Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry has won a five-year battle with his neighbours to build 11 luxury homes in his back garden . Snooker legend Stephen Hendry has won a five-year battle with his neighbours to build 11 luxury homes in the back garden of his mansion – just a stone 's throw from Gleneagles . The seven-times world champion , 46 , is set to build a multi-million pound housing development on land currently used as a horse paddock and stables on his Perthshire country estate . He and neighbour Alexander Birnie teamed up to apply for permission to build 11 new homes less than two miles from the world-famous course at Gleneagles . But the move upset residents in the upmarket village who voiced fears that it will invade their privacy and spoil the natural beauty of the area . The Auchterarder development was originally given the go-ahead in 2012 but construction never started because of the decline in the housing market . Renewed plans were submitted to Perth and Kinross Council last month by Mr Birnie 's company Craigmount Developments and they have now been given the green light . Drawings submitted in 2011 for a planned house on Mr Hendry 's land show a large four-bedroom property . The proposed house has a massive snooker room at the rear as well as a studio , a TV room , a drawing room and a built-in garage . Mr Hendry left the family home last year after splitting from his wife Mandy , but he still owns the land . The couple moved into the turreted five-bedroom mansion in 1996 after paying £300,000 and they carried out extensive renovations . They rented the house out for rumoured five-figure sum during the golf tournament . Council planners approved the application after finding it complied with the local development plan and that there were no 'material considerations ' to justify refusal . The former player and his neighbour Alexander Birnie teamed up to apply for permission to build 11 new homes less than two miles from the world-famous course at Gleneagles , pictured are planned new homes . In an objection letter sent to the council , neighbour Colin Campbell said : 'You have requested comments from property owners bordering this development . What is the point ? 'Your department has already rubber-stamped every housing development plan for Auchterarder in recent years . 'Bett Homes , Cala , Robertson Homes , Muir Homes , Milne Homes etc together will build in excess of 1,000 new homes . 'When occupied this will double the population of Auchterarder with little or no consideration given by you to the impact of schooling , town parking , medical facilities or shopping facilities . 'This application is yet another example of a developer squeezing many properties onto a small plot . ' Another neighbour said : ' I am concerned about the loss of privacy this would cause and because it spoils the status quo . 'The area is absolutely beautiful in terms of the visibility I have right up to the Grampians and we thought we were very lucky to find this house . ' I 'm not surprised our concerns have been ignored . I do n't have much faith in the system . ' Drawings submitted in 2011 for a planned house on Mr Hendry 's land show a large four-bedroom property with a large snooker room . Mr Hendry left the family home last year after splitting from his wife Mandy ( pictured together with their oldest son Blaine in 1999 ) , but he still owns the land . Last year , it was reported that the father-of-two , who has estimated £11 million fortune , left his wife and moved to England with 26-year-old actress Lauren Thundow . Mrs Hendry , 46 , has launched divorce proceedings against him at Liverpool County Court . Following their split Mandy said : ' I am heartbroken Stephen has made the decision to leave the marital home and relocate to England for a new relationship . ' Mr Hendry , widely regarded as the greatest ever snooker player , retired from competitive sport in 2012 and now works as a BBC pundit and as an ambassador for the sport . He was not available for a comment when contacted . The new luxury homes will be located less than two miles from world-famous golf course Gleneagles .
Stephen Hendry , 46 , is set to build 11 luxury homes in his back garden . Snooker champion won permission for multi-million pound development . Teamed up with neighbour to build homes near England golf course . Neighbours objected saying it would spoil natural beauty of the area . One proposed home will have massive snooker room and built-in garage .