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103938 Whissendine Cottage SAV.Indd A SUBSTANTIAL PERIOD DWELLING AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS WITH PLANNING PERMISSION FOR 5 DETACHED DWELLINGS. AVAILABLE AS A WHOLE OR IN SEPARATE LOTS. Whissendine Cottage Whissendine, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7ET Whissendine Cottage 32 Main Street, Whissendine, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7ET A SUBSTANTIAL PERIOD DWELLING AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS WITHIN A DESIRABLE RUTLAND VILLAGE WITH PLANNING PERMISSION FOR 5 DETACHED DWELLINGS. IN TOTAL CIRCA 4 ACRES. AVAILABLE AS A WHOLE OR IN SEPARATE LOTS. Oakham 4.8 miles ♦ Melton Mowbray 6.4 miles A1 8.9 miles ♦ Uppingham 11.6 miles ♦ Stamford 16 miles Grantham 19.1 miles (London Kings Cross from 69 minutes) Corby 19.7 miles ♦ Leicester 24.9 miles ♦ Nottingham 29.6 miles ♦ Peterborough 29.9 miles (London King Cross from 51 minutes) Accommodation Dining Hall ♦ Drawing Room ♦ Breakfast Kitchen ♦ Sitting Room Family Room ♦ Study ♦ Utility Room ♦ Cloakroom ♦ Cellar Eight Bedrooms ♦ Three Bathrooms ♦ Snooker Room Games Room Gardens & Outbuildings Gardens of approximately 1.58 acres (edged in blue) Additional 2.37 acres with planning permission Beautifully landscaped grounds ♦ A plethora of useful outbuildings with further potential (STP) Available as a whole or in separate lots Development Site Outline planning for 5 detached dwellings ♦ Site area of approximately 2.37 acres ♦ All matters reserved except for access ♦ No Section 106 Contributions or CIL (if built in accordance with existing permission). Situation Whissendine is a picturesque village in the county of Rutland, lying north west of the county town, Oakham. Within the village lies St. Andrews Church, one of the largest in Rutland and a windmill producing flour which can be bought at the village shop. Whissendine has a pre-school for children aged between 2 & 4 years. The C of E primary school has been rated outstanding by Ofsted in its last three inspections. The academies of Catmose College and Harington School in Oakham are also rated outstanding by Ofsted and the prestigious independent schools of Oakham, Uppingham and Stamford are also nearby. The village store and Post Office carries everyday basics together with locally produced speciality items. They also have a dry cleaning service and freshly cooked food. The White Lion Inn situated next to the village stream is a traditional village pub serving food with a delightful garden. The Village Hall hosts events including antique fayres and the village pantomime. Each year in July, the village hosts a “feast week”, an ancient custom from the Middle Ages that has been reintroduced and entails a week of activities for the community. The village also boasts many other clubs and activities which one can join and the Whissendine Sports Club houses a football pitch, cricket field, tennis court, bowls green and clubhouse. The area is well-served for access and communications. Oakham’s railway station is on the Midlands Cross-Country Birmingham Airport to Stansted Airport line, serving Peterborough and Cambridge en-route. There is a direct early morning commuter train from Oakham to London St. Pancras which takes 1 hr 36 minutes. Whissendine Cottage Situated adjacent to, and north of the village green, between the village sign and the bridge, lying behind the high stone wall is Whissendine Cottage, a former hunting lodge and home in the last century of the Chaplin family. The Chaplin’s were a wealthy banking family and benefactors of the village and there is a plaque dedicated to Mr Chaplin in the church. In the 1950s the house became a Youth Hostel for a short time before being sold to the current family, where two generations have lived since the 1960’s. The name Whissendine Cottage belies the property’s spacious interior and commodious outbuildings with beautifully landscaped west-facing gardens. Upon entering the property through the solid oak double front doors, the internal accommodation begins in the dining hall, with beautiful beam work on display with an elegant box bay window and grand inglenook fireplace. There are three further formal receptions rooms comprising of a study, family room and a stylish drawing room with open fire, large windows overlooking the garden and doors leading to the terrace. At the northern end of the house lies the kitchen which has a bespoke solid oak Smallbone kitchen, double gas-fired Aga and other integrated appliances. There is access to the side door, cellar and utility room and archway through into the siting room which has an open fire, striking curved window and door onto the dining terrace. An impressive solid wood staircase rises to the first floor accommodation, on this floor are eight bedrooms, including the master bedroom with ensuite bathroom, and two further family bathrooms. Entry to the loft store is gained from bedroom eight, beyond this room are the snooker room and a games room. There are five further rooms/stores on this level which can also be accessed from an external staircase. Outbuildings Whissendine Cottage has a plethora of useful outbuildings, totalling almost 4,700 sq ft. These include stables, garages, workshop, garden store, potting shed and several other useful stores, some benefitting from plumbing and 3 phase electric. The ground floor buildings are accessed externally, to the first floor there is an external stairway and entry can also be gained integrally from the house. Gardens The gardens at Whissendine Cottage have been lovingly designed and cared for by two generations of the same family. The tree line surrounding the property is mature and private with bountiful borders overflowing with a large variety of different plants. Beautiful climbing plants scale the walls of the house and the stable block and there are several vantage points from which to best take in this stunning garden at any point in the day. The gardens to the rear of the property are west facing and so the dining terrace basks in sun from afternoon to evening. Currently Whissendine Cottage also has a grass tennis court, an outdoor heated swimming pool and a well-stocked ornamental kitchen garden with Dutch style greenhouses which had once been part of the kitchen gardens at Burley on the Hill. Although these currently form part of the proposed development, this area could be left with the house, subject to negotiation. General Information – Whissendine Cottage Services: 3 phase mains electricity, mains water and drainage, mains gas central heating, Oil tank for the heated swimming pool. Local Authority: Rutland County Council. Tel: 01572 722 577. Council Tax Band H Fixtures & Fittings: All curtains, light fittings and garden statuary are specifically excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation. Energy Performance Certificate: E Bedroom 5 Bedroom 6 3.37m x 3.93m 3.33m x 5.21m 11'1 x 12'11 10'11 x 17'1 Potting Shed N 4.49m x 3.55m Drawing Room 14'9 x 11'8 Garden Store 6.83m x 5.19m 3.89m x 5.99m 22'5 x 17' 12'9 x 19'8 Bedroom 2 6.41m x 4.44m 21' x 14'7 Bathroom Bedroom 4 (max) 4.13m x 5.88m Landing 13'7 x 19'4 Sitting Room 7'11 x 15'2 7'11 Bedroom 7 Family Room 6.00m x 5.41m 2.42m x 4.62m 6.21m x 5.11m 19'8 x 17'9 20'5 x 16'9 N N Utility Potting ShedPotting Shed Bedroom 1 4.49m x 3.55m4.49m x 3.55m Store Snooker Room 5.10m x 5.95m Room Loft Drawing RoomDrawing Room 14'9Bedroom x 11'8 314'9 x 11'8 Bedroom 8 7.47m x 4.84m Games Room 16'9 x 19'6 Garden StoreGarden Store Store 3.69m x 5.09m 6.83m x 5.19m6.83m x 5.19m 4.34m x 4.94m 4.19m x 2.94m 24'6 x 15'11 (max) 3.89m x 5.99m3.89m x 5.99m 12'1 x 16'8 22'5 x 17' 22'5 x 17' 14'3 x 16'3 12'9 x 19'8 12'913'9 x 19'8 x 9'8 Ensuite (max) Bathroom Stable Stable Car Port 3.71m c 3.18m 3.74m x 3.20m Study Dining Hall First Floor Breakfast 12'2 x 10'5 12'3 x 10'6 4.63m x 4.49m 6.56m x 4.56m Kitchen 3.72m x 6.34m 15'2 x 14'9 21'6 x 15' 6.16m x 6.36m 12'3 x 20'10 Sitting RoomSitting Room 20'3 x 20'10 Family RoomFamily Room 6.00m x 5.41m6.00m x 5.41m 3.77m x 3.72m Ground Floor 12'5 x 12'3 6.21m x 5.11m6.21m x 5.11m 19'8 x 17'9 19'8 x 17'9 20'5 x 16'9 20'5 x 16'9 Utility Utility Room Room Store Store Stable 3.78m x 2.59m 12'5 x 8'6 Workshop 3.78m x 3.53m 3.11m x 4.97m 12'5 x 11'7 10'3 x 16'4 Stable StableStable Stable Car Port Car Port3.71m3.96m c 3.18mx 2.75m 3.71m3.74m c 3.18m x 3.20m 3.74m x 3.20m Study Study Dining HallDining Hall Breakfast Breakfast 12'213' x 10'5 x 9' 12'2 x 12'310'5 x 10'6 12'3 x 10'6 4.63m x 4.49m4.63m x 4.49m6.56m x 4.56m6.56m x 4.56m Kitchen Kitchen 3.72m x 6.34m3.72m x 6.34m 12'3 x 20'10 12'3 x 20'10 3.77m x 4.54m 15'2 x 14'9 15'2 x 14'9 21'6 x 15' 21'6 x 15' 6.16m x 6.36m6.16m x 6.36m 12'5 x 14'11 20'3 x 20'1020'3 x 20'10 Cellar 3.65m x 4.66m Ground Floor Ground Floor 12' x 15'4 2.25m x 2.73m Stable Stable 7'5 x 9' 3.78m x 2.59m 3.78m x 2.59m Garage 12'5 x 8'6 12'5Workshop x 8'6 Workshop 3.25m x 10.85m 3.11m x 4.97m 3.11m x 4.97m 10'8 x 36'7 3.76m x 3.65m Whissendine Cottage, 32 Main Street, Whissendine, LE15 7ET 10'3 x 16'4 10'3 x 16'4 12'4 x 12' 3.96m x 2.75m 3.96m x 2.75m 2.25m x 2.78m Main House - Approx Gross Internal 13'Floor x 9' Area13' x 9'= 518 Sq/m - 5576 Sq/ft 7'5 x 9'2 Outbuildings & Cellar - Approx Gross Internal Floor Area = 447 Sq/m - 4812 Sq/ft 3.77m x 4.54m3.77m x 4.54m Total Approx Gross Internal Floor Area = 965 Sq/m - 10387 Sq/ft 12'5 x 14'11 12'5 x 14'11 Cellar Cellar 7.05m x 3.39m For Identification Purposes Only - Not To Scale 3.74m x 2.78m 23'2 x 11'2 REF = sa147/8925/1670 - © www.homeplansepc.co.uk 2017 12'3 x 9'2 2.25m x 2.73m 2.25m x 2.73m 7'5 x 9' 7'5 x 9' Garage Garage Garage 7.06m x 3.37m 3.25m x 10.85m3.25m x 10.85m 23'2 x 11'1 WhissendineWhissendine
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