Country Homes & Interiors

PLANNING AHEAD

Every home has its story, but this one started long before a brick was laid – with a saga of planning permissions sought and, eventually, granted. ‘It took three years before we could break ground on the build, and in that time we rented a house nearby, then eventually bought a property in Chester as the delay was so long,’ says Liz Sower-Lewis. ‘But the wait was worth it.’

Liz and her husband Anthony had inherited land in Cheshire and, after considering whether to rebuild an existing – and very

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