A unique £8 million house that is owned by TV’s James Corden could be replaced with a new six-bedroom home according to a plan put forward for approval on Wednesday.
In October last year, a plan was submitted to demolish the celeb’s home called Templecombe in Wargrave Road, Remenham, and replace it with a two storey ‘H-shaped’ home built with a ‘traditional style’.
Inside, the new house would have an open plan kitchen and living room, a breakfast room and formal dining area, two studies, a playroom and a guest room on the ground floor.
Upstairs there would be five bedrooms, including the master bedroom.
The master suite and three of the bedrooms would all have ensuite bathrooms, with a further bedroom with an ensuite shower toilet reserved for guests.
The new home would also have a terrace for alfresco dining, a walled garden, a detached carport with four spaces and a cycle parking space and an existing tennis court would be retained.
Initially, the construction of a new pool house formed part of the plan.
However, the proposed pool house was moved from its original location following concerns from Historic England, Built Heritage and the council’s conservation officer that its siting would negatively impact the Druidic Circle located in the grounds of Templecombe.
The Druid Circle stones were transported from St Helier on Jersey to the Templecombe estate by its previous owner General Henry Seymour Conway in 1788.
The stones, called The Mont De La Ville dolmen, and the neighbouring estate are Grade II listed.
The construction of the new pool house was removed from the proposal amid objections from the council’s tree and landscaping officer, who raised concerns that two trees would have to be cut down, the Garden Trust, a statutory consultee for the conservation of park estates.
Ultimately the proposed pool house was removed from the plan altogether.
The plan has been submitted by Atlantic Swiss Agency, which provides financial services to clients in the entertainment industry like Mr Corden.
It is understood the agency is acting on Mr Corden’s behalf, but that detail is unconfirmed.
Templecombe is located in Wargrave Road, Remenham, a well-travelled route to Henley, which falls under Wokingham Borough Council’s jurisdiction.
You can view design proposals by typing reference 223108 into the council’s planning portal.
The application is due to be decided by the council’s planning committee on Wednesday, January 11.
Councillors have the option of approving or rejecting the plan, or deferring a decision on it for more information.
Planning officer Simon Taylor has recommended the plan be approved, on the condition that a detailed Conservation Management Strategy for the estate is followed and a Section 106 legal agreement is reached.
Officer Taylor has predicted that a new pool house and swimming pool could be the subject of a future application.
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