Jimmy Page is urging his pop star neighbour Robbie Williams to get in contact with him, to put an end to their long-running dispute over a basement.
There have been many twists and turns since the two neighbours first started warring five years ago, when the Angels singer applied for planning permission to build a basement swimming pool.
There was a breakthrough last year, when the council ruled in Robbie’s favour, but called for the two stars to hold talks.
Unfortunately, Jimmy has now revealed that he hasn’t heard from Robbie, telling Press Association: “If they [Robbie and his wife Ayda Field] are now agreeing to a meeting, they need to get in contact, as neighbours, so that discussions can take place as they should have done a long time ago.”
In January, a letter sent to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council (RBKC), claimed Robbie had been playing songs by Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd and Deep Purple in order to annoy Jimmy, a member of the rock group Led Zeppelin.
It was also alleged that Robbie had taken to dressing up as Jimmy’s bandmate Robert Plant, to mock his neighbour.
But sadly, for anyone having a giggle at the thought of this, Jimmy says he never made the accusation, and labelled the letter to the council “presumably someone’s idea of a prank”.
“The reality is, no such accusation has been made,” he said. “This was much-publicised at the time but does not have any basis in truth.
“I never accused Robbie as to his personal behaviour. I would like to meet to take Robbie around the house to make him aware of what is at stake.”
A source told the Press Association that Jimmy had sought a meeting with Williams and his wife for months, but had not received a response.
“It is vital a meeting should take place; Jimmy hopes Robbie understands the urgency,” the source said. “He has checked the post daily. No letter has been delivered. Jimmy does not have a front door – hope the letter was delivered to the correct letterbox.”
Jimmy has raised fears that construction work carried out by Williams could damage his Grade I listed gothic revival mansion, Tower House, and its ornately-decorated interior of stained glass, decorative plasterwork and ceramic tiling.
The Stairway To Heaven guitarist said vibrations and ground movement in particular could cause irreversible damage, with the homes around 13 metres apart.
