PAUL Hollywood has cooked up plans for a kitchen and dining room extension at his £1million Kent farmhouse.
The Bake Off star, 57, has served up the proposals so that he can use his 18th Century home for filming his shows and host Come Dine With Me-style parties.
He wants to remove part of the rear ground floor elevation including two Crittall-style windows to link the house with the "modest" extension.
But he could face a battle with planners at the local council for the "distinctly different" addition.
In a statement, his planning agent said: "My client, a respected and well-known professional chef, requires the larger space for filming and entertaining; the internal layout, with an island unit and dining table on the same axis, respond to this.
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"My client wishes to extend the farmhouse to enlarge the cramped gallery kitchen to provide additional cooking/preparation space and a dining area beyond."
Hollywood bought his four-bedroom Kent farmhouse for over £850,000 in 2019 but it is now believed to be worth over a million pounds.
The rural retreat boasts stables, an orchard, paddock, shepherd's nook and poultry run, set in eight acres in the so-called Garden of England.
He keeps his abode largely private on social media, but has teased a glimpse at his large kitchen with charcoal counter-tops and wooden detailing on social media.
He also has a log fire perfect for cosy nights in, and proudly shown off his wood-oven in the garden - which he uses to make delicious pizzas.
In 2020, he was granted planning permission for a new garage for his impressive collection of cars and motorbikes.
But plans for a huge 40x26ft storage building were thrown out after it was deemed to be "visually harmful" to the setting of the building.
Hollywood has now formally applied for planning permission for a single storey rear extension for a bigger kitchen, a patio extension and dwarf retaining walls.
Officials at the council are expected to make a decision next month and there have so far been no objections from neighbours.
