Overview

• Freeman plans to replace his home’s timber-framed single-glazed windows with leaded double glazing to block noise from the pre-school opposite his £5 million Hampstead property.
• His house sits in a designated conservation area, requiring strict council approval for any alterations to preserve its historic character.
• Camden Council’s failure to grant his application in time for an April installation prompted Freeman to lodge an appeal with a government planning inspector.
• His planning agent described weekday term-time noise from the school as a “major problem” that the new windows would significantly reduce.
• The dispute highlights ongoing tensions between heritage conservation rules and residents’ quality-of-life concerns in celebrity-favoured London neighbourhoods.