The founder of fashion chain Jigsaw could face having his luxury wedding venue in the Cotswolds shut down after an onslaught of complaints, including at Jack Whitehall’s wedding.
John Robinson, owner of Euridge Manor in Colerne, has been told by Wiltshire Council to submit a revised noise management plan for his 17th-century country estate or cease all operations by May 17.
Spanning 450 acres, the site was most recently the venue of comedian Jack Whitehall’s £250,000 wedding to Roxy Horner.
At the wedding, locals were reportedly angered by the noise and traffic. They told the Mail that Mr Whitehall and his guests made a lot of noise, with “whooping, cheering, and amplified speeches”.
Another resident reportedly said Mr Robinson had transformed a “beautiful and peaceful village” into “Malaga”.
The battle between locals and Mr Robinson has been ongoing for several years. An appeal for the venue to stop hosting events was lodged in 2024.
In May last year, Wiltshire Council imposed strict planning conditions for the site including banning brass instruments and forbidding wedding guests from climbing nearby hillocks following complaints from locals.
The management at Euridge Manor contested the conditions, but their appeal was unsuccessful after the council’s decision was upheld by a planning inspector.
Now, events can only restart at the venue if a new planning application is submitted and approved by the council, alongside an enforceable noise management plan.
Euridge Manor has been hosting events since 2015, but a planning application was only submitted retrospectively in 2021.
Mel Jacob, deputy leader of Wiltshire Council, told the Times: “It is simply not fair that residents should have to put up with excessive noise as the result of the absence of a legally enforceable noise management plan.
“The Planning Inspectorate has agreed that the revised noise management plan did not yet meet the necessary standard and so the planning permission conditions come into effect and the venue must stop operations.”
Mr Robinson’s representative told the same publication: “We are currently working through the scenarios and options available. No firm decisions have been made at this point.”
The venue chiefs could seek a judicial review of the appeal decision and original planning permission.
It is claimed that the venue contributes around £2 million a year to the local economy through supporting local suppliers, hotels, and taxi services.
Mr Robinson bought the manor in 1980, which included the 200-acre estate, five-bedroom farmhouse, three cottages and outhouse. He has since bought an additional 250 acres.
