I’m A Celebrity star Ant McPartlin, one half of the I’m A Celebrity presenting duo Ant and Dec, has moved out of his £6 million home after a battle with angry neighbours
Ant McPartlin and his wife, Anne-Marie, are reportedly leaving their home of six years after losing a battle with angry neighbours over trees. The home is worth £6 million, as he is thought to have spent a fortune on refurbishments.
The I’m A Celebrity host moved into the property in 2019. He and his wife are said to have spent thousands of pounds on major refurbishments and additions to the house, such as adding a swimming pool and two single-storey extensions.
Located in Wimbledon, the home has seven bedrooms, five reception rooms, a cinema, sun room, walk-in wardrobe, study and office, as well as a large kitchen and Victorian-style changing rooms for the pool.
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In February 2024, it was revealed that further plans to renovate had required permission to cut down four cypress trees, a pine tree and a yew tree. Though these trees were protected by a Tree Preservation Order, permission was granted.
This was reported to have deeply angered neighbours, who wrote objection letters accusing the couple of setting out to cut down healthy trees for “no justification”.
One letter said: “‘No justification is given for felling these substantial trees, other than the applicant’s wish to allow re-landscaping of part of their garden.” The writer added that there was “no suggestion” that the trees were dangerous or diseased and the “personal whim” of the applicant should therefore not override the “benefit to the community” of keeping the trees.
Ant and Anne-Marie then submitted revised plans for an extension to their existing garden rooms that would keep all six trees. In their design statement, their planning agent pointed out that approval had already been granted for the removal of the trees, but the couple were happy to keep all six and instead build around the trees.
In the new design, the extension would be built on a special screw-pile foundation fixed to a timber frame with a suspended floor so that the rooms would be “nestled” within the trees. For this to work, the lower branches of three trees would need to be removed, but that was not thought to be harmful to their health or stability.
A tree expert wrote a report to assess the viability of the plans, and said: “‘It is my opinion that the method of construction proposed by the tree owners is the least impactive possible. It clearly demonstrates the property owners are going over and above to minimise ground disturbance.”
However, a year on, the couple are said to have scrapped their plans to extend the property and instead move to a new property. A source told the Daily Mail: “They sank hundreds of thousands of pounds into their dream home but have now decided to go somewhere else. It’s surprising after all that they spent on the place but Ant’s got plenty of money to sink into their next home and make it just how they want.”
Before moving in to his Wimbledon home, Ant had lived next door to his TV other half Declan Donnelly in Chiswick. His Chiswick home was shared with make-up artist Lisa Armstrong, but the pair broke up and Ant moved out, leaving the house to his ex-wife.
Ant’s representatives were contacted for comment.
