4 bedroom bungalow

A four bedroom, three bathroom single storey detached house built in 1959, with later additions, now requiring modernisation, with garage, off road parking and gardens in Weston, Bath. There is approved planning permission to build a four/five bedroom Bath stone house, 461sq meters, with parking for three cars, planning reference 21/03783/FUL

The house is entered through a porch which leads into the kitchen which has a tiled floor. Next to the kitchen is generous sitting room with four windows and parquet flooring. Doors open from this room onto the music room/ library. A passage leads to a bathroom and separate shower. Next to this is a utility room, housing the boiler, opening out onto a bathroom, bedroom and doors out to the garden. This was designed as an annex with its own access. There are three further double bedrooms, including the principal bedroom which is dual aspect and has built in wardrobes. There is gas, electricity, mains water and a Worcester boiler in the property. Outside there is an outbuilding, originally a garage, now a workshop, with cedar wood ceiling. The heavily planted garden wraps around the house and has a copper beech tree, oak tree, beech tree and apple trees, lawns, a shed and several seating areas to enjoy the sun as it is southwest facing. The total site area is 1100 meters (0.27 acres).

Plans approved on 22nd October 2021, were drawn up by Tim Burton Architects. An ashlar Bath stone house with natural zinc roofs and with slimline PPC aluminium high performance glazing system and solid planked natural timber doors, has been designed on three levels. The basement area has a studio and bathroom, as well as a store and plant room. The ground floor has a hall opening onto a dual aspect office and then there is a spacious kitchen/dining/living room with bifold doors leading out to the terrace as well as to the main garden. In addition, there is a snug and separate utility room, which has its own access from outside. Underfloor heating and wood burners are in the plan Upstairs are four double bedrooms. The principal bedroom has an en suite bathroom and Juliet balcony and built-in wardrobes. The second bedroom has an en suite shower room and wardrobe and overlooks a green roof. There is also a bathroom and separate wc, and library area. Outside a car port for two vehicles has been designed, with space for additional parking for one car, as well as bike storage. Solar panels in the pitched roof and an air source heat pump have been included. The building is planned as “a contemporary villa establishing an important relationship with the gardens and landscape, but also a kinship with the Victorian Villas close by, the farmhouse of Weston Lawn and the rural past of Weston.”

This quiet location gives easy access to lively Weston village which has a Tesco’s (0.2 miles), dentists’ surgery, Post office, Newsagents, Bakery, Boots, Russell Brooks hairdressers, No 3 coffee, Western Coffee, Italian Deli and Weston All Saints Primary School (0.8 mile) rated ‘Outstanding ‘ by Ofsted. King Edward’s Pre prep and Nursey school is 0.5 miles’ walk and Royal High is 0.5 miles’ walk. It is 2.2 miles to Bath Spa station with journeys to London in 80 minutes. The centre of Georgian Bath is 1.7 miles away. Overall, this is an exciting opportunity to develop a contemporary home in a peaceful location, but with excellent access to good schools, shops and all that Georgian Bath has to offer.

Tenure: Freehold
Services: Gas, water, electricity
Local authority: BANES
Council tax band: F