4 bedroom detached house

Market Harborough 6 miles (HST to London St Pancras International)
Uppingham 9 miles
Kettering 10 miles (HST to London St Pancras International)
Leicester 16 miles (HST to London St Pancras International)
(All distances approximate)

Situation
Set in the sought-after Northamptonshire village of Ashley, considered to be one of the most attractive Welland Valley villages in highly accessible and yet un-spoilt countryside. The village contains a public house, farm shop, active village hall, children’s play park, and an 11th Century parish church part designed by Sir Gilbert Scott, famous for the design of St Pancras station. The Ashley Recreation Ground offers tennis courts, petanque, cricket nets and walks with magnificent hilltop views of the Welland Valley. The neighbouring village of Medbourne has a post office/village shop, café and a well thought of public house. The nearby market town of Market Harborough is some six miles distant and provides a good array of everyday shopping facilities including a market, together with a fast direct train rail link to London St Pancras.
Communications in the area are excellent, with good links to Leicester, Peterborough, and Kettering, with the A14 dual carriageway providing rapid road access both east (A1), north/south (M1) and northwest via M6. International air travel is available at East Midlands Airport, Birmingham, Stansted, and Luton.
Recreational facilities in the area are excellent, with Rutland Water set to the north, between Uppingham and Oakham (approx. 12 miles). This provides sailing and fishing with scenic walks and the Rutland Water cycle route. Educational establishments nearby are renowned with preparatory and primary education at Wilbarston, Bringhurst, Oakham and Stamford, whilst secondary education is available at Market Harborough, Uppingham, Oakham, Stamford, Oundle and Leicester.

An exceptional opportunity to convert an historic barn with full planning consent granted, on a plot of approximately 1.8 acres.

The Proposal
Set back from Main Street, Ashley in the heart of the village stands this lovely historic barn in a plot of approximately 1.8 acres. Full planning and listed building consent has been granted by North Northamptonshire Council NK/2022/0784 – Approved April 2023 for the conversion of the barn into a single dwelling set around a sheltered garden, and with pretty views over paddocks and to the valley and hills beyond.
The architectural designs are intended to sympathetically preserve the aesthetic of the barn whilst creating spacious and well-laid out accommodation enhancing the character.
Once completed, the barn will provide accommodation to include three generous reception rooms: the dining hall with extensive southerly facing windows out to the rear, a magnificent kitchen with utility room off, lounge with glazed wall to the westerly elevation and study to the far end of the property.
Stairs from the dining hall lead to a wide landing with galleried area, with the bedrooms and bathroom set off.
The principal suite is designed as a generously sized bedroom accessed via a good dressing room with en-suite shower room off. There is one further en-suite bathroom, a family shower room, and a further three bedrooms.
The gardens to the barns lie primarily to the rear, with a sheltered courtyard set within the ‘L’ shape of the building, before continuing to a half-walled kitchen garden (already present within the existing gardens). Beyond is a grassed area leading to the paddock. The gardens are very private, with mature trees to the fringes, and a substantial wall to the left hand boundary closest to the barn, which becomes post and rail further down.

VIEWING
The property may only be inspected by prior arrangement through King West.

SERVICES
Main’s water, gas and electricity are connected. None of the services have been tested by the agents.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
North Northamptonshire Council.

COUNCIL TAX BAND
To be determined

AGENT’S NOTE:
Hill View will be granted the necessary vehicular and pedestrian rights of access across the driveway of the adjacent property, Home Farm.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
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1. These property particulars should not be regarded as an offer, or contract or part of one. You should not rely on any statements by King West in the particulars, or by word of mouth or in writing as being factually accurate about the property, nor its condition or its value. We have no authority to make any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility.
2. The photographs illustrate parts of the property as were apparent at the time they were taken. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate only.
3. Any reference to the use or alterations of any part of the property does not imply that the necessary planning, building regulations or other consents have been obtained. It is the responsibility of a purchaser or lessee to confirm that these have been dealt with properly and that all information is correct.
4. All dimensions, descriptions, areas, reference to condition and permission for use and occupation and their details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but intending purchasers should not rely upon them as statements of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the accuracy of each item.
5. King West have not tested any services, equipment or facilities, the buyer or lessee must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.
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