PAUL O’Grady’s massive country mansion has been put up for sale for £3.5m – and it comes with a “witch’s hut”.
The much-loved TV presenter, who died last year aged 67, lived in a seven-bedroom country house in Kent with her husband Andrea Portasia.
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Paul O’Grady’s massive country mansion is on the market for £3.5m Credit: Real move
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The property has seven bedrooms and four reception rooms Credit: The Right Move
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TV star Paul O’Grady passed away last March – pictured above with wife Andrea PortasioCredit: Getty
In June, The Sun revealed that Brazilian ballet dancer Andre had lost his battle with neighbors to convert the security hut at their home into a two-bedroom detached house THREE times its size.
However, he later got permission to turn it into a rest stop instead.
Eighteen months after Paul’s death, the property is now on the market.
It was listed on Rightmove last Thursday and is likely to attract a lot of interest.
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The house boasts four reception rooms, a large kitchen and breakfast room and a master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite bathroom.
There are also four further en-suite bedrooms and a modern family bathroom.
The cottage on the grounds has been converted into a dance studio and gym with kitchen and steam room.
Another log cabin is described as “a charming and quirky building… where carved woodland creatures stand guard and house a fairy door”.
The outdoors is just as spectacular, with a pool, barn, stables, orchard and paddocks.
A 1910 mansion surrounded by woodland has been listed for £3.5 million.
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Four years ago, star Lily Savage Paul got the go-ahead for an outbuilding, gym and dance studio on his country estate.
But following his death last year, his widower inherited the property and launched a bid to convert the security hut into a two-bedroom detached house.
He submitted a request to the local council for a “change of use” of the security lodge, which has an office, kitchen and shower, and is located next to the family’s pet cemetery.
But neighbors condemned his plans and accused him of trying to build a new home “backdoor”.
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Paul O’Grady’s estate boasts a “witch’s hut” – “where carved woodland creatures keep watch” Credit: The Right Move
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The property was listed on Rightmove last ThursdayCredit: Right Move
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The outdoor area contains an orchard and rainfall. Credits: The right move
In a letter of objection, the neighbor said: “The current application is in direct contravention of the original planning conditions and in my view is an attempt to get planning permission for a substantial residential development out the back door, and one that will not doubtless be sold separately from the main building.
“Given that the property is very large, there is certainly still a need for groundskeepers and gardeners and, moreover, a workshop built for them.”
Andre later applied to transform the cottage into a holiday let and was given the go-ahead by Ashford Council.
Planning officer Sally Hodgson said: “Central Government guidance supports sustainable business, enterprise and tourism in rural areas, both through the conversion of existing buildings and well-designed new buildings.
“This is confirmed by the Local Plan, which seeks to stimulate the sustainable growth of tourism.”
For Love of Dogs presenter Paul bought the seven-bedroom country house for £650,000 in 1999.
The sprawling 50-acre estate sits in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and also comes with four acres of woodland in the so-called Garden of England, where past and present neighbors include comedians Julian Clary and Alan Carr.
Paul died at home in March 2023 from a sudden cardiac arrhythmia.
He had previously suffered two heart attacks.
Paul and Andre married in 2017 after first meeting in 2006.
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Paula’s husband Andre Portasio won the battle to turn the security hut into a resort Credit: Instagram
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The land boasts an outdoor swimming poolCredit: Real move
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The house is surrounded by forestCredit: Real move
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