batconservation on Somerset Dailyhttps://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/batconservation/Recent content in batconservation on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 15 May 2026 14:05:38 +0000Sarah Beeny Faces Backlash Over £3 Million 'Mini-Downtown Abbey' Home Plans in Somersethttps://somersetdaily.co.uk/sarah-beeny-faces-backlash-over-3-million-mini-downtown-abbey-home-plans-in-somerset/Fri, 15 May 2026 14:05:38 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/sarah-beeny-faces-backlash-over-3-million-mini-downtown-abbey-home-plans-in-somerset/Sarah Beeny, renowned property expert and star of Channel 4’s Property Ladder and New Life in the Country, finds herself at the center of a contentious planning dispute over her ambitious Somerset home renovation. Since purchasing a 1970s farmhouse in Stoney Stoke in 2018, Sarah and her husband Graham Swift have sought to transform the property into a grand £3 million “mini-Downtown Abbey.” However, their plans have met significant local opposition, with neighbours voicing serious concerns about safety and propriety.