The former TOWIE star and Our Girl actress, both 34, won planning approval for the colossal building project back in January 2020 - and it'll be over two years since that date until they can move in. The couple have been documenting the construction process after purchasing the original property for £1.3million in October 2019.ĭespite months of delays due to the Covid pandemic, their five-bedroom mansion is beginning to resemble their architectural model.ĭue to various lockdowns and Covid restrictions, construction has been stop-start after they demolished a farmhouse and began building a five-bedroom mansion complete with bar, gym, granny annexe and outdoor swimming pool. Original: The couple have been documenting the construction process after purchasing the original property (pictured) for £1.3million in October 2019 'I don't regret buying the house but if I had known it would have taken this like, like over a year to get to find a builder, I probably wouldn't have done it because I just was so unaware of how long things take.' It would have been nice to know that like six to eight months ago because if we are going to knock the house down it means we're going to have to reapply for planning permission and start this process all over again. She said: 'Now someone else has also said to us that we should probably think about knocking the house down and start all over again it's just becoming one thing after another. They're also adding a two-storey side extension, single extensions to the front and rear, and completely re-landscaping the outside space.īillie admitted in March she wouldn't have bought the abode if she knew the 'headache' it would be. Greg, 35, has been allowed to add a 'man cave', converting the original garage into a gym and games room, and there will be a play room for their two children. Three of the other en-suite bedrooms will have walk-in wardrobes Under construction: According to the planning application, all five bedrooms will be on the first floor with the en-suite master bedroom having a huge dressing room. Three of the other en-suite bedrooms will have walk-in wardrobes. It’s been a very long journey already and it’s about to get even more pressurised once the builders start work.'Īccording to the planning application, all five bedrooms will be on the first floor with the en-suite master bedroom having a huge dressing room.
'There’s only one neighbour to the side of us and he had a lot of reasons as to why he didn’t want us to go ahead, but it was getting a bit silly in the end. But it’s just not a great start, is it?' She continued of the home, which was constructed in the 1920s: 'The house is so old, whoever was going to buy it was going to have to renovate. Last year, Billie, 31, admitted she’s not speaking to the neighbours at her new property in Brentwood, after they opposed the couple's plans to demolish the original rundown house and replace it with a five-bed palace.īridges haven’t been built since they won planning permission in August 2020 with Billie saying: 'We’ve not seen anyone.
Work began on the house in January 2021 following months of delays due to planning rows with their new neighbours.
Old home: The couple splashed out £1.3 million for the original 1920s property which they have since demolished to build their new home
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