Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Landscaping Plans Approved Despite Concern for Animals’ Sex Lives
One resident argued the property should offer more cover for local animals, saying they “need places to have sex.” Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Landscaping Plans Approved Despite Concern for Animals’ Sex Lives Alex Krinsky
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have won approval for revised landscaping plans at their $5.35 million lakefront home in Bratenahl, Ohio, despite objections from neighbors worried about everything from blocked views to the sex lives of local wildlife.
Per Page Six , the village’s Architectural Review Board approved the plans unanimously Tuesday night after delaying a decision over the height and placement of trees around the property. The revised proposal includes staggered deciduous shrubs reaching up to 10 feet tall, designed in part to give Swift and Kelce more privacy. The couple had already received approval for a six-foot privacy fence earlier this fall.
Around 35 people attended the meeting, where resident Lucy Weller argued that the landscaping should do more to support native wildlife. “They don’t need lawns; they need food and cover and they need places to have sex,” she said. “I don’t think this landscape does anything to provide for any of the wildlife.”
Another neighbor, Chuck Bauernschmidt, objected to the density of the proposed plantings. “This is a forest,” he said, questioning whether the plans were consistent with village ordinances. Bauernschmidt had previously raised concerns about tree removal around the property.
Not everyone in attendance was opposed. Other residents urged the neighborhood to welcome Swift and Kelce, with one attendee arguing that Bratenahl should feel “privileged” that the couple chose to buy a home there. Another resident took a less diplomatic approach to the entire debate, calling it “stupid” to fight over a property that would eventually be sold “when the divorce happens.”
Swift and Kelce did not attend the meeting, sending representatives including a property manager, architect, and project manager instead. They purchased the eight-bedroom, 11-bathroom home in March and are not expected to use it as their primary residence. The couple, who married at Madison Square Garden in July , have otherwise kept details of their home life relatively private.
For more on Swift, revisit our recent coverage of The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore , which added four new songs to her latest album.
