Harry Styles’ neighbours have hit out over fears his £30million Hampstead mega mansion will blot out sunshine to their homes and leave them battling for a ‘right to light’.
The singer, 31, has already started renovating his future home in one of London’s wealthiest neighbourhoods, a project that won’t be completed until late 2027.
He is combining two luxury homes on a private estate in north of the city, into one jaw-dropping pad, complete with four bedrooms, a gym, cinema, art gallery and staff quarters.
And this week it was reported he has snapped up another sprawling property in the same area – his fourth house on the same street.
However, some of the pop stars new well-to-do neighbours fear the former One Direction singer’s vast city retreat will be ‘overbearing’.
While others have fumed it is ‘sad living next to a building site all the time’.
One resident told the Telegraph: ‘It’s sad living next to a building site all the time. This road didn’t used to be like this. All the houses are now constantly being bought by millionaires and redone.
‘There’s another house down at the bottom of the road, which I’m sure will be bought up and renovated like the others.
‘There’s also unfortunately less community among the neighbours than there was since people have moved on from the area.’
While they have raised concerns, no new official complaints have been made about the property. The Daily Mail contacted representatives for Harry for comment.
It comes after he reportedly snapped up another sprawling mansion in Hampstead, his fourth house on the same street.
Harry boasts an eye-popping net worth of £200million, which placed him firmly in first place on Heat Magazine’s 2024 Rich List.
Sources claim Harry may turn the London homes into an ‘enormous estate’ and serve as a guest house for friends to stay in.
A source told The Sun: ‘He has three houses on one road in Hampstead and now he has quietly bought another.
‘Two of the homes are being converted into one mega mansion, while the third sits a way away from them and is a bit of an investment property.
‘This fourth new pad could be part of the mega-mansion estate and will be connected to the two houses, which are being knocked through, by a drive and a massive garden. It’s incredible the work Harry is putting into making this dream home.’
The Daily Mail has contacted Harry Styles’s representatives for comment.
After months of wrangling with planning authorities, thanks to the area’s conservation rules, Harry got the green light to proceed renovating on the £30million property in April.
Last month, work was delayed due to further ecological surveys and meticulous construction plans. In this part of town, even the paint colour needs council sign-off.
New documents show his team of consultants is hard at work ticking boxes, including delicate negotiations over local wildlife.
One recent survey flagged a feral pigeon nest, fox holes and even bat activity. If bats are found, all work must stop while Harry applies for a special licence from Natural England.
He’s also had to co-ordinate with celebrity neighbour Cat Deeley, who is renovating a property nearby.
They have reportedly held meetings and distributed leaflets to ensure neighbours stay on-side and disruption is minimal.
One document states that they will ‘liaise with contractors completing work on other local sites with the aim of pro-actively managing the cumulative impacts of local construction projects’.
The document also promises to ‘co-ordinate activities whenever possible to minimise potential disruption to local residents’.
Noise is a major concern, and the singer has had to be mindful of the loud din made by building machinery. He’s had to fit ‘acoustic enclosures to suppress noisy equipment’.
Harry has also promised to use equipment with electric engines instead of petrol-driven ones.
The whole thing is due to be complete in October 2027… unless unforeseen problems mean the project heads in the wrong direction, that is.
