The Cottage, Ickford Road, Shabbington,

Buckinghamshire, HP18 9HN

Thame & Haddenham Parkway 4 miles, Aylesbury 7 miles (Marylebone 40 mins & 55 mins respectively) Thame 3 miles, (Times Distances approx.) THE COTTAGE, ICKFORD ROAD, SHABBINGTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP18 9HN

AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE TWO PROPERTIES CURRENTLY COMPRISING AN EXTENDED DETACHED PERIOD PROPERTY ON THE EDGE OF THE VILLAGE WITH GARAGING AND OPEN VIEWS. THE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE HAS A LOVELY MIX OF CHARACTER AND CONTEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AND AT THE END OF THE LARGE PLOT IS AN OUTBUILDING WITH PLANNING CONSENT TO DEMOLISH AND REPLACE WITH A DWELLING Hall, Kitchen and Dining Room, 2 Reception Rooms, Cloakroom/Utility Room, 3 Bedrooms (1 Ensuite), Family Bathroom. Garden looking over Countryside. Parking. Two Storey Garage/Outbuilding

GUIDE PRICE £775,000 Freehold

LOCATION EDUCATION Shabbington is derived from the old English for ‘Scobba’s farm’ and Preparatory Schools at Ashfold and Oxford. it appears in the Domesday book as ‘Sobintone.’ Primary School in Ickford. Secondary School in Thame. It is a small village with a mix of old and contemporary dwellings Public Schools at Stowe, Oxford and Berkhamsted. spread out over 3 main streets, the southern boundary marked by the Grammar Schools at Aylesbury. rive Thame, and sitting on its banks is The Old Fisherman’ inn and restaurant. DESCRIPTION The cottage dates from 1710 and was heavily extended in the late Thame is approx. 3 miles distant and Aylesbury 7 miles. The M40 is 1990’s and although the two structures blend extremely well the nearby and some 4 miles away is Thame and Haddenham Parkway definition between the two can be felt and seen quite distinctly providing a rail service to London Marylebone in circa 40 minutes. inside. The exterior elevations are of painted brick beneath a clay tiled roof and the property enjoys superb open views over the SERVICES countryside. At the end of its long plot is a detached garage which Mains water, drainage and electricity. Oil fired central heating. has planning consent for demolition and a replacement dwelling.

The main entrance is into a small hall which has a porcelain tiled floor that continues through the kitchen and dining room. Off the hall is a cloakroom where there is a wc and a wash basin set in a wooden stand. There is plumbing for a washing machine and a storage cupboard. The kitchen and dining room is an L shape, a lovely space with the dining room having a glass roof and great outdoor over the garden and fields beyond. In the kitchen are wood grain units and granite effect tops and a walk in larder. Remaining is the electric Aga (approx 2 years old) and behind that is a marble back plate. Between the rooms are some grey cupboards and a marble style counter that also forms a breakfast bar. There are contemporary and period reception rooms, the former from the kitchen with floorboards, double doors to the terrace, and a beautiful aspect again looking out to fields.

In the original sitting room are quarry tiles, ceiling beams and an inglenook fireplace. Former owners have preserved the bread oven and relocated it to another wall to create a nice feature, and now standing in the inglenook is a cast iron woodburning stove. Upstairs the bedrooms have solid wooden doors, and the bedrooms are all adorned with floorboards. Each is a double size, the guest bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and built in wardrobes and bedroom three also built in wardrobes. In the principle suiter the ceiling is part vaulted, it is served by a shower room and there are doors out to a balcony that has wonderful panoramic views. The bathroom floor and walls are tiled and there is a contemporary white suite including a wc and jack and jill sinks with a vanity unit below. There is a luxuriously deep ‘Duravit’ bath that has wall mounted taps and an overhead shower.

DIRECTIONS From Thame take the A418 west towards the M40 and Tiddington and at North Weston turn right to Shabbington. Once in the village continue straight over the crossroads into Ickford Road.

PLANNING DETAILS All the information relating to the demolition of the outbuilding and replacement dwelling can be found on the AVDC website under planning applications. The planning reference is 19/01465/AOP.

On the details herein are document 1 – PLAN which depicts the location and site plan with the proposed split between The Cottage and the new dwelling and then:

2 – ELEVATION giving an artists impression of the front elevation of the new dwelling from the road

OUTSIDE Along the front of the house is a gated path to the garden and the property enjoys a very decent plot that sides onto fields. By the rear of the property is a large patio of slabs and brick sets and then a lawn. To the right of the lawn is a vegetable patch, fruit trees can be found here and dotted around the garden. At the bottom stands a substantial greenhouse and opposite a chicken coop and fenced pen. Parking is provided for 4/5 vehicles and finally there is the outbuilding/garage which has planning permission to be demolished and replaced with a dwelling. It is currently of brick, two storey with a metal staircase and in two areas, garaging and a workshop. On the clay tiled roof are solar panels.

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