Before we bought this place, we previously lived in a flat, just five minutes down the road from here, but we were desperate for more space,’ says Rosie. ‘We wanted to get a dog so a garden was essential, and this house ticked all the boxes.
The downside was that it hadn’t been updated since the 1970s and was very dated, with a really small kitchen, so we were going to need to do some work on it. Despite that, we bought it in July 2018 with a view to extending the place.
Making plans
Initially we applied for planning permission for a wrap-around extension, which would have been squared off at the back, to make the space significantly bigger. A month later, however, we were disappointed to have the planning rejected – mainly because the house is in a conservation area and
