CAPTAIN SIR TOM MOORE’S DAUGHTER LOSES APPEAL AGAINST DEMOLITION OF SPA AT BEDFORSHIRE HOME

The daughter of late fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore has lost her appeal against the demolition of a spa at her home in Bedfordshire.

The daughter of late fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore has lost her appeal against the demolition of a spa at her home in Bedfordshire.

Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband had appealed against the demolition order, issued by Central Bedfordshire Council.

The Captain Tom Foundation was named on their plans, before revised plans were turned down.

Captain Sir Tom first entered the public eye when he walked sponsored laps of his garden during the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, the organisation named in his honour is now under investigation by the Charity Commission.

This is unrelated to the £38 million Captain Sir Tom raised for NHS charities, for which he received a knighthood from the late Queen in July 2020.

The building had been approved for the use of the occupiers and the Captain Tom Foundation and was given planning permission in August 2021.

Planning authorities were told it was needed for ‘foundation activities’ and to house memorabilia.

It was partially constructed when a revised application was submitted in 2022, which included a spa pool, toilets and kitchen for ‘private use’.

This was turned down by the council in November 2022.