Maurice "Fred" Sines, a racehorse owner who claims Romany heritage, [plans a Gypsy development which] threatens the tranquillity of Old Windsor and Sir Elton's palatial estate, which backs on to the land where the permanent gipsy camp would be built.
The multi-millionaire singer flew into Britain in the middle of last week and is believed to have travelled to his Windsor home with civil partner David Furnish and their son Zachary.
A close friend of the star reacted in horror when alerted to the proposal by the Telegraph.
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Last week angry residents, among them retired bankers, doctors, university professors, senior airline managers and even the secretary of the local "shift and punt" club, who take to the River Thames every week, staged a mass protest.
Local residents concerned that gipsies could bring an increase in crime should be given “little weight” in deciding whether or not they can stay.
Fear of crime is not “a legitimate ground on which to withhold planning permission,” the guidance said.
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