Brickyard Cottage Monks Kirby Lane | Monks Kirby | Rugby | | CV23 0RH BRICKYARD COTTAGE

A detached four bedroom period house in 2.84 acres with two log cabins, 4,500 sq. ft. commercial workshop and planning to largely extend the main house.

A detached property originally dating from the Victorian era situated just under a mile outside the popular village of Monks Kirby. This family home has already been extended, and offers versatile ground floor accommodation. Planning was obtained in 2011 (and footings are dug) to construct a large two-storey extension to side and rear. Subsequent permission has been obtained (in 2018) to create a slightly more modest ground floor extension. The recent addition of the Orangery affords, beautiful views of the rear. The property is set in formal gardens of just under an acre with level lawns and an outdoor swimming pool. There are 2 spacious log cabins, a substantial commercial outbuilding and a paddock with an orchard. The house sits in 2.84 acres in total and enjoys a quiet non-estate location with one near neighbour.

Accommodation Summary

Ground Floor Beyond the storm porch, double doors lead into the entrance hall with stairs rising to the first floor. There is parquet flooring with steps down to the cloakroom. Two side windows, and a door into the open plan living area. The dining area has laminate flooring with fitted cupboards and a wide picture window provides attractive views across the lane. A wide archway leads into the lounge area which has a contemporary recently installed ‘Invicta’ wood burning stove set onto a brick hearth and chimney breast. The lounge area is a bright space with fitted cupboards, front and side windows providing similar views. Steps and an open archway lead up to the music room. This also has laminate flooring with a side window and a bay window overlooking the gardens.

Off the rear of the lounge there is a large, recently added Orangery with doors to the garden offering a year-round retreat from the man house. The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of white fronted base units with ample work surfaces and a stainless-steel sink unit. Bosche electric fan-assisted double oven with a five-ring Neff induction hob. Space and plumbing for an American style fridge/freezer unit with ample matching eye-level cupboards. Vinyl flooring, white ceramic tiling, Worcester oil- fired central heating boiler. Fitted breakfast bar, alarm sensor and a window providing views of the garden. The utility room has further white fronted base units with work surfaces and sink unit. There is space and plumbing for both a washing machine and a dishwasher with a rear window. A step leads down to the rear hall which has a wooden door leading to the gardens. A further door leads into the garage.

First Floor The first-floor landing has both rear and side windows, a wide loft access and an airing cupboard housing the fully lagged hot water cylinder. The main bedroom has a TV point with windows providing wonderful views across the side and rear gardens. The en-suite has a tiled shower enclosure with a Mira shower unit and white ceramic tiling. There is a built-in wash hand basin and low-level flush WC. Ceramic tiling, ladder radiator, opaque rear window. Bedrooms 2 and 3 both have fitted wardrobes with windows overlooking the fields to the front of the house. Bedroom 4 is a single room and has a Georgian rear window. The family bathroom has a modern white suite comprising a panelled bath with a Mira sport electric shower unit above. It has a Heritage white pedestal wash hand basin, low-level flush WC and white ceramic tiling. Light/shaver point, opaque rear window.

Front Garden Across the front of the property there is a wide lawn area with a well-stocked flower border including a cherry tree, roses and rhododendrons.

Double Garage & Parking The garage has both light and power with room for a chest freezer, electricity meter and fuse controls. There is ample room to the front of the garage to park several vehicles with both an outside coach lamp and two halogen lights. The wooden concertina doors are on a rail. To the right of the driveway there is a wide timber gate allowing vehicular access beyond the cabins, to the workshop and a very large area ideal for larger vehicles. Main Gardens The gardens are a particular feature of the property and are laid almost exclusively to lawn, interspersed with three well stocked flower borders. There are a selection of bushes and annuals with some colourful shrubs and a silver birch tree. Behind the largest flower border is a raised outdoor swimming pool. There is a level slab base with 5 wooden steps allowing children safe access. Beyond the pool there is a large shingled parking area where there is a garden shed and a recently installed plastic oil tank. Behind the cabins there is a private and sheltered terrace. The formal gardens measure around 0.9 of an acre with the total plot extending to 2.84 acres. The gardens are enclosed by timber fencing along the front boundary with established trees, copper beech and post and rail fencing along the majority of the left hand side, still allowing attractive views across farmland towards the village. The majority of the orchard and paddock is also enclosed by hedgerow and established trees.

Paddock/Orchard Toward the rear of the garden there is a raised bank and an L-shaped paddock/orchard. This has been recently planted with soft fruit trees and could be a good location to accommodate a pony or livestock. The banked garden behind and to the left of the workshop is an ideal location for a zip line (as it currently is) quad bikes, motorbikes or even enthusiastic children learning to ski.

Important Information There is a restrictive covenant in place until 2020 over the paddock/orchard area situated in the far right corner. This would entitle a 50% uplift on this part of the garden should planning permission ever be granted to the covenanter.

Outbuilding/Workshop Just inside the rear boundary there is a quality detached workshop, which has both light and power connected and is fully alarmed. It has a shallow pitched roof and is of double skin construction. The workshop could be ideal for storage or a wide range of alternative uses. Timber Log Cabins There are two pine built detached log cabins which could be used for recreational, accommodation or an ideal home office. The cabin nearest the house has an open plan lounge area, two double bedrooms and a quality bathroom with running hot and cold water and capacity for central heating. The second cabin has a larger open plan lounge area with built in bar. This has two rooms which could be used as a dining room and bedroom as well as a spacious cloakroom. Both cabins have light and power and mains water and sewage (to septic tank) connected, double glazed windows and doors. Both cabins provide around 500sq ft of accommodation.

Situated between the two log cabins (located behind fenced deck area) is a small wooden structure which houses the electric combi boiler which provides hot water for both cabins. The boiler has been sized with sufficient capacity to provide central heating for cabins at some point in the future.

Planning Permission There is currently planning permission (R17/1789) to create larger kitchen and dining areas together with ancillary accommodation for cloaks, utility and storage..

Another application was granted in 2011 (R11/1117) allowing the house to be significantly extended to the left hand side and rear. This would create a large kitchen/family room and two further bedrooms with a ‘Jack & Gill’ bathroom to the side of the property and a large two story extension to the rear creating a larger master bedroom, dressing room and en suite to the first floor and expanding the living accommodation to the ground floor. Plans can be viewed on the Rugby Borough Council Planning Portal www.planningportal.rugby.gov.uk The groundwork for the build has commenced so the project is now deemed ‘live’ and therefore the planning permission will not expire.

LOCATION

Brickyard Cottage (and one neighbouring property) are situated around 0.8 of a mile outside the village. Monks Kirby is a small and very attractive village which has the great advantage of easy access from all directions but with almost no through traffic. It is about 8 miles north-west of Rugby and 10 miles from the centre of . The village is dominated by the Grade 1 priory church of St Edith and there are two public houses, The Denbigh Arms and The Bell Inn, a Spanish restaurant. Junior schooling is available at the very well regarded Revel School. There is an extensive range of excellent senior schooling in Rugby, and Coventry. Maintained schools include Lawrence Sheriff selective boys grammar School and Rugby selective girls High School. While Lutterworth (non-selective) Grammar School is rated “outstanding” by Ofsted. Independent schools include Bilton Grange (prep) School, Rugby School, Princethorpe College and the twin grammar schools (Henry 8 and Bablake) in Coventry. Rugby town has The Clock Towers shopping precinct and an extensive range of facilities. There is excellent access to the national motorway and road networks. The M1, M6, M69, M42, A5 and A361 are all within easy reach. There is a superb high speed Virgin Train service from Rugby to London Euston arriving in under 50 minutes.

Services Mains water, electricity, BT, oil central heating, new private drainage system.

Local Authority Rugby Borough Council. Telephone (01788) 533533. Council tax band ‘G’.

Viewing Arrangements Strictly via the vendors sole agents Fine & Country on (01788) 820062.

Opening Hours Monday to Friday 9.00 am - 5.30 pm Saturday 9.00 am - 4.30 pm

Directions. From Rugby head northbound on the B4112 going directly through Newbold, Harborough Magna and on to . As you descend the hill, take the left turning towards Coventry and continue for a further mile turning right at the cross roads towards Monks Kirby. As you enter the village you will pass the Denbigh Arms on your left hand side. Continue on through the village for a further 0.8 of a mile, Brickyard Cottage is easy to recognise on your left hand side with a Fine & Country for sale board outside.

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