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Council Rejects Paul Hollywood's Kitchen Garden Plans

12/8/2025

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Ashford Borough Council rejected Paul Hollywood's plan, the celebrity baker, to build a walled kitchen garden at his Grade II-listed Kent farmhouse.
Paul Hollywood and his wife bought the farmhouse for £810,000 in 2019 to use the garden for filming.
Hollywood must navigate the council's appeal process to challenge the decision after the council cited concerns over scale and design.

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Story summary

Ashford Borough Council rejected Paul Hollywood's plan, the celebrity baker, to build a walled kitchen garden at his Grade II-listed Kent farmhouse.
Paul Hollywood and his wife bought the farmhouse for £810,000 in 2019 to use the garden for filming.
Hollywood must navigate the council's appeal process to challenge the decision after the council cited concerns over scale and design.