Oscar winner Tilda Swinton wants to move the windows on extension at her Highlands home to stop her neighbours from peeking inside
- Tilda Swinton, 59, was granted permission for extension to her Highland home
- But now want to move the building’s windows to stop neighbours seeing inside
- She previously withdrew her application following objections from locals who described the proposed renovation as ‘brutal’ and ‘brash’.
Hollywood star Tilda Swinton wants to move the windows on her Highland home to stop her neighbours being able to see inside
Hollywood star Tilda Swinton wants to move the windows on her Highland home to stop her neighbours being able to see inside.
The Oscar-winning actress was granted permission last year to build a new extension at the rear of her B-listed property in Nairn.
She is replacing an outhouse and a ‘poorly constructed library and playroom’ at the house with a new kitchen, dining area and a wet room for her dogs.
However, the Chronicles of Narnia and Doctor Strange actress discovered the location of windows on the extension allowed people in nearby properties to view inside.
She has now lodged new plans with Highland Council to lower the windows so they are not visible to neighbours.
She has also wants to change the skylight windows on the roof to a ‘lower profile’ type to give more privacy for an upstairs bedroom.
A planning application submitted on her behalf stated: ‘To lower the windows on the gable elevation of the new extension. Change sky lights to a low profile type.
‘Planning had been obtained and the client realised there was a privacy issue with the gable windows facing the boundary wall. The neighbours would be able to see into the room.’
The Oscar-winning actress was granted permission last year to build a new extension at the rear of her B-listed property in Nairn
However, the Chronicles of Narnia and Doctor Strange actress discovered the location of windows on the extension allowed people in nearby properties to view inside
Neighbours of the 59-year-old star complained when she first submitted proposals to refurbish her property.
She withdrew the application following objections from locals who described the proposed renovation as ‘brutal’ and ‘brash’.
Revised plans won approval from the council last April despite the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland claiming the new extension would spoil the character of the 115-year-old building.
Miss Swinton shares the home with her partner Sandro Kopp, a German painter, and her 22-year-old twin daughter and son Honor and Xavier, whose father is the Scots artist John Byrne.
A planning application submitted on her behalf stated: ‘To lower the windows on the gable elevation of the new extension. Change sky lights to a low profile type’
Her plans also include a new ‘snug’ room, a pantry and a terrace. The dog wet room is for her pack of springer spaniels, which had a starring role in a music video she directed in 2018.
Documents submitted by her planning agent last year stated Miss Swinton was embarking on a renovation programme as she was committed to the house being her ‘long term sole family home’.
Highland Council are due to make a decision on the application to move the windows by May.