A Detached Period Cottage with a Large Curtilage and Existing Planning Permission for Development.

The property is a very attractive detached period property sitting right in the centre of a generous tree-lined plot of approximately 0.35 acres. Its development potential is obvious and the present owner has obtained Planning Permission “to extend the current single dwelling in two directions to create an extra dwelling”. The intention was to create two substantial ‘semi-detached’ three- bedroomed cottages, sell one off and continue to live in one, thereby making a positive investment return. However employment out of the area now necessitates a reluctant sale. So for anyone with the right vision and acumen there is rather an attractive and interesting development proposition with various options [certain of which would require an amendment to the Planning Permission as granted] OPTION 1- continue with this owners project. OPTION 2- Further extend the existing property to create a much larger single dwelling. OPTION 3 - consider another variation such as the creation of 4 luxury apartments. Details of the Planning Permission can be seen online via the Blackburn with Darwen BC planning portal [http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/upload/pdf/]  Original Ref 10/06/1356  and Renewal Ref 10/10/0214. Plans as drawn can be inspected onsite whilst viewing the property.

 

The property currently offers typically quirky and rather unique accommodation with all the original features you would expect within a period cottage, such as beamed ceilings. However it lacks for nothing in the way of present day creature comforts including gas central heating [combi-system] and double glazing. Please take a look at the detailed floor plans, additional images and virtual ‘room by room’ camera tours on our full website display. The accommodation provides for a front porch with stone bench seating, a charming lounge with a stone inglenook fireplace, a sitting/music room [which has been a separate dining room in the past], a really spacious dining kitchen and a traditional walk-in pantry. There is also an additional bathroom/wc on the ground floor. Upstairs there are two double bedrooms and a fully tiled main bathroom /wc. EXTERNAL The property has a private driveway [with electronic gates] from Cravens Avenue. Its curtilage is generous and tree-lined, hence the space for development.

 

 

 

The property is entered through a front porch with the outer door having upper leaded glazed panels. The porch features and attractive stone ’bench’ seat, ceramic tiled flooring and a rail with coat hooks for outdoor wear. A radiator is fitted. An inner door gives access through to the lounge.

 

A really charming principal reception room with ceiling beams. two ‘offset’ rear windows and a lovely [and probably original] inglenook stone fireplace within which sits a gas living flame ‘woodburning’ style stove. The central heating radiator is neatly concealed behind a fretwork cover. There are several wall light points and a television aerial socket.

 

With access doors to all ground floor rooms and the staircase to the first floor

 

This versatile room has at times been used as a separate dining room but it alternatively makes a second lounge, study or office. It is currently home to the family piano. It has two rear windows, an exposed ceiling beam, a radiator, a stone fire surround and hearth and wall light points.

 

This is a generous previous extension to the cottage with a well equipped ‘kitchen business-end’ and ample room for a formal dining table and chairs. The ceiling is beamed and the floor surface is ceramic tiled. The preparation area is comprehensively fitted with contemporary units at both base and eye level. There is both ceiling down-lighting and ‘under counter’ lighting beneath wall cupboards. There are dedicated recesses and connections for a gas cooker and an automatic washing machine.

 

A super traditional walk-in pantry ideal for storing additional groceries and sundries. It has stone shelving, wall units, space for a freezer and a window.

 

An additional bathroom with an ‘over-bath’ shower, a pedestal washbasin and a low-suite wc. The ‘splash’ elevations are tiled and a radiator is fitted.

 

 

 

 

A double room with front and rear windows, laminated wood flooring, a radiator,a decorative cast metal fireplace and a combined light/ceiling fan.

 

A second double room with a vanity washbasin in a pine cabinet and a central heating radiator.

 

A very contemporary bathroom with fully tiled wall and floor surfaces. It offers a white three piece suite comprising of a panelled bath, a pedestal washbasin and a low-flush wc. There is a Grohe shower mixing unit above the bath and a shaver socket is installed. The ceiling is beamed.

 

 

A private driveway leads up from the main part of Cravens Avenue. There are electronic driveway gates. The curtilage is tree lined and generous, hence the development opportunities to both the front and rear of the existing dwelling. There is currently a double garage located towards the bottom of the plot and an exceptional amount of parking space for additional vehicles, caravan, camper etc. The boundaries of the garden are tree lined and this affords a considerable degree of general privacy. A summer house is situated within the front garden and pathways extend around the property.

 

The property is freehold, is connected to all mains services and is within band “D” for Council Tax assessment.