‘Hey Gilmour, leave our hood alone!’ Pink Floyd guitarist angers neighbours after submitting plans to install ‘noisy’ air conditioning units for a pantry and wine store at his seaside mansion
- Dave Gilmour and his novelist wife Polly Samson bought Hove mansion in 2015
- Former owner sold bath house after failing to get permission to knock it down
- Property turned into Turkish baths in 1906 and later used as a diamond factory
- Gilmour submitted plans for air conditioning units in pantry, wine and bin stores
Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour has angered neighbours with his plans for a pantry, wine and bin store at his historic seaside mansion.
The star and his wife, novelist Polly Samson, want to install air conditioning units in the three-storey family home they are currently renovating close to the beach in Hove, East Sussex.
The couple bought the former Turkish baths for a seven figure sum in 2015 before submitting plans to overhaul the 124-year-old property.
But he is now embroiled in a planning battle with furious locals who claim the air-conditioning in the five-bed home will be too noisy and will ‘disturb the peace.’
Local campaign group, ‘Save Hove from the Property Tycoons’ has branded the plans ‘a despicable outrage.’
Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour and his wife, novelist Polly Samson have sparked anger with their plans to renovate their mansion in Hove
The old Victorian bathhouse first opened in 1894 offering women slipper baths and steam rooms. It was bought by the couple in 2015
One objector told Brighton and Hove City Council: ‘I strongly object to numerous air conditioning units to be installed as they will create considerable noise detrimental to the current peaceful nature of the location.
‘Any units shouldn’t be positioned on the outside of the building as they will adversely affect nearby neighbours with constant noise which does not currently exist.’
Plans include three air conditioning units for a pantry, wine and bin stores at the luxury home.
Another resident said: ‘This seems excessive. Feeling the vibrations and potential noise of these machines is disruptive and inconsiderate to the neighbours it could be affecting.
‘I cannot see any supporting evidence with regards to the noise level acceptance.’
The property on the seafront in East Sussex will become a luxury five-bed home
Plans include three air conditioning units for a pantry, wine and bin stores at the luxury home
Last year the rock star’s plans caused protests from a group called ‘Save Hove from Property Tycoons’
Last year the rock star’s plans caused protests from a group called ‘Save Hove from Property Tycoons’.
They penned a chant to match the lyrics from Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall.
The 124-year-old Turkish bathhouse was a popular attraction in the Victorian era but fell out of favour and became derelict before being further damaged by arsonists.
The old Victorian bathhouse first opened in 1894 offering women slipper baths and steam rooms.
The slipper baths were opened for people with no baths at home and were designed to improve hygiene and sanitation.
It is the only surviving building from the famous King’s Esplanade in Hove and during the Second World War it saw service as a makeshift hospital.
The slipper baths were opened for people with no baths at home and were designed to improve hygiene and sanitation
From the 1940s to 1993 it was the home to a diamond cutters before lying empty and falling into disrepair.
Miss Samson bought the property in 2015 for a seven-figure fee from developer Sirus Taghan who gave up proposals to demolish it after 14 years.
The couple want to move from their £3m corner mansion in Hove to the new property less than 100 yards away.
The latest plans have raised 13 objections and the council is set to decide on the application next week.
A report to the committee said: ‘The units on the roof will be located towards the southern end of the roof and will include an acoustic wall lining to prevent sound reflecting and travelling across to neighbouring properties.
‘These units will be in operation all the time. The noise report on the proposed condenser units has been fully assessed by the council’s environmental health team.
‘The scheme of sound mitigation measures is considered acceptable and compliant with policy when the condensers are in operation.’