Dua’s grand plans to bսild a basement pool and movie theater are finally coming to fruition after two years of work
Dua Lipa has finally been given the go-ahead to commence renovations on her London home, after nearly a two year battle.
The New Rules singer, 27, bought the property back in 2017 for for £6.75 million when she was just 22 years old.
But after submitting proposal plans in December 2021 to build a pool, steam room, shower, changing room, relaxation zone, cinema, studio waiting area and lobby, she landed in hot water with conservationists.
Now, she is set to finally get the builders in — though they have been told they must keep noise to a minimum and can only use machinery that is no louder than a whisper.
A source told The Sun: ‘Dua’s plans for her house are epic and after four years she has finally started looking for builders to start work on her music studio, pool, gym, cinema and chillout area.
‘She has to adhere to some pretty strict agreements because of how much objection there was to her plans over the loss of green space.
‘Her building team will have to keep the sounds of power tools to a whisper and all the equipment must be mounted with anti-vibration insulators.
‘No one should be aware any work is taking place and Dua’s neighbours could kick up a stink if they are. Dua doesn’t want to cause any annoyance and she is looking forward to making her house a home.’
The Levitating pop star picked up the North London pad and submitted plans for renovations, but the scheme has been going backwards and forwards with her local council ever since.
At the time, she landed in hot water with conservationists over her Grand Designs-style plans for a massive makeover of her home including a basement swimming pool — complete with a ‘chill-out area’.
As well as her other plans, she also wanted to demolish a rear extension and build a new one to create a family room with a green roof — which planners at the local council and conservationists opposed.
As well plans for an extensive renovation, the songstress wanted to chop down an ornamental maple and a weeping willow tree and carry out repairs to a traditional boundary wall at the three-storey pad.
Under the former proposals, Dua’s new-look home would’ve boast a ground floor entrance hall, dining room, drawing room, pantry, library, powder room and garden room.
