‘The ultimate country house in town’ becomes London’s most spectacular listing

Grade II listed Surrey red-brick has quite the provenance...

It's not often you see planning granted for new-build houses in open countryside, especially not for ones that sprawl over nearly 10,000 square feet.

Securing permission for a scheme under 'Gummer's Law', which allows the building of new country houses if - and only if - they are considered to be of ‘exceptional quality or innovative design’, is…