Captain Tom's daughter fighting order to destroy spa 'built in hero dad's name'

05 July 2023 , 09:35

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Captain Sir Tom Moore's daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore is fighting the demolition order (Image: PA)

The daughter of Captain Sir Tom Moore says she plans to fight an order to tear down her pool and spa complex she built in her father’s name.

Hannah Ingram-Moore, 52, and her husband Colin applied for permission to build a Captain Tom Foundation Building in the grounds of their home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire in 2021.

The L-shaped building was given the green light and was planned to be "in connection with The Captain Tom Foundation and its charitable objectives".

However a subsequent retrospective application in 2022, for a larger C-shaped building containing a spa pool, was refused by Bedfordshire Council. As a result it will now have to be knocked down.

The C-shaped building is under threat of demolition (PA)

However the planning authority has confirmed an appeal has been lodged to stop the demolition of the building, according to the Sun.

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A statement reads: “An enforcement notice requiring the demolition of the now-unauthorised building was issued.

"And this is now subject to an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate."

Earlier this morning aerial photographs showed the scale of the unauthorised complex built by Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter.

A spokesperson for Central Bedfordshire Council, said: "An enforcement notice requiring the demolition of the now-unauthorised building was issued and this is now subject to an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate."

Sir Tom raised £38.9 million for the , including Gift Aid, by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday at the height of the first national Covid-19 lockdown in April 2020.

at Bedford Hospital, having raised huge money for health services.

The Captain Tom Foundation is to ensure that it cooperates fully with the ongoing Statutory Inquiry by the Charity Commission.

"As a result, The Captain Tom Foundation is not presently actively seeking any funding from donors.

"Accordingly, we have also taken the decision to close all payment channels whilst the Statutory Inquiry remains open.

"Once the findings of the Statutory Inquiry have been communicated, The Captain Tom Foundation will be in a better position to make a decision in relation to its future, but for now, our main priority is to assist the Charity Commission with its enquiry.

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"In the meantime, on behalf of the trustees of The Captain Tom Foundation, we wish to extend a warm thank you to all our supporters who have enabled us to help charities that were close to Captain Sir Tom’s heart."

Antony Clements-Thrower