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James Corden told to rip up paving slabs at £11.5m London mansion

Earlier this year, Camden Council ordered James Corden to rip up paving slabs at his £11.5 million north London mansion built for wheelie bins as part of front-garden landscaping.
Because the property is in a conservation area, paving works require planning permission, and James Corden moved into the Hampstead conservation area last year with his wife, Julia Carey, and their three children.
The planning documents show a retrospective application used back garden slabs after tree planting, while Corden's planning agents defended landscaping works as appropriate and The Telegraph reported the council called the paving 'out of character'.
Camden has given James Corden a two-month deadline to remove the paving or face enforcement action after refusing the retrospective planning application.
Local politicians and long-term residents argued that neighbours, including a resident of 40 years, objected to loss of green space and harm to wildlife, while Camden Council enforcement mechanisms could affect conservation-area planning rules.

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