Billionaire property developer Christian Candy’s hopes of annexing a strip of road to create a private garden for his Regent’s Park mansion in central London have been thrown out by Camden council. Candy’s plans would have removed an entire road lane and scrapped up to nine parking spaces to make way for a 400 sq metre garden and private entrance to his home. Candy holds a 150-year lease on Chester Gate, a private road that borders seven listed houses designed by the regency architect John Nash, which he bought in 2014. After years of living as a tax exile in Monaco, Christian Candy’s barrister told the court his client was now tax resident in Britain. Camden council’s rejection of the proposal, which seeks to bring additional green space to London, defies logic.

Source: The Guardian September 09, 2016 14:19 UTC