Hannah Ingram-Moore, 52, and hubby Colin told planners they wanted an office for the charity set up in their father’s name at their £1.2million home — then built a 50ft by 20ft pool house with changing rooms, toilets and showers.

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They had applied in their own names for planning permission — but used the foundation’s name in the design and access and heritage statement.

And after being contacted by The Sun, the charity’s trustees insisted: “At no time were The Captain Tom Foundation’s independent trustees aware of planning permissions made by Mr and Mrs Ingram-Moore purporting to be in the foundation’s name.

“Had they been aware of any applications, the independent trustees would not have authorised them.”

Capt Tom lifted spirits during Covid by walking in his Bedfordshire garden in the run-up to his 100th   birthday.

He raised almost £39million for the NHS.

He was knighted, honoured with an RAF flypast and received 225,000 100th birthday cards. He died in February 2021.

That August the couple said the space was “urgently required” for presentations and memorabilia.

The annex was given the all-clear but a retrospective application for permission for the spa complex was refused last year.

Yesterday, a resident told The Sun: “It feels like they thought the there goodwill gave them cover to do whatever they wanted.”

MPs called for The Charity Commission to investigate.

It is already looking into concerns over arrangements with a company linked to the couple.

The Ingram-Moores refused to answer questions at their seven-bedroom listed home.