Westcott Park Westcott, Devon Westcott Park Westcott, Cullompton, Devon An immaculately presented country residence in a stunning parkland setting, with exciting planning permissions. Tiverton Parkway 8 miles (London Paddington 2 hours), Exeter 11 miles (All distances and times are approximate) Entrance hall | Kitchen | Breakfast room| Utility | Drawing room| Bar |Library/Study Dining room | Two cloakrooms | Multiple walk in storage cupboards Master bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom| 2nd Principal bedroom with en-suite bathroom | Two further bedrooms, both with en-suite bathrooms Basement with boot room and utility room | Boiler/drying room | Storage room | Cold room Wine cellar | Integrated vacuuming system servicing all rooms Quadruple garage with 1 bedroom apartment above, own garden and fully enclosed dog kennel Indoor swimming pool | Changing room | Shower & WC | Gym | Workshop | Machinery barn | Plant room 3 hole golf course | Formal gardens | Parkland | Ponds | Summerhouse Fully secured by electric gates to both the main and tradesman entrances CCTV, Intercom and Alarm system In all about 9 acres Exeter Country Department Exeter 19 Southernhay East, Exeter 55 Baker Street Sterling Court, 17 Dix's Field EX1 1QD London, W1U 8AN Exeter EX1 1QA Tel: +44 1392 423111 Tel: +44 20 7861 1717 Tel: +44 1392 455700 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] knightfrank.co.uk savills.co.uk Situation Westcott Park sits in a private and accessible location at the end of a long, private gated drive that sweeps through its parkland to a sizeable parking and turning area at the front of the house. Positioned on the edge of the small hamlet of Westcott, the property benefits from excellent nearby amenities. The nearby historic village of Bradninch, just over a mile away, offers a village store and post office, two pubs and a well-regarded local school. More extensive facilities can be found in Cullompton, which is about 2.5 miles away and has a large supermarket and a selection of local independent shops. Communications in the area are superb, with junction 28 of the M5 motorway approximately 3 miles away from Westcott Park. There are regular rail services to London Paddington from Tiverton Parkway taking from 2 hours, and from Exeter St Davids taking from 2 hours 3 minutes. The Cathedral City of Exeter is the regional centre and has an excellent selection of shopping facilities, ranging from independent boutiques to a myriad of supermarkets and department stores. The Princesshay shopping centre also offers a wide range of cafes, shops and restaurants and further dining options can be found at the historic quayside. Being a University city with a significant student population, entertainment venues are wide and varied, catering to almost all tastes and persuasions. There are some excellent schools in the area, including Blundell’s at Tiverton, Exeter School, The Maynard School, Exeter Cathedral School and Taunton School. The nearby Killerton Estate which has 4,000 acres of woodland owned by the National Trust, is a haven for walking, biking and riding enthusiasts. Approximately 2 miles to the south is the well regarded and picturesque farming village of Clyst Hydon, with its nationally renowned gastropub The Five Bells Inn and the popular and successful cricket club. Westcott Park The striking attention to detail in the finish continues to the first floor. An impressive sweeping staircase and galleried Westcott Park sits discreetly at the end of a long sweeping landing area leads to the four bedrooms, all of which are drive with views over its own parkland and the surrounding designed on a grand scale and there is plenty of space and countryside. First impressions are superb, and the scope to adapt the first floor if more bedrooms are required. immaculate presentation of the exterior sets the tone for the rest of the house. The house was built in the mid 1990’s to The master bedroom is of particular note, with stunning an exceptional standard within a floor plan design that flows views over the parkland grounds with French doors leading extremely well and lends itself perfectly as a grand family to two balconies, a fireplace, a dressing room and an en- home on a manageable scale. suite bathroom with a large, double whirlpool bath and walk- in shower. The second principal bedroom also enjoys views over the parkland and the hills beyond with French doors The House leading to another balcony, a fireplace, a walk-in wardrobe The double height entrance hall warmly greets entrants to and an en-suite bathroom with a whirlpool bath and an the house with a magnificent Inglenook fireplace built of overhead and hand shower. local Westleigh stone and affords access through double doors to an impressive drawing room with a seated bay window and an additional large stone fireplace. Double doors again lead through to a beautiful traditional dining room, with a further stone fireplace, which in turn gives access to an elegant bar room, perfect for aperitifs and digestifs. These rooms all have French doors leading out to a vast walled terrace with a covered outdoor barbeque area. The ground floor of the western wing of the house lends itself to entertaining on a grand scale. The ground floor of the eastern wing of the house consists of a library and study with yet another stone Inglenook fireplace and seated bay windows, two cloakrooms and two walk-in storage cupboards. An expansive country kitchen forms the heart of the home, with a central island and adjacent breakfast room with French doors leading out to a walled kitchen garden, perfect for informal family dining. There is also a small hallway leading into the formal dining room for ease of service and which also provides access to the basement area which has been finished to the same exacting standards as the rest of the home. The basement houses the boot room, utility room, boiler room, cold room, an additional storage room and the wine and spirit cellar, all of which are easily accessible with good ceiling heights. This lower ground level also has its own outside access via the kitchen garden. The two remaining bedrooms are both en-suite with far Reception reaching views over open countryside and the various Bedroom gardens. One offers access through its walk-in wardrobe to a spacious, fully boarded loft. Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Gardens, grounds Storage and leisure facilities Outside Recreation Adjacent to the main house is a pathway that both separates the house from the garaging and leads to an electronically monitored tradesman entrance. The quadruple garage benefits from its own WC, sink, washing machine and dryer. There is ample parking in the area to the front of the garages. Above, accessed through a separate entrance is a large one bedroom apartment, which could also be utilised as additional office space if required. There is an open plan living, dining and kitchen area, with a separate bedroom, bathroom and a fully enclosed private garden including a railed and gated dog kennel and a greenhouse. Planning permission has been granted to convert this building into two residential dwellings. To the west of the main house, beyond the patio and barbeque terrace sits the heated indoor swimming pool and gym complex which includes a changing room with a shower and WC and a paved sunbathing terrace. To the rear and accessed via a spur from the main drive is a substantial workshop with a separate WC, a tractor and machinery barn and the pool plant room. This building has also been granted planning permission to be converted into two residential dwellings, if so desired. Unusually for a modern house, the gardens are established with an abundance of mature trees planted by the owners. There are three beautifully landscaped ponds to compliment the three golf greens which have been laid out across the manicured grounds. The gardens are predominantly parkland with various seating areas from which to enjoy the glorious setting and views. A summer house is positioned Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area at a high point of the property, adjacent to a natural spring 6,786 sq ft / 630.4 sq m (Excluding Outbuildings) fed well and has both power and water connections. The This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. grounds extend to approximately nine acres in total. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars Westcott Park Planning Permissions Planning permission has been granted to convert the quadruple garage and flat into two dwellings. Planning application number: 19/01582/FULL A planning application has been submitted to convert the existing house into six residential units. Planning application number 19/01421/FULL This application is in the process of being concluded. 44.5m Planning permission has been granted to convert Pond the swimming pool block into two dwellings. Planning application number 19/01127/FULL These planning applications are available to view at Pond planning.middevon.gov.uk Pond Services Pond Merry Oil fired central heating and LPG heated hot water. Mains Harriers Continue straight on at the next roundabout electricity and water. Underground septic tank drainage. Cottage EPC signed Town centre, Willand, Hele and Westcott Park: F Broadclyst. At the next roundabout, take the The Flat: F first exit also signed Town centre, Broadclyst Merry Harriers Inn and Hele and continue straight on past Local Authority Tesco on your left hand side. At the next set Guide of traffic lights turn left signed Town centre, Post Devon County Council: new.devon.gov.uk Broadclyst, Bradninch and Hele. At the next Def Honeyland Mid Devon District Council: www.middevon.