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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Ivy owner ordered to remove ‘excessive’ windows from £40m London mansion

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Richard Caring angered local residents last year after shutting a road to plant trees at his home in South Kensington. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

The restaurant and nightclub tycoon Richard Caring has been ordered to remove three windows from his £40m mansion in South Kensington, London, after losing a battle with the local council.

The 75-year-old billionaire, who owns the celebrity hotspot restaurants the Ivy, J Sheekey and Sexy Fish as well as the private members’ club Annabel’s, and his wife, Patricia, have lost an appeal against a decision by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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