{
  "id": 15630954,
  "title": "Sarah Beeny wins bid to save farmhouse on £3m estate from demolition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/sarah-beeny-wins-bid-to-save-farmhouse-on-3m-estate-from-demolition",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T15:46:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/english/sarah-beeny-wins-eight-year-planning-battle-to-save-mini-downton-abbey-farmhouse-bought-for-3-million-in-2018-despite-unauthorised-extension-failed-appeal-and-february-2025-demolition-order/articleshow/135051744.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sarah Beeny has won an eight-year planning battle to retain her Somerset farmhouse, dubbed ‘mini-Downton Abbey’. Bought for £3 million in 2018, the property was extended without planning permission. After her retrospective application was rejected in 2024 and an appeal failed in February 2025, Somerset Council approved a revised proposal allowing the farmhouse to remain.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}