Capt Sir Tom Moore’s family defend unauthorised home spa

Captain Tom’s family have defended an unauthorised home spa which has been ordered to be demolished. 

Capt Sir Tom Moore became an international star when – during the pandemic – he raised £33m for NHS Charities Together.

Captain Tom’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband used the Captain Tom Foundation name on the first plans for the building, with revised plans then turned down. 

The demolition order is subject to an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. 

In February 2022, the family submitted revised plans for the already partly constructed building, which called it the “Captain Tom Building”.

The plans included a spa pool, toilets and a kitchen, which the Design & Access and Heritage Statement said was “for private use”.

But in documents submitted for the Planning Inspectorate appeal, Colin Ingram-Moore said: “The subject building is no more overbearing than the consented scheme.

“The view is virtually identical save for a pitch roof being added to the elevational treatment. The heights are the same. As such there cannot be an unacceptable overbearing impact.”