Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen plans to tear down storage area at 16th Century ... trends now
Changing Rooms icon Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has plans to redesign his own home - demolishing part of his historic 16th Century home to build an extension - complete with a green roof.
The former DIY SOS star, 58, wants to knock down an existing utility room at his six-bedroom Cotswolds mansion and replace it with a bigger one.
But he needs planning permission from the local council as the property is Grade II listed although there have so far been no objections from neighbours or conservationists Historic England.
He also wants to reinstate existing doorways and an old staircase to create two separate living areas.
And the utility room extension will have a green sedum roof with wildflowers to boost insulation and create a wildlife habitat.
The former DIY SOS star, 58, wants to knock down an existing utility room at his six-bedroom Cotswolds mansion and replace it with a bigger one
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen frequently drew controversy with his outlandish designs as he presented Changing Rooms between 2003 and 2004, and later for a stretch in 2021
Llewelyn-Bowen was previously given the go-ahead to turn a separate studio outbuilding into a granny annexe for his growing family, two years ago
The utility room extension will have a green sedum roof with wildflowers to boost insulation and create a wildlife habitat
Llewelyn-Bowen was previously given the go-ahead to turn a separate studio outbuilding into a granny annexe for his growing family, two years ago.
He was granted planning permission to convert the detached stone building to create a two-bedroom home for daughter Cecile, her partner and their son.
But in another episode of his very own Changing Rooms, he has now applied to Cotswolds District Council for a rear extension for a bigger utility room, increasing the size from 8 square metres to 15 square metres.
In a design statement, his planning agents said: 'The new utility room will be designed to be more in keeping with the architecture of the home, and will feature a green roof with
