An attempt by the Duke of Northumberland to replace allotments with dozens of new homes on his Syon House London estate is simply an effort to line his already deep pockets, a public inquiry has heard.
Ralph Percy, 64, the 12th Duke of Northumberland, outraged locals after announcing plans to transform a three-acre site at his grade I Syon Park estate in Isleworth, west London into 80 luxury flats.