# Ronald Burkle wins approval for Cotswolds mansion after council rejections

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-billionaire-behind-soho-house-and-owner-of-michael-jacksons-neverland-ranch-wins-battle-to-build-grotesque-cotswolds-mansion-after-government-planning-officials-overturned-council/
- Published: 2026-11-05T16:34:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T16:49:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16268815/US-billionaire-Soho-House-owner-Michael-Jacksons-Neverland-ranch-wins-battle-build-grotesque-Cotswolds-mansion-government-planning-officials-overturned-council.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Ronald Burkle won approval for a six-bedroom Cotswolds home.
- Inspectors overturned two council refusals after the council took a neutral position.
- Residents and conservation groups raised concerns about effects on the area.

## Summary

US billionaire Ronald Burkle has won planning approval for a six-bedroom country home in Little Tew, in the Cotswolds, after government inspectors overturned two refusals by West Oxfordshire District Council. The decision matters because it allows a development opposed by residents and local conservation groups to proceed, despite concerns about its effects on the village and surrounding countryside.

The plans include a domed “Pantheon Hall”, a gun room, wine store, swimming pool and lake. The Planning Inspectorate described the design as outstanding and innovative, citing biodiversity and landscape improvements, environmental standards and a modest contribution to housing supply. The council took a neutral position during Burkle’s appeal; parish chairman Anthony Cripps said residents wanted to know why its stance had changed.

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