Penton Park comprises a substantial country house dating from the early 19th Century and has previously been used as a private residence, WW2 hospital and a convent for a substantial part of last century. The present owners have transformed the property to provide an events venue, a base for their business and a wonderful family home. Penton Park is currently arranged to provide family accommodation over the 1st and 2nd floors, with the ground & lower ground mainly used for commercial purposes. A reception hall and inner hall provide access to the ground floor office, sitting room, drawing room, dining room and library / bar. To the rear of the house are a commercial kitchen, cloakrooms and store rooms as well as a second staircase running the full height of the house.

A substantial lower ground floor contains the original kitchen, wine cellar plus workshops & storerooms. A magnificent main staircase provides the centrepiece for Penton with a galleried landing on the first floor providing access to a family drawing room, sitting room, dining room, kitchen along with the principal bedroom with ensuite. A further 4 bedrooms feature on the 1st floor, with 2 further bathrooms, a shower room, dressing room, study plus a utility room and laundry. The second floor offers 4 bedrooms, bathroom, playroom and store with further attic rooms above.

In addition to the main house, West Lodge provides an attractive self-contained lodge house offering a sitting room, dining room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. The property has the added benefit of its own private garden.

The main driveway provides access to Penton Park passing the Lodge House and leading up through mature grounds to a gravel parking & turning area to the west of the house. A secondary driveway provides access from the north.

The grounds are mainly located to the south and east with a terrace and extensive lawns to the front of the house. A former tennis court can be found to the south west plus kitchen garden to the south east. Woodland can be found to the east and north. To the rear of Penton, the lower ground floor provides access to a substantial courtyard featuring a number of external stores. There is also a separate workshop along the northern boundary. The property benefits from mains electricity, private water supply, mains drainage for Penton Park with private drainage for West Lodge. There is oil fired central heating with no gas connected to the estate.

ACCOMMODATION
Trinity Rose understand that the property has a Gross Internal Area comprising:-
a) Main House – 16,988 sq ft;
b) West Lodge – 795 sq ft;
c) Outbuildings x4 -2,161 sq ft;
d) TOTAL GIA 19,944 sq ft (1,852.7 sq m) on a total site of 7.46 acres.

PLANNING
The property is Grade II Listed and within a Conservation Area. There is a mix of Use Classes including F1(a), E(d/f), C3 plus some B2. The ground floor and grounds operate under a Class E(f)/F1(a) as an educational day care centre for members of the disabled community. The 1st & 2nd floors are Class C3 and are used as private residential areas. The ground floor benefits from a restricted E(d) consent which allows for the hosting of marriage ceremonies (for 20 events in a calender year, only on Saturdays). Part of the lower ground benefits from a B2 use as a microbrewery. Subject to planning Penton Park may be suitable for alternative uses such as Care, Boutique Hotel, Residential, Religious Institution, Educational, Private Hospital, Wellness Centre or mixed use. The C3 Use can change to C4 (small houses in multiple occupation), but a Hotel (C1) would require planning. A residential institution such as a Care Home (C2) would require consent but may be treated favourably given the historic use of the property as a boarding school but any purchaser should make their own enquiries of the Local Authority.

RIGHTS OF WAY
There is a right of way along the driveway for the neighbouring nursery school and The Coach House which operates as a one-way system for them.

PRICE
£3,650,000 for the Freehold interest with vacant possession and no chain.

SERVICES
Mains electricity, private water supply, mains drainage for Penton Park, private drainage for West Lodge plus oil fired central heating. No gas connection.

COUNCIL TAX
Online enquiry has confirmed that Penton Park has a Council Tax banding of F, with a D on West Lodge.

EPC
Penton Park presently has a F38 rating valid until 20 February 2033 and West Lodge has a rating of G17 valid until 22 April 2028.

VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment through Trinity Rose or Charters, through whom all negotiations must be conducted: Andy Gibbs[use Contact Agent Button] or Oliver Purvis[use Contact Agent Button].

Penton Park is situated within Penton Mewsey, an attractive village in the Test Valley and close to the Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Andover is approximately 2.5 miles away and provides a wide range of local amenities and a direct rail service to London Waterloo (fastest journey time 64 mins). The nearby A303 provides easy access to London and The West Country, with the A34 to the east at Bullington Cross providing links to the south coast and the Midlands, with Stockbridge (10 miles), Salisbury (19 miles), Winchester (20 miles) and Newbury (17 miles). The A303 provides easy access to the property via Weyhill Road (A342), Short Lane, Harroway Lane and Chalkcroft Lane, where the entrance can be found opposite Penton Cricket Club.