Kelsey Grammer’s plan to demolish his cottage near Bristol faces neighbour opposition after prior extension rejections.
Kelsey and his wife, Kayte, need permission and have asked if council approval is necessary. They want to demolish their Portishead home after planners stopped them from adding a big extension last year.
Kelsey, age 70, met Kayte on a plane where she worked as a flight attendant. Kayte’s dad is Alan Walsh, a Bristol City legend. They married in 2011 and own a home near Portishead, where they have had issues with the planners.
Kelsey said in 2023 they bought a place in Portishead, and he planned to fix it up. He likes the people there and said they have a view of Wales.
The couple wanted to change the cottage, which upset the local planning group. They asked to tear down extensions built in the 1980s and wished to build a bigger extension twice the original size, also planning a basement.
The planners rejected the proposal six months prior, and now, the couple wants to tear down the entire cottage.
Planners said the extension was too visible and would enlarge the house too much, harming the Green Belt area. While the cottage is historic, it is not a listed building, though experts say it dates back to post-medieval times.
The 2024 plan had no neighbor objections initially, and the parish council thought it fit the area. The new plan has now drawn neighbor attention, one neighbor called the previous plan “monstrous.” They object to complete demolition.
A neighbor wonders how a sound cottage can be demolished and questioned disregard for council comments. They object to the demolition plan entirely.
Kelsey Grammer owns the property to be near Kayte’s family. Another neighbor said the previous reasons to reject are still valid.
Demolishing the property as an alternative is contradictory, ignoring previous concerns, they claimed. The neighbor does not oppose modernization.
Increasing the cottage size is acceptable, as well as more modern living, and they did not object to the prior plan. Razing the 185-year-old cottage is not okay for them, and they implore authorities to prevent it. A moderate plan would be appropriate, they expressed.