Ricky Gervais in two year property war over flooded £4.3m mansion as he begs to knock it DOWN and splash out £6m

RICKY Gervais' plans to splash retired connected a imagination £6million riverside mansion person again been sunk by assembly officials implicit flooding fears.

Comedian and histrion Ricky, 63, wants to sound down his existing location and physique a caller 1 with a floodable void underneath aft being deed by deluges past year.

He adjacent sent successful photos to the section assembly of his Thames-side location nether h2o successful a bid to transportation planners to springiness the go-ahead for the luxury four-bed pad successful Buckinghamshire

But they threw retired the projected scheme, saying it was "inappropriate" improvement successful a precocious flood hazard portion - adjacent though helium plans to rise the crushed level by 3ft.

The After Life and The Office prima and best-selling novelist spouse Jane Fallon past submitted revised plans, reducing the tallness and width of the building.

But it inactive didn't lavation with planners astatine the section Council who person again refused permission.

They said: "The improvement represents inappropriate and much susceptible improvement successful a precocious flood hazard zone.

"It fails to show that the improvement would not person an adverse interaction connected flood hazard wrong and astir the tract done the usage of due measures to woody with flood hazard and aboveground h2o drainage to and from the site."

Planners ruled that the caller physique was NOT inappropriate improvement connected greenish loop onshore and was successful keeping with the quality and mounting of the area.

They besides deemed that it caused nary nonaccomplishment of amenity for neighbours successful presumption of privacy, outlook and daylight.

But they said determination was nary ineligible statement connected however it would boost biodiversity and assistance tackle clime change.

They added: "The applicant has failed to show that the proposals comply with applicable improvement program policies.

"There are nary conditions that would flooded the concerns outlined supra and alteration readying support to beryllium granted. As such, the proposal is for refusal."

Gervais bought the 2,811 sq.ft three-bed spot for £2.75million successful 2014 but it is present believed to beryllium worthy £4.3million.

Two years ago, helium applied for a archetypal level broadside hold but scrapped the plans aft the section parish assembly objected, saying it was excessively adjacent to the location adjacent door.

The projected neo-Georgian caller physique would boast a maestro chamber spanning the full bluish elevation with a terrace overlooking the Thames, and a tennis tribunal and pond.

It would besides person a expansive entranceway hall, location gym, snug, TV area, drafting room, speechmaking country and fireplaces, with beforehand and rear flood guards.

In a plan statement, Gervais' readying cause said: "It is worthy noting that determination were nary objections from neighbours to the proposal.

"The projected strategy seeks to make a high-quality, sustainable dwelling that volition beryllium flood resilient and importantly enhances its built and earthy surroundings."

Gervais besides owns a £14.75 cardinal nine-bed mansion successful Hampstead, London, with a spa  and gym, and 2 New York apartments.

He has six months to entreaty to a Government readying inspector against the council's decision.