A famous YouTube couple have been allowed to build a donkey sanctuary behind their West Sussex home. Earlier this year, Zoella - real name Zoe Sugg - and her fiancé Alfie Deyes applied for permission to develop a five-acre field they had bought next to their property near Hassocks. They were warned by Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) that there could be potential Roman, Anglo-Saxon or even prehistoric remains buried there. MSDC approved their application at a planning meeting on Friday, having recommended that work cannot begin until archaeologists conduct an investigation. Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook,, external X, external and Instagram,, external and listen to BBC Radio Sussex on Sounds.