beautiful,” he says. He took Colette to see it and they made an
offer that day, which was accepted. The 253 m2
plot was derelict and empty apart from a garage which was falling down. There were also two large sycamore trees on the land. Colette and Eddie were keen to build a house that was in keeping with the area, and so Jess began working on the design for a two-storey Victorian style house. The couple moved into a rented house and put most of their furniture in storage.
The planning application was submitted in 2016, however the design was rejected due to height restrictions.
The planners suggested the couple build a
one and a half storey coach house instead. Colette wasn’t keen on the idea, but Jess came up with several solutions to make the house feel bigger such as open ceilings and increasing the height upstairs. Working full- time in London meant that Jess spent every spare hour she could on the project: “I was having Skype calls with my parents most evenings and weekends!” Being in a conservation area meant there
were strict rules around the exterior design features. The house had to have a slate roof, wooden sash windows and French doors, and a boundary wall built in the same or similar material to the adjacent mansion house. The planners also had to approve the type
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