Wayne and Coleen Rooney have been accused of turning a picturesque village into a ‘footballers’ housing estate’ as a parish council takes a swipe at the couple’s £20million mansion which has been likened to a Morrisons supermarket.
Ollerton and Marthall Parish Council uploaded a 5-minute YouTube video about a neighbor’s attempt to build a barn on Ryecroft Farm next to the Rooney family house in Knutsford.
Council expressed concern that once the building was completed, the barn could be used to house sheep rather than as a farm, like the applicant stated.
Council members dragged the Rooneys into the video to criticize their plans.
Without naming the famous couple, the council urged planning authorities to oppose the neighbouring application to ‘prevent the conversion of this part of Cheshire into a footballers’ housing estate’.
Wayne and Coleen built a six-bedroom home in their house that was constructed by workmen since 2017. However, the construction was blocked off early 2020. The building was finally completed later that year.
Ollerton, Marthall Parish Council, posted a five minute video to YouTube. It was about the bid of a neighbour to build Ryecroft farm’s barn. (pictured are plans for that application), located next to the Rooney family house in Knutsford.
Wayne Rooney completed a football pitch with top class facilities at his £20million mega-mansion with 40 acres of land that he and his wife Coleen had been constructing for almost three years
The Rooney family’s dream home. Mr. and Mrs Rooney, along with their four children (pictured in a 2020 photo) are believed to have moved into the property in last year.
A source told The Sun that the line was ‘clearly aimed at the Rooneys’ and their £20million mega-mansion which was completed last year.
The former footballer’s dream mini-football stadium is complete with managers’ dugouts, changing rooms and even an area for spectators.
Unkindly, the six-bedroom Cheshire pile is compared to an out of town Morrisons superstore. It also features an artificial pitch that measures up to 60,000 square feet in 40 acres.
Users on social media compared the Rooneys’ lavish new home, which has a cinema and swimming pool to either Tesco or Morrisons.
Online, one person said: “Looks just like my Morrisons supermarket. £20million for that?’
One person said, “Surely this is a Tesco build …?’.” It was even likened to a Travelodge Hotel.
Council expressed concern that once the building was completed, the barn might be used to house sheep rather than being used for farming.
The garage is spacious enough to hold six cars, while the stables can accommodate 14 horses. There’s also a hay storage and a tack area.
The incredible facilities found in his three-storey home deep in Cheshire’s countryside are just a few of the many.
A number of people on social media compared the Rooney home’s design to a supermarket, such as this Morrisons in Sunderland
Marthall’s village hall. Ollerton with Marthall Parish Council has accused the Rooneys of turning Knutsford into a ‘footballers’ housing estate’
Referring to the neighbouring application, Ollerton with Marthall Parish Council said: ‘There has been building on this site for over ten years, with less than 45 acres of farmable land now remaining.
“There’s not enough land to grow or build barns this large. The applicant and his family’s primary business is property development, not farming.
“This plan was designed to fail. The barn will become yet another home once the business is abandoned. . . To create what is now a collection very, very large homes.
‘We, as a parish council, ask that you stand against this application to protect the green belt and prevent the conversion of this part of Cheshire into a footballers’ housing estate.’
The video was shared on YouTube and also sent to Cheshire East Town Council.
The Rooneys and Ollerton with Marthall Parish Council have been approached for comment.