A village was sold after the former owner and friend of David Cameron did not succeed in turning it into a 'millionaire playground' after a protest from the locals.
Old Etonian Nicholas Johnston placed the Bartham Estate in Devon, including 21 houses, a golf course and vineyard, on the market in September for £ 30 million.
The 728 -hectare village of the Zee has now been purchased by a company that is not disclosed in Buckinghamshire, has been revealed.
The last sale announced the last sale and said: 'We are delighted to say that the Bantham estate has been sold to Chilton Home Farms … owned by the Aubrey-Fletcher family who have been in Buckinghamshire in Buckinghamshire for generations for generations Farmers is.
“The family has visited Bantham for many years and is looking forward to this very special part of the South Hams.”
It comes after Mr Johnston, who bought the estate in 2014, asked furiously by revealing plans to develop Bantham with a beach club, new houses and underground parking space.
Thousands of demonstrators joined an action group to collect residents to vote overwhelming about accepting a second ban on all newly built property to put an end to the fears.
Mr. Johnston – who is part of the 'Chipping Norton Set' of the ex -Pm – said at the time of his purchase that he would look at 'some sensitive real estate development'.
Old Etonian Nicholas Johnston (photo) placed the Bantham Estate in Devon, including 21 houses, a golf course and vineyard, on the market in September for £ 30 million
The 728 hectare village of the Zee (photo) has now been purchased by a company that is unknown in Buckinghamshire for an unknown amount
Mr. Johnston – who is part of the 'Chipping Norton Set' of the ex -Pm (said together) – said at the time of his purchase that he would look at 'some sensitive real estate development'
But he led to indignation when it was revealed that he wanted to build 27 houses – including large open market houses, six independent apartments and eight rented houses.
He was also planning to build a beach club that would be sunk in the ground, a yard of a boat recovery and an underground parking space on the beauty spot.
Johnston previously sold land on his Oxfordshire estate on the Soho House Private Members' Club Group and the locals in Batham feared that he was trying to create a 'Soho House-on-Sea'.
The group set up to resist any developments, Save Bantham, attracted more than 12,000 followers.
A group spokesperson said earlier that people from all over the country of Bantham come and enjoy, which was once named one of Europe's top ten beaches.
He said: 'We have so few unspoilt parts of the coastline and when it is built, it has disappeared forever.
“He performs a large number of pheasant shoots. Buggies run everywhere on the estate. Boats wear the shootings.
Displayed: The Bantham Estate in Devon, which was owned by Nicholas Johnston
Johnston bought the estate in 2014 and initially said he had no plans for development in the area
“His whole proposition seems to be,” I bought this country as your playground. '
But Mr. Johnston had insisted that he only came up with the proposals in response to a request from the South Hams district council.
At the time, Mr. Johnston said that he was determined that “we have no plans with Soho House,” and said he no longer owns the brand.
He said: 'I have no great love for second houses at all.
'What we need in these communities is a mix of houses, so that all people benefit if there is a new development.
“I think a community should appeal to people a great deal.
“We fully support the needs of people in our community, their need for housing, challenges for buyers for the first time and the best situation for everyone in the Bantham community.”
In recent years there has been a number of objections to the planning of applications on the site.
The group set up to resist any developments, Save Bantham, attracted more than 12,000 followers (file photo of Bantham Quay)
Johnston parked indignation when it was revealed that he wanted to build 27 houses – including large open market houses, six independent apartments and eight rented houses
Last year the estate appealed in vain when the South Hams's district Council rejected its planning request to build a replacement beach shower and toilet block, replacement village purification installation, a new parking garage and an automatic number trial recognition (ANPR) system.
In November, the estate was also confronted with the opposition of the locals about plans to convert a listed boothouse that was built to mark George VI's coronation in a vacation.
In 2021 the plans to convert it in a restaurant were withdrawn after 150 objections.
The following year a Holiday Let application was refused and last year permission was given for wine storage and packing alcohol on the ground floor.
Plans for barriers for the parking lot attracted neatly 80 objections in 2015 and were later withdrawn.
