Page’s peace overture to Robbie falls on deaf ears

AFter five tumultuous years, Led Zeppelin legend Jimmy Page has extended an olive branch to his London neighbour, singersongwriter robbie Williams. the pair have been at loggerheads over Williams’s building plans for his £17million, 46-room mansion which have left Page fearing that his own residence, the Grade I-listed tower House, would suffer collateral damage.

In what his fans may argue is the most remarkable peace overture since Nixon flew to China in 1972, rock legend Page has invited Williams in for a chat at tower House, in a bid to solve their differences in a civilised manner.

But I fear that too much bad blood has flowed under the bridge.

Williams, who at one point in the saga apologised to Page after suggesting that the 74-year-old guitarist was ‘mentally ill’, has so far resisted replying.

Page’s lawyers have now written a letter to Kensington and Chelsea council expressing their frustration: ‘Our client has been endeavouring without success to arrange a meeting with [robbie Williams] at the tower House, followed by a meeting between the respective technical consultants, all with a view to seeking to agree or at least narrow the outstanding issues.’

earlier this year, Williams, whose two previous planning applications had been refused after objections from Page, submitted a third, seeking permission to create a mammoth 1,544 sq ft iceberg

■ DAME Emma Thompson admits success has a price. ‘Feeling guilty is absolutely a hazard of the job,’ she says. ‘And, if you’re a mother in particular, you’re thinking: “OK, is that in term time? Is that going to come up against..?” However, sometimes I need to earn some money. So I’ll say to the family: “Sorry guys.” It is sometimes just as simple as that and I quite like it because then there’s no argument.’

basement with room for a gym and a 30ft swimming pool.

But this induced another protest from Page.

It seems possible that he will now only be treated to the sound of silence: Williams and his X Factor co-star wife Ayda, who three years ago bought a Los Angeles property equipped with 22 loos, are currently renting a £32 million, nine-bedroom house three miles away.

It is equipped with a stunning pool — perfect for their sons, teddy, six, and Charlie, four, and, in due course, for their daughter, Coco, born two months ago.

A spokesman for Williams, 44, says that the singer-songwriter has no comment to make. Page, too, does not elaborate on his peace overture.