Standing in tranquil gardens and orchards, Anne Hathaway’s cottage provided an idyllic setting for William Shakespeare to court his future wife.
But a tempest is brewing around the 16th century thatched farmhouse after developers were given permission to build up to 800 homes, a 1.3-mile road, school, shops, business units and a health centre on land as close as 238 yards to the immaculately preserved tourist attraction and its grounds.
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, which owns the historic cottage, yesterday said it was ‘extremely disappointed’ with the decision by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to rubber-stamp the plans, which it said would do ‘irreversible harm’ to the setting of the property.
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