George and Amal Clooney have had to re-think their plans to secure their privacy at their Grade II-listed manor house in Berkshire after allegedly being told to remove a fence . Builders working on the Clooneys ' home in Sonning on Thames is said to have been told to remove a lattice fence as it is not the required eight feet from the riverbank . Last week , the couple 's plans for their nine-bedroom £10million mansion , which they bought last year , were revealed . Scroll down for video . Removal : George and Amal Clooney have allegedly been told to remove a makeshift at their Berkshire home after it was deemed too close to the Thames . Happy couple : George , 53 , and human rights lawyer Amal , 37 , bought the Thames-side mansion in Berkshire after their wedding last year . Hollywood star George , 53 , and human rights lawyer Amal , 37 , are believed to be making the Berkshire home their UK base , but not before making some changes to the property and the grounds . Plans submitted to their local council reveal alterations to the mansion 's existing boat house , replacement of entrance gates and piers , erection of outbuilding for services , new boundary fencing and a replacement garden room . Their planning application says the 'Grade II Listed Building has been a home since its construction in the late seventeenth or eighteenth century . 'The proposals will assist in its continued use as a home , the use for which it was originally designed . 'Both the character and the appearance of the resulting home will be positively enhanced as a result of the proposals . New build : The fence will have to be removed and replaced by trees which have been delivered . Dream home : Plans submitted to their local council reveal several changes to the property and grounds . Project : The Clooneys plan to make alterations to the mansion 's existing boat house , replacement of entrance gates and piers , erection of outbuilding for services , new boundary fencing and a replacement garden room . 'The detailed design and access of the proposals have been carefully considered with the sensitivities of the site foremost in mind , including the heritage , flooding , biodiversity and arboriculture interests of the site ' . Although the Clooneys were reportedly told to remove the lattice fence , the couple have already submitted plans for a new perimeter fence . Plans show a mix of woven hazel and riven Chestnut pale fencing will be put up around the country estate , as well as extensive planting of oak , yew , holly and box edge to enhance the couple 's privacy . The Clooneys have now been told to remove the current lattice fence , and builders could be seen working on replacing it with trees .
George and Amal Clooney told to remove lattice fence from riverbank . The current fence had been ruled to be too close to the Thames . Comment: