TV presenter Sarah Beeny appears to be letting the grass go dry at her 'mini-Downton Abbey' estate despite the local area not being under a hosepipe ban. But Beeny does not appear to be watering her garden with a hosepipe or drawing water from the lake, which would still be allowed even in the event of a hosepipe ban. Her rural property is supplied by Wessex Water, which does not have a ban in place despite the Environment Agency declaring a drought in Somerset on July 29. But Beeny's planning team Avalon Planning & Heritage found a loophole after winning approval to build five new dwellings converted from agricultural buildings. Sir Rod's property is within the Affinity Water hosepipe ban area, but there is no evidence he has breached a ban, given there are many workarounds and he may have an exemption.