjoining house for £4.175 million. He has since added two more properties on the same road, including a third purchased last year.
Planning permission was granted in April for him to merge the properties, on the condition he create a wildlife haven with boxes for hedgehogs and bats. However, further tweaks to the scheme have been submitted in recent days. His representatives said in documents: “The proposed development has been carefully crafted to bring the building back as one of the great Hampstead houses.” They added that community engagement events had taken place and insisted the plans would not affect neighbours’ access to light.
According to The Telegraph, Styles hopes the project will be completed by October 2027. There is also speculation he is looking to rival friend Ed Sheeran’s vast Suffolk estate after reportedly purchasing a fourth property on the street.
