Manchester United captain Gary Neville has reportedly angered hundreds of villagers with plans to build a "Teletubby" style eco-home near Bolton.
Residents packed into a public meeting last night arguing that plans for the 8,000 sq ft property - a flower-shaped underground bunker - are inappropriate in the green belt.
"Why do we have to have this dirty great big house because he has lots of money? This could mean there will be future Teletubby houses," one claimed, confusingly.
The prospect of round men in brightly-coloured jumpsuits being given free rein of the Lancashire green belt is of course terrifying, and not only in planning terms.
Despite this threat, Bolton council's planning committee is more likely to consider whether Neville's application meets the "exceptional development" test for building on the green belt when it is heard on 1 April.
Still, if anyone wants to lobby for a "Teletubby test" then do get in touch.
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