The planning inspectorate is set to hear arguments on the spa which is subject to a demolition order.
A hearing to decide if the family of Capt Sir Tom Moore must demolish a controversial spa built in their garden will take place later.demolition orderThey used the Captain Tom Foundation charity's name on the first plans for the building, with revised plans then turned down.The building on the site of the family home in Marston Moretaine was originally approved for the use of the occupiers and the Captain Tom Foundation and had received planning permission in August 2021.
It had been partly constructed when revised plans were submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council in February 2022, which included a spa pool, toilets and a kitchen "for private use".Captain Sir Tom Moore became famous for his fundraising efforts during the first coronavirus lockdown The revised plans for what was called the Captain Tom Building were turned down by the council in November 2022.In documents submitted for the appeal, the family said the structure was "no more overbearing than the consented scheme".that no charity money had been used to construct the building.
Capt Sir Tom raised £38m for National Health Service charities by walking laps around his Bedfordshire garden during the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.He died in 2021, aged 100, and his family set up a separate charity in his name. It is currently subject to an inquiry by the Charity Commission amid concerns his family may have profited from using his name.
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