WORDS RICHARD WEBBER PHOTOS COLIN POOLE
The couple invested heavily in landscaping and external works to help the house, set on a former orchard, blend into its leafy surroundings
Constructing two properties on a single plot had always been David and Jennifer Spillane’s objective. “We saw our first project as not only a means to providing funding towards the second, but also contributing to a long-term pension plan”, says David. Having bought a former orchard site, then built and sold the first house, they were able to put into practice the lessons they had learnt along the way – with a few hurdles, of course.