Lottery winner Adrian Bayford turn 17th century farmhouse into a luxury holiday rental after £148million win

LOTTERY victor Adrian Bayford tin crook his 17th period farmhouse into a luxury vacation rental.

Adrian, who divided a £148million EuroMillions jackpot with his present ex-wife successful 2012, bought the property successful 2014.

The state heap was utilized by household members but has been unoccupied since August 2023.

So Adrian applied to person Great Wilbraham Hall Farmhouse into a vacation bolthole.

Permission was granted and Adrian, 53, is expected to refurbish the two- storey thatched mansion, which is acceptable successful 900 acres.

Greater Cambridge Planning said: “As the spot has been vacant for immoderate clip and determination are signs of deterioration successful condition, we consciousness that a refurbishment programme is indispensable to bring the spot backmost into a viable use.”

Adrian is present capable to make six bedrooms, sleeping up to 13 people.

The refurb volition see redecoration, a refitted kitchen, conversion of a archetypal level chamber into a bath and restoring and re-painting sash windows.

The readying and entree connection stated: “The applicant seeks afloat readying support for the alteration of usage of Great Wilbraham Hall Farmhouse from residential usage to short-term vacation let.

“Listed gathering consent is sought for insignificant interior alteration to the archetypal level layout arsenic described below.

“The alteration of usage volition not effect successful immoderate outer changes to the gathering oregon surrounding area. However, to facilitate the short-term vacation lettings, an interior reconfiguration is proposed.”