Pippa Middleton leaves locals 'shocked' with latest move: 'A lot of ill will'
Pippa Middleton and her husband James Matthews have been ordered to remove a car park they built on their Berkshire estate without planning permission. Local residents expressed significant frustration, citing the development's negative impact on the rural landscape.
Why it matters
The case illustrates the tension between private land development and local planning regulations, particularly in protected rural areas.
Pippa Middleton court-side of Centre Court during the men's final on day fourteen of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships (WireImage) Pippa Middleton left locals "shocked" after building a car park on a meadow near her estate without planning permission, according to reports.
The Princess of Wales's younger sister, 43, and her husband James Matthews , 51, have now reportedly been forced to dig up the "unsightly" 400 square metre feature near Kintbury in Berkshire.
Council documents seen by The Times said the "visually intrusive and urbanised" private development broke planning rules and "eroded" the rural character of the North Wessex Downs, which left parishioners "shocked".
The meadow was used for grazing and hay by the horses Monty and Drummer, two heavy horses that pulled the barge on the nearby canal.
Pippa Middleton and James Matthews have lost a row over their car park (@ Getty Images)
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