Homes Under the Hammer star Dion Dublin has lent his expertise to a fair share of house transformations, but now he is focusing on his own.
The former footballer has been on hand to offer budding property developers advice as they renovate and flip bargain properties. Typically, Dion helps those on tight budgets to transform homes for a quick profit, having joined the BBC show in 2015. However, the ex-Manchester United star is now set on building his own dream home and is set to have his say on all stages of the development.
Dion, 55, and his wife Cheryl splashed out a staggering £1.24million on a mansion in the upmarket village of Caldy on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside. They purchased the impressive home last year with a view of renovating it from a run-down property into a place of their own.
Their refurbishment plans were approved by council planners, yet new plans to Wirral Council shows Dion and Cheryl have changed their minds. The couple stated the 1930s house is in “poor physical condition”, meaning they have decided it will be easier to bulldoze the property and start from scratch.
A blank canvas will provide them with the perfect place to build a brand new home. According to the Daily Mail, the new property will include a cinema room, large kitchen diner, games and play rooms for their daughter Ruby, five, all on the ground floor. Upstairs will see the creation of five en-suite bedrooms and a laundry room.
Gate pillars are set to be installed at the entrance but the couple are keen to keep the existing large hedgerows “to retain the natural sense of enclosure which is enjoyed”. Off-road parking will be made for three cards, including electric vehicle charging points and cycle parking. A 715sqm garden can be accessed through a tiled terrace and steps.
Dion is keen to help protect the local wildlife as bat boxes will be installed on the outside walls. Four different species of the protected animal were sighted emerging from the eaves on the home during surveys last summer. According to the application, the new property will better reflect the family’s “needs and aspirations”.
The home has impressive views over the River Dee estuary and north Wales and will not overlook or create any “loss of privacy issues” to existing properties. Dion and his wife Cheryl live a private life away from the public eye and they tied the knot in 2017. A year after their wedding, Dion gave a rare insight into his personal life with the Mirror and how he enjoys to spend his weekends with Cheryl.
“If the weather’s right then I’d always stay in the UK. I love getting away with my wife and dog”, he said, adding that his favourite Sunday breakfast is a full English. “My wife’s a better cook than me by a million miles. She does most of the cooking as I’m out at work, and always makes sure I’m fed and watered”.
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Source: Mirror
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