Floorplan
Map4 bedroom detached bungalow for sale
Key information
Features and description
- Detached bungalow in extensive grounds
- Hugely popular 'Private Development' semi rural location
- Set on the grounds of the former Rheda Mansion
- Four bedrooms and three reception rooms
- Grounds include a stable block and ancient cross monument
- Enclosed tennis court in good order
- Plot with lapsed planning to one side
- Potential to redevelop the entire site
- Further adjacent 5 acre field available separately
Once in a while something special comes to the market, offering huge potential and all sorts of possibilities. Rheda Cross is one such listing. Built on the site of the original Rheda Mansion, this 1960's architect designed detached bungalow on Rheda Park gets the heart beating faster and the brain working overtime just thinking about all the options for a site of these proportions in such a sought after location. Do you demolish the existing property and re-build, enjoying a life of nature and tennis? Do you lovingly renovate what is already here? Or do you apply for planning to put a number of plots onto the site, and develop it on a bigger scale... Currently the bungalow offers four bedrooms and three reception rooms, with a detached double garage by the roadside. To one side there is a tennis court and the original mansion steps lead down from here to an area of land which has lapsed planning permission, but clearly has potential to reinstate. To the rear there is an expansive lawn with Ha-ha, woodland and a stable block. If the bungalow was demolished we feel sure the site would accommodate a number of detached dwellings (subject to planning approval). Of course, all these options are a big undertaking but when you look at how the ruined Coach houses on Rheda Park turned out, its hard not to get excited about this place.
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Rooms
Entrance
A covered parking drop off area at the front of the property provides access to a glazed door and windows into porch
Entrance Porch
Double cupboard, door and two windows leading into hall
Entrance Hall
A generous hall with doors to rooms, opening into dining room, three windows to front, two double cupboards, each with twin doors, further built in cupboard
Dining room
Double glazed window to side, sliding double doors open into living room, door to kitchen, space for family table and chairs, radiator, wooden flooring
Living room
A generous room with high ceiling and a glazed end wall with sliding double glazed patio doors to garden, plus other windows to rear, fireplace with copper style hood and slate hearth, wood flooring, radiator
Kitchen/Breakfast room
Fitted base and wall kitchen units with work surfaces, single drainer sink unit, integrated dishwasher, space for washing machine and cooker, double glazed door to garden, four double glazed windows to rear, breakfast area with space for table, tiled flooring. Doors from hall and dining room
Study/Bedroom 5
Accessed from the en-suite bathroom with double glazed window to rear, radiator
En-suite bathroom
Double glazed window to rear, panel bath, bidet, hand wash basin, low level WC. Door to study/bedroom 5
Bedroom 1
Window to rear, radiator, door to en-suite
En-suite
Including mini bath, bidet and hand wash basin, built in cupboard, further cupboard with sliding doors
Bedroom 2
Double glazed window to front, two sets of built in double wardrobes, radiator
Bedroom 3
Double glazed window to side, radiator
Bedroom 4
A double aspect room with double glazed windows to side and rear, radiator, built in wardrobe with sliding doors
Bathroom
Double glazed window to side, panel bath with thermostatic shower unit and screen, sink unit in worktop with cupboard and drawers under, bidet, low level WC. Tiled walls and floor.
Grounds and gardens
The property occupies an extensive and private plot, formerly part of the original Rheda Mansion. Several historic features remain, including dressed sandstone walling, garden steps and the Lacon Cross, a listed medieval stone monument. At the roadside is a detached double garage, with a driveway leading to the house and forming a carriage sweep with turning circle and covered drop-off. To one side is an enclosed tennis court with a path continuing to the lapsed building plot. The main gardens lie to the side and rear, with a patio, extensive lawns, a Ha-ha and wooded borders with rhododendrons. A stable block with tack room, hay barn and the ‘Cross Lacon’ stands to the side of the property. A further 5-acre paddock directly behind the stables may be available by separate negotiation.
Building Plot (Lapsed)
To the right of the property and accessed from a side lane beside the tennis court, is a plot that previously held planning permission for a substantial two-storey home. Although the consent has lapsed, the land lies within the Frizington and Rheda settlement boundary in the Copeland Local Plan 2012–2039, making it an attractive option for those considering future residential development. With other new builds nearby, we believe there should be no problem to have this renewed if a suitable scheme was submitted to the local council.
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