'Hannah is humiliated,' say neighbors of Captain Tom's daughter as her controversial spa complex is finally demolished
THRILLED neighbors have told how Captain Tom's daughter is being “humiliated” after her controversial spa complex was finally demolished.
Workmen demolished the £200,000 building today at Hannah Ingram-Moore's home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, after it was built without planning permission.
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They started breaking down tiles at 7.45am to expose the luxury complex's blue waterproof membrane.
This afternoon, locals told of the family's embarrassment as they rejoiced at its removal.
A woman whose home is overlooked by the spa spoke out MailOnline: “It's a humiliation for Hannah.
“I think she thought she could get away with it. I wonder if they'll move when it's all over.
Meanwhile, Sue Martindale, 60, said: “They live in a big house and they thought they could get away with it. They deserve what they have.”
Neighbor Jilly Bozdogan, 70, added: “The tiles are coming off fast and furious. I'm glad they're finally working on it. It has been a long story.
“My garden borders it and it is an eyesore. I had to plant trees to block it.”
Although permission had been granted for an L-shaped building, revised plans for the partially built property were submitted by Hannah Ingram-Moore in February 2022.
The revised plans for the “Captain Tom Building” include a new C-shape, a spa pool, toilets and a kitchen for “private use”.
How Captain Sir Tom Moore became famous and his daughter's controversies
- March 2020 – Captain Tom Moore, D-Day veteran, walks 100 laps of his garden in Bedfordshire before his centenary, raising £30 million for the NHS during the first lockdown.
- April 2020 – Captain Tom reaches number 1 in the charts with his cover of 'You'll Never Walk Alone'. He will receive 100,000 cards for his 100th birthday, which will be marked with a Battle of Britain fly pass. There is a train named after him.
- July 2020 – Captain Tom is knighted by the Queen in a special private ceremony at Windsor Castle.
- September 2020 – Hannah Ingram-Moore launches the Captain Tom Foundation to combat loneliness.
- December 2020 – Drones swarm in the shape of Captain Tom's face during the New Year's Eve fireworks in London.
- February 2021 – Captain Sir Tom Moore dies after contracting Covid-19.
- February 2022 – The Charity Commission launches an investigation into the Captain Tom Foundation after it paid £50,000 to companies run by Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband Colin.
- July 2023 – The foundation stops accepting donations. Planning chiefs order Hannah to demolish an unauthorized spa at her Bedfordshire home. The building was approved for use “in connection with the Captain Tom Foundation and its charitable purposes.” But a larger building with a spa pool was built instead, but retrospective planning permission was refused. Hanna appeals.
- September 2023 – Accounts reveal Hannah was paid more than £70,000 to run the foundation.
- October 2023 – Hannah loses her appeal and is ordered to demolish the spa and restore the garden to its original state.
- January 2023 – Demolition work begins.
Retrospective planning permission was refused the same year and despite appeals from Mrs Ingram-Moore it was declared “in conflict” with her Grade II listed home.
Captain TomThe woman's daughter and her husband failed to apply for a judicial review of the decision and the building had to be removed on February 7.
Sir Thomas Moore, popularly known as Captain Tom, was a British Army official and fundraiser who made headlines during the first Covid-19 lockdown.
He raised a whopping £39 million for the NHS in the run-up to his 100th birthday by walking laps of his garden in April 2020. He died of coronavirus 100 years old in February 2021.