4 bedroom detached house for sale

Rare opportunity for conversion project in rural location.

Description

Occupying a delightful rural location, and overlooking beautiful Warwickshire countryside and lakeside views, this generous single storey steel frame building presents an exciting and unique opportunity.

Extending to approximately 2066 sq. ft., development has already been permitted for the barn to be converted to a residential dwelling along with associated boundary treatment and carport. Please see Planning Reference on the Stratford-on-Avon District Council website - 23/03101/FUL.

The newly proposed dwelling would comprise a sitting room, kitchen and utility room, dining room, a principal suite, three further bedrooms and family bathroom. The plot is also fantastic, reaching about 1.5 acres in total, allowing for gardens, paddock and plenty of space for parking too.

Services – metered electricity and metered water to the plot, together with sole use of a sewerage treatment plant

Please note there will a CIL liability of £3,150 to pay to Stratford-on-Avon District Council if the buyer is not a self builder.

Location

Oxhill is a popular village situated in rolling Warwickshire countryside on the northern edge of the Cotswolds. With a thriving community, the village has an attractive church and The Peacock public house. The neighbouring village of Whatcote has a Michelin starred pub, The Royal Oak.

Local amenities can be found at Tysoe which has a general store, post office, public house, primary school and doctors surgery. Shipston-on-Stour (5.5 miles) and Kineton (7 miles) are convenient for every-day requirements such as supermarkets, delicatessen, doctors, dentist surgeries, hospital and banks. There are more extensive shopping, cultural, entertainment and leisure facilities at Stratford-upon-Avon (9.6 miles), Banbury (11.3 miles), Chipping Norton (15 miles) and Warwick and Leamington Spa (16 miles). Soho Farmhouse is approximately 15 miles away.

Communication links with access to the M40 (J12) at Gaydon (7.2 miles) and (J11) at Banbury (12.8 miles). Mainline train services from Banbury to London Marylebone (from 56 minutes) and from Warwick Parkway and Leamington Spa to Birmingham (from 30 minutes). Airports at Birmingham (33 miles) and Heathrow (76 miles).

There are a number of well-regarded local schools including a popular village primary school in Tysoe and secondary school in Kineton. The village is in the Priority Area (at time of print) for the Warwickshire Grammar Schools at Stratford and Alcester - King Edward VI (KES) for boys, Stratford Grammar School (for girls) and Alcester Grammar School (mixed). Preparatory schools in the area include The Croft (Stratford-upon-Avon), Sibford, St Johns’ Priory (Banbury), Carrdus (Overthorpe), Warwick Prep, Kingsley (Co-ed, Warwick) and Kitebrook (Moreton-in-Marsh). Independent senior schools include Kings High (girls, Warwick) Kingsley (girls, Leamington Spa), Warwick (boys), Sibford (co-ed), Tudor Hall (girls, Bloxham), Bloxham (co-ed).

Sporting and leisure activities in the area include golf at Brailes, Tadmarton Heath and Rye Hill; theatres at Stratford-upon-Avon, Chipping Norton and Oxford; Soho Farmhouse private members club at Great Tew; indoor sports complex and cinemas in Stratford, Banbury and Leamington Spa; motor racing at Silverstone and British Motor museum at Gaydon; horse racing at Warwick, Stratford upon Avon and Cheltenham. There is a good footpath network through the surrounding countryside, with Compton Verney and Upton House and Gardens National Trust property approximately 5 miles away.

All mileages and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,066 sq ft


Acreage: 1.5 Acres

Additional Info

Agents Note -

Please note that there is a CIL liability of £3,150 on this conversion. This will be transferred to the new owners on exchange of contracts. However, the current vendors have claimed self - build exemption for planning permission.

There is a right of access over the driveway.

There is a restrictive covenant on the property stating that you will have to pay a fair proportion for the maintenance and repair of the driveway.