Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have had “random” people parking on their drive.

The James Bond star and his wife won permission to install security gates at their home after neighbours told how people keep loitering on their steps.

The celebrity couple sought planning permission for a new black steel gate between existing brick piers at their Primrose Hill home.

The four-storey property is a Grade II listed building in a curved terrace built between 1840 and 1845.

Council officials approved the plans after a neighbour spoke out about the security issues and reported “random” people “loitering” and “sitting on their steps”.

Neighbours in ‘full support’

They said another neighbour rents out their driveway which is leading to confusion, with motorists parking outside the wrong homes.

The neighbour said: “We fully support this application. We also have an exposed front yard, with little privacy and concerns about security.

“We frequently have random people wandering into the yard, sometimes loitering and settling on our stairs if we are not home.

“We also have random cars parking in our front yard from time to time, mistaking our house to be that of a neighbour who rents out their space for parking.

“A front gate between existing brick piers, that is in the style of the existing railings, would be an elegant way to promote security and privacy, and deter random wanderers and vehicles, while being consistent with the character of the Crescent.

“We hope permission will be granted for this application.”

Proposed gate ‘not appropriate’

Craig, 57, and Weisz’s home currently has a paved front yard with parking for a single vehicle and sits in the Primrose Hill Conservation Area.

Architects said in support of the application: “The gates would provide an improved sense of enclosure to the front garden and improve the security to the front yard for the storage of bicycles and the occasional parking of an electric vehicle.

“The proposed new boundary treatment would comprise a single hinged gate on the left hand pier providing pedestrian access and a pair of bi-fold gates on the right hand pier which could open inwards, full width, to allow vehicular access.

“The proposed gates would improve the security of the subject property whilst re-establishing a front boundary. The proposed alterations can be carried out with little impact on the character and appearance of the subject property and its surroundings.”

One objection was raised by The Primrose Hill CAAC who said: “The proposed railings/gate are not appropriate to the historic pattern of the front boundary.

“It is also regrettable that no attempt has been made to soften the hard paving.”

‘A neutral impact’

An earlier application submitted by Craig and Weisz to install vehicle gates that included removal of part of front boundary wall was turned down after the council described it as an “incongruous feature, out of keeping with the appearance of the streetscene and the conservation area”.

But in granting the latest application, a planning official from Camden Council said: “The proposal would avoid harm and have a neutral impact on the special interest of the listed building and the character and appearance of the conservation area.

“The proposal simply installs gates across an existing opening. While this is not the historic condition of the boundary the only realistic alternative is the extant state. i.e. no enclosure at all.

“For this reason, on balance the proposed gates have a neutral impact.

“The proposal is not considered to cause any harm to historic fabric and would be easily reversible in the future.”