Steven Gerrards Planning Controversy

A two-storey building being constructed for Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard near his home has been labelled a "monstrosity" by some nearby residents.

The copper and glass structure, which includes a gym and according to reports cost £350,000, was granted planning permission by Sefton Council in October last year despite some people living near the location in Freshfield, Liverpool, objecting to the plan. The gym that has been built in Steven Gerrard’s back garden is so big that it has a different postcode from that of the footballer’s house.

The building has taken over eight months to complete and will now be filled with state-of-the-art exercise equipment for the midfielder and WAG wife Alex Curran.

Some of the player’s neighbours argue that the modern, flat-roofed design is out of place among the properties that characterise the area. Cecil Crossley, who lives nearby, said: “I cannot begin to understand why anyone would want to build an eyesore like this in their back garden. It is not in keeping with the properties in this area: it’s like building an Asda supermarket in the middle of a beauty spot.”