David and Victoria Beckham looking to beef up security at Cotswold home

The celebrity duo want to add a cabin in response to a number of recent incidents, including a break-in at their London home and being targeted by a crazed stalker.

Planning documents said they intend to build the cabin alongside another outbuilding that will be used as a gardeners' store at their home on the Great Tew Estate.

The design and access statement submitted to West Oxfordshire District Council said the proposed timber security cabin would be at the back of the existing garage and on the east side of the drive approaching the property.

Documents state: "The position is at the threshold of the grounds immediately around the house and therefore ideal for monitoring access and deliveries."

The proposed gardeners' tool store would provide "dry and safe storage for hand tools and other horticultural equipment."

Plan for the cabin. Credit: SWNS (Image: Plan for the cabin. Credit: SWNS)

Permission was previously granted for a gatehouse at the entrance of the property in June 2020.

The Beckham family are said to have feared for their safety following a ‘stalker’ incident when an obsessed fan tried to pick their daughter Harper up from school.

Sharon Bell, 58, was under the delusional belief that she was in a relationship with the former Manchester United and England footballer, that he and wife Victoria Beckham stole her eggs, and that their daughter is her legitimate child.

Bell sent a handwritten letter to the Beckhams' Oxfordshire home telling him she planned to attend the property days later.

"I have got your address from a detective agency, I hope you don't mind. I have feelings for you, David," it read.

"Victoria owes me some money, David, as she said she's been robbing my bank account for years, which isn't very nice. I would appreciate it if she wasn't there."

Bell left after being told by security it was the wrong address.

In July Bell was charged with harassing David Beckham in a five-year campaign.

At Westminster Magistrates Court, District Judge Michael Snow said he was satisfied she had carried out stalking and made an order to detain Bell, in court by video-link, under the Mental Health Act.

Victoria Beckham told the court her daughter Harper had been left afraid to leave her home by the stalker.

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David Beckham queued for 13 hours to pay his respects to the Queen. Credit: PA (Image: David Beckham queued for 13 hours to pay his respects to the Queen. Credit: PA)

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Earlier this year, they were also granted planning permission for a log store at their Cotswolds home - despite fears over its environmental impact.

They wanted to add the dry wood store to already approved additions to their Cotswolds retreat for cosy nights in front of a roaring fire.

Planners gave the green-light to the proposal despite the Beckham's being accused of "flying in the face" of the Government's Clean Air Strategy.