{"id":131145,"date":"2023-09-28T01:09:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T01:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=131145"},"modified":"2023-09-28T01:09:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T01:09:44","slug":"boris-johnson-given-permission-to-build-a-swimming-pool-in-back-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/boris-johnson-given-permission-to-build-a-swimming-pool-in-back-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson given permission to build a swimming pool in back garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Boris Johnson is given permission to build a swimming pool in his back garden &#8211; without needing to create a &#8216;Newtopia&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The former PM has been granted permission for a pool at Brightwell Manor<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Mr Johnson bought the \u00a34million Grade II-listed Oxfordshire home in May\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Boris Johnson will finally be able to build a pool in his backyard \u2013 without needing to create a &#8216;Newtopia&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The former prime minister has been granted permission for an outdoor pool at his mansion in Oxfordshire despite the nearby presence of a newt colony and opposition from local officials.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Johnson, who bought his \u00a34million home in May, vowed to do &#8216;whatever it takes&#8217; to get the 11-by-four metre project built after a holding objection from a government ecologist delayed proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>South Oxfordshire District Council last night granted approval to building work at the Grade II-listed Brightwell Manor he shares with wife Carrie and their three children.<\/p>\n<p>They said Mr Johnson will need to &#8216;enhance&#8217; a nearby orchard to help compensate for any loss to biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/28\/00\/75913821-12568817-image-m-74_1695856211835.jpg\" height=\"621\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Boris Johnson will finally be able to build a pool in his backyard \u2013 without needing to create a &#8216;Newtopia&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/28\/00\/75913833-12568817-image-a-75_1695856233313.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>South Oxfordshire District Council last night granted approval to building work at the Grade II-listed Brightwell Manor (pictured) he shares with wife Carrie and their three children<\/p>\n<p>Nearby trees must also be protected under the council&#8217;s conditions, while he must follow the local authority&#8217;s &#8216;Great Crested Newt&#8217; principles.<\/p>\n<h3>BORIS JOHNSON: Yes, the pro-newt laws holding up my swimming pool sound barmy. But protect these amphibians we must \u2013 even if I have to build little newt motels!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>In July, South and Vale countryside officer Edward Church said planning permission should not be granted due to &#8216;known populations of great crested newts in the east of the village.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;The proposed development falls within the red zone of highest risk to great crested newts.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A holding objection was lodged, causing the application to be temporarily blocked.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Johnson said &#8216;there are certainly bodies of water nearby that could be hospitable to newts&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In his Daily Mail column on August 5, Mr Johnson wrote: &#8216;If it turns out that our garden is so honoured and so fortunate as to be the home of some newts \u2013 great crested, palmate, whatever \u2013 I want you to know that I will do whatever it takes to protect them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If we have to build little newt motels to house them in their trips past the swimming pool, then we will. If we have to create whole newt-friendly bunds to stop them falling in, we will.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will excavate new ponds in which they can breed. We will make a Newtopia!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/28\/00\/73969483-12568817-If_it_turns_out_that_our_garden_is_so_honoured_and_so_fortunate_-a-76_1695856266251.jpg\" height=\"352\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Johnson said previously in his Daily Mail column: &#8216;If it turns out that our garden is so honoured and so fortunate as to be the home of some newts \u2014 great crested, \u00adpalmate, whatever \u2014 I want you to know that I will do whatever it takes to protect them&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The original planning application was lodged in June and came after Mr Johnson blamed &#8216;newt-counting&#8217; red tape in the planning system for delays in housebuilding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Why are we so slow at building homes by comparison with other European countries?&#8217; he said. &#8216;Because time is money, and the newt-counting delays in our system are a massive drag on the productivity and the prosperity of this country.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Wildlife Trust said the great crested newt, protected under wildlife laws, is the biggest of Britain&#8217;s newt species, measuring up to 17cm.<\/p>\n<p>Newt numbers are in decline, with habitat loss cited as their biggest threat.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12568817\/Boris-Johnson-swimming-pool-permission.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boris Johnson is given permission to build a swimming pool in his back garden &#8211; 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