# Holland Park residents challenge neighbour’s right to excavate beneath shared garden

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/residents-living-beside-david-and-victoria-beckham-on-millionaires-row-in-bitter-court-fight-over-mystery-neighbours-plans-for-giant-cinema-under-garden/
- Published: 2026-10-27T12:59:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T13:23:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16242251/Residents-Beckham-millionaires-row-court-fight-cinema-garden.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Entertainment, Film, Markets, Music, Paranormal, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Holland Park residents are contesting excavation beneath their garden.
- The proposed 2.5-metre basement includes a gym and cinema room.
- The High Court is considering how far the garden lease extends underground.

## Summary

Residents of a Grade II listed house in Holland Park are in a High Court dispute over whether a neighbouring flat owner can excavate beneath a shared garden to build a basement. The case matters because it turns on how far ownership of a garden extends underground, despite the owner having planning permission for the proposed work.

The basement plans, approved in 2018, are for a depth of 2.5 metres and include a gym, family and cinema room, shower room and storage. The ground-floor and garden lease is held by Jersey-listed Montana International Properties Ltd; the residents’ company argues its rights cover only the soil reasonably needed to use the land as a garden. The house contains three flats, with leases held by photographer Piers Calvert, singer Lisa Erickson and Montana.

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