By Carolyn Manrique
03 Apr 2024, 09:31 AM EDT
At the end of March, Aaron Taylor-Johnson was chosen as the new James Bond, although his incorporation into the film saga has not yet been confirmed. They are waiting for the 33-year-old Briton’s response.
While all eyes are on him and his next response, the truth is that on a personal level he is facing a somewhat complicated battle for his mansion in the West Country, England.
Taylor-Johnson and his wife, filmmaker Sam Taylor-Wood, 24 years his senior, own a property in the south of England. The place is still undergoing renovations, but it had to stop for more than a year.
According to the British newspaper ‘The Sun’, the couple was accused in February of last year of digging a lake on the property without the respective permits. It should be noted that the home they own is rated Grade II and is considered a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
In addition to the authorities, local residents also criticize the couple’s action.
Work on the site had to be stopped immediately, and the couple had to start sending applications for permission to continue. At the moment the property still has a crater in the middle of the green areas.
While everything is happening, Sam and Aaron argue that the lake is important because it could prevent flooding, which directly affects the guest house and barn, as has happened since 2011.
Taylor-Johnson’s legal and technical team make it clear that flooding is also a risk for the historic home.
According to reports obtained by ‘The Sun’, “the owners are said to be carrying out a project to create new wetlands to alleviate severe flooding at the house and improve biodiversity.”
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