
An attempt by the Duke of Northumberland to replace allotments with dozens of new homes on his Syon House London estate is simply an effort to “line” his “already deep pockets,” a public inquiry has heard.
Ralph Percy, the 12th Duke of Northumberland, lost an application in October 2021 to build 80 flats on part of his Grade I listed Syon Park estate in west London after the council received more than 900 objections from locals to the plans.