Wayne and Coleen Rooney's £20m mansion has been accused of turning a Cheshire village into 'footballers' housing estate' after a neighbouring property applied to build a barn next to their sprawling family home.
The Rooneys were unwittingly dragged into a debate about green belt development as Ollerton with Marthall Parish Council council were looking at plans for a neighbouring home's expansion, the Mirror reports.
Planning authorities were urged to oppose the Rooney's neighbours planning application to protect the greenbelt from over development.
The Council said: ''This is a plan devised to fail. Once the business fails, the barn will be converted into yet another house . . .
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