Billie Faiers shows off her glamorous kitchen renovation at Essex home

Billie Faiers showed off her glamorous kitchen renovation at her Essex home on Wednesday.

The former TOWIE star, 30, and husband Greg Shepherd suffered a blow earlier this month after planning officials refused their application to covert a £1.4million mansion in Brentwood into their dream home. 

In light of the news, Billie decided to give her kitchen at her old home a new lease of life and showed off the finished result on social media.  

The reality star decided to replace the black countertop with marble quartz, while rose gold handles and a porcelain sink added to the luxe interior.

The star added a light splash back board above the cooker and accessorised the kitchen with metallic utensils and big bouquets of roses and white appliances, which were in keeping with the marble and rose gold theme.  

Billie wrote: ‘So happy with my new kitchen, it has completely transformed the room.  

‘As you can see I have kept the same shape, but have gone for white cabinets, gold handles / accessories and a white marble quartz worktop

‘It looks so fresh and bright @bradleyreevekitchendesign you have been amazing from start to finish from the design process to the supply of our kitchen, you have provided an incredible service and such a quick turnaround… 

‘This kitchen is in my current house.’   

The couple recently purchased a run down £1.4 million 1920s property in Brentwood and had dreamed of turning it into a five-bedroom luxury home over a planned year and a half long project.

But according to The Sun, Brentwood Borough Council have rejected their plans, calling them ‘too grand’. 

The council officer’s report states: ‘it would be the biggest house on the street and the increase in size from the original home would not be acceptable.’ 

The reports also had concerns about whether the home would be sympathetic to the local area.

The decision notice states: ‘The proposed extensions when combined would create a development which is excessive in terms of bulk, size, massing, roof design and siting, resulting in overly dominant additions to the existing dwelling and a substantial building out of character and appearance within its context. 

‘It would unacceptably reduce the spatial quality between properties which is characteristic of the area, to the detriment of local visual amenity.’ 

It’s been claimed the previous owners were granted permission to build two houses on the land, yet still, the plans for one large home have been turned down.

The neighbours had expressed concern that the property would be too close to theirs and affect their privacy. Yet the report did not find this to be a concern. 

The Sun writes the report concludes: ‘Taking all matters into the planning balance the proposal cumulatively results in significant harm to the appearance and character of the area, and cannot be mitigated by the imposition of planning conditions; the proposal therefore conflicts with policy CP1 and is recommended for refusal’.  

Former TOWIE star star Billie, previously admitted that the interior of the sprawling house is ‘old and dated’ and estimated that it will take the pair around a year to completely renovate it.

The couple revealed that they wanted to start off their journey by showing their followers a look at their current ‘old and dated’ kitchen on their home Instagram ‘homewiththesheps’.

They said they have planned to change the layout of some of the house, to make way for a kitchen extension which will become a kitchen/dining area/soft area, complete with adjoining play room and utility.