Holly Willoughby has reportedly become embroiled in a planning dispute after filing a legal appeal concerning her £8 million residence. This comes despite already receiving approval for a gym and cinema on the premises.

The 44-year-old former This Morning host, alongside her husband, TV producer Daniel Baldwin, 51, acquired the luxurious six-bedroom property after leaving their £3 million Edwardian abode in London.

Currently, the couple is seeking to enhance their ‘heritage’ property with plans to construct a ‘link infill extension’ that would connect their main house to an existing outbuilding on the property.

Having purchased their new home during the summer of 2024, they have already undertaken various renovations and bolstered security measures within the estate.

Additionally, the pair have received the green light for the installation of a gym, a cinema, and a ground-floor extension to the house.

However, their most recent planning proposal has been criticized as ‘overly dominant’ and ‘inappropriate,’ prompting the couple to file an appeal against these objections.

Holly Willoughby is reportedly locked in a planning row after launching a legal appeal over her £8million home, despite already having a gym and cinema approved (Seen in 2023)

The former This Morning presenter, 44, and her TV producer husband Daniel Baldwin, 51, bought the six-bedroom home after moving out of their £3million Edwardian house in London (Seen together in 2012)

Holly and Dan have lodged the appeal to try and get the works approved, claiming the extension would get the most out of the land. 

The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Holly for comment. 

The couple bought the mansion with no mortgage in July 2024 after leaving the capital with her family following a horrific kidnap and murder plot.

They picked up and left the city two months after stalker Gavin Plumb was jailed for his kidnap, rape and murder plot.

Holly also stepped down from presenting This Morning after 14 years on the show due to the terrifying kidnap threat and took time out of the spotlight.

According to reports, she was afraid to leave her house after Plumb was charged with the crime, forcing her off-air for months.

Land Registry documents mention no charge from lenders.

According to The Sun, a source said the move is a ‘fresh start’ and ‘an opportunity to put a nightmare behind them’.

Holly is looking to add to the ‘heritage’ property, as they reportedly want to add a ‘link infill extension’ between their house and an outbuilding on the land (Seen in 2025)

The couple picked up and left the city two months after stalker Gavin Plumb (Pictured) was jailed for his kidnap, rape and murder plot 

After her stalker Plumb was sentenced, she released an empowering statement, thanking the police and her legal team who brought him to justice.

She said: ‘As women we should not be made to feel unsafe going about our daily lives and in our own homes.

‘I will forever be grateful to the undercover police officer who understood the imminent threat, and to the Metropolitan and Essex police forces for their swift response. Thank you to the Crown Prosecution Service, the Rt Hon Mr Justice Murray, Alison Morgan KC, the members of the jury and all involved in this case for ensuring that justice was done and that the defendant will not be able to harm any more women.

‘I would also like to commend the bravery of his previous victims for speaking up at the time. Without their bravery this conviction may not have been possible.’

Her former This Morning co-presenter Phillip Schofield left the show after admitting to an affair with a younger colleague and lying to his co-star when questioned about the mounting speculation.

After she returned to the ITV programme without him, Holly was mocked for the statement she made addressing the nation, asking whether viewers were ‘okay’ following the revelation.

She then faced a further setback as Plumb was arrested for an alleged plot to kidnap and murder her, leaving her terrified.

She deliberated over whether to present Dancing On Ice with new co-host Stephen Mulhern, finally deciding to return to work in the beginning of 2025.

Holly previously renovated her West London home, which planners gave her the go-ahead to extend. 

But her neighbours were less than pleased with her various planning applications over the years.

Holly bought her London home – which lies in a leafy conservation area – in 2011 and had a series of setbacks renovating it as she became entangled in a series of ‘ugly’ rows with neighbours.

Locals complained about noise disruption, the impact on local wildlife and a loss of privacy, with an anonymous letter being sent in 2013 accusing her of ‘keeping the whole neighbourhood up last night with drunken behaviour’.

Holly’s husband, Dan, hit back with an email to neighbours insisting the couple had only been watching TV – and he attached a CCTV image of the woman who left the letter, in a bid to track her down and confront her.

The note irked Dan so much that he emailed 50 residents, saying: ‘The letter was extremely rude and overly aggressive (I’ll save you the gory details). It wrongly accused us of keeping the whole neighbourhood up last night with drunken behaviour.’