Not in my millionaires' playground! Capita founder and his wife lead revolt against plans by luxury developers to build two five-bedroom homes on their affluent Surrey estate dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The founder of Capita and his wife have lost their battle to block an overly large, six-bedroom house from being built after claiming it will overshadow his own mansion.
Sir Rodney Aldridge warned the house would invade his privacy, along with his wife Carol, at their home on a millionaire s playground, estate in Surrey.
The couple, thought to be worth around £135m, signed a letter to Elmbridge Borough Council accusing developers of trying to maximise the commercial value of the neighbouring plot by building an overly large property on the 0.2 hectare site.
Elmbridge Borough Council has approved plans to build a six-bedroom mansion next to the millionaire s playground estate where Capita owner Sir Rodney Aldridge lives with his wife
The founder of Capita is in a planning row over an overly large six-bedroom house next door that he claims will overshadow his own mansion in a millionaire s playground estate in Surrey.
Sir Rodney Aldridge and his wife Lady Carol have said that the proposed mansion in Oxshott will overlook neighbouring properties and seems to be overly large for the size of the plot .
The charity chairman co-signed a letter with his wife, accusing the developer who was applying for planning permission of trying to maximise the commercial value of the plot.
Planning documents show Stately Homes Limited s Paul Binney was applying to demolish the existing home to create a two-storey, six-bedroom house with rooms in the roof, an external swimming pool, ancillary accommodation and parking .