Wednesday 19 October 2011

Property expert Sarah Beeny under fire over restoration project - Telegraph

Property expert Sarah Beeny under fire over restoration project - Telegraph

The presenter's struggle to restore 97-room Rise Hall, near Skirlaugh, East Yorks, and convert it into a wedding venue has been the subject of a television documentary, Beeny's Restoration Nightmare.

But the high-profile nature of the project attracted the attention of East Riding councillor Matthew Grove, who questioned why she had not applied for the relevant permissions and declared that she would not get special treatment.

"It strikes me as rather strange that other people struggle to make the smallest changes to their listed property but Ms Beeny has been allowed to make huge renovations without the consent in place," he said.

"The first I knew about any of this building work was when I saw the first television programme. .....

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