Ewan McGregor battles for proper to exchange broken lead roof at his luxurious £2million Scottish mansion
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has applied to make yet more renovations to his luxury £2million mansion.
The 53-year-old has outlined proposals to replace a damaged lead roof at his Carse of Gowrie retreat.
McGregor also wants to remove rooflights and replace them with aluminium double-glazed units.
Property records show the Trainspotting star bought the Perthshire home in 2023 for £2.35million after it had been on the market for offers over £2.15million.
It comes with a gate lodge and a courtyard of outbuildings and has more than 15,000 sq ft of living space on three floors.
It also features a two-bedroom flat, stores and a wine cellar on the lower ground floor.
Since buying the home, he has been given permission to erect a replacement garage and to create a new master bedroom and bathroom suite.
McGregor also won a fight to repair ‘yellowing’ and ‘water-damage’ to the mansion.
Ewan McGregor and his wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead pictured in March 2024
McGregor’s £2million 18th century Scottish mansion in Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire
McGregor and his co-stars for the 2024 drama A Gentleman In Moscow
In December he was given the green light to renovate a lodge on the grounds of the estate.
He wanted to refurbish the windows of the B-listed gate lodge and install new double glazing units.
And the actor applied to remove existing PVC windows and replace them with new timber sash windows.
McGregor said he felt a ‘tug’ to return to Scotland.
‘I’ve lived in Scotland for less time than I’ve lived away from it but I’ve never lost my love for it.’
Raised in Crieff, on the edge of the Scottish Highlands, to teacher parents, he left in his late teens and moved to London to pursue his acting ambitions.
He then migrated to the US after his Hollywood career took off.
McGregor shot to fame as Mark Renton in Danny Boyle’s 1996 classic Trainspotting, aged 25.
He went on to achieve global stardom as Jedi Obi Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy between 1999-2005, reprising the role in Disney’s 2022 miniseries.
Perth and Kinross Council are expected to issue a decision on his latest plans in due course.
