Gloucestershire Council spends £100k to save £1m Cotswolds farm home

Local authorities in Gloucestershire poured £100,000 into temporary scaffolding on a car park that had threatened to collapse onto a £1million farmhouse in the Cotswolds. The work, completed early 2026, was meant to avert damage to the property owned by 68‑year‑old widower Peter T. The pensioner said the authorities had left the scaffold in the yard, describing it as a disgrace and expressing anxiety that he feels trapped and neglected by the council. The intervention came after the car park’s structural integrity had severely deteriorated, exposing the farmhouse to potential collapse. The council’s decision was announced on 31 January 2026.