Led Zeppelin legend Jimmy Page’s sizzling performance... at council planning meeting!
FOR five decades, he has thrilled fans with electrifying shows in stadiums the world over.
And last night Jimmy Page gave another virtuoso performance – by delivering an impassioned speech... at a council meeting.
The legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist pleaded with planners to save his London mansion – which he says is under threat from a huge basement development by neighbour Robbie Williams. Describing himself as the custodian of his remarkable Gothicstyle home, the 74-year-old told Kenbut sington and Chelsea’s planning committee he had a ‘duty to protect it’. And his speech was rewarded with an 11th-hour reprieve after councillors agreed to defer a decision pending legal assurances about independent monitoring of vibrations caused by building work.
Page called his home – which is Grade I-listed, meaning it is classed as a building of exceptional interest – an ‘irreplaceable treasure’.
‘My name is Jimmy Page, that is not important,’ he told the committee. ‘What is important is that I’ve been the owner of the Tower House since 1972. My home was designed by William Burges, one of the greatest artists of the 19th century... I am here to plead that you take all necessary measures to protect the Tower House from the threat of harm it faces.’
Williams, 44, has dismissed his neighbour’s concerns, and a report by the pop star’s building team insisted the effect from his so-called iceberg basement is ‘negligible’. The team also said they would monitor vibration levels strictly.
‘It’s my duty to protect that home’