Steep House, Lower Steep House & Old Portmellon Cottage Portmellon • nr mevagissey • south Cornwall Steep House, Lower Steep House & Old Portmellon Cottage PORTMELLON • nr mevagissey • south Cornwall An outstanding development opportunity to build two stunning detached waterfront properties both set within a development site of about 2 ½ acres. Included within the sale is Old Portmellon Cottage. The existing Steep House is in need of significant refurbishment. Planning permission PA14/00692 dated January 2014 approved by Cornwall County Council in June 2015 through Appeal ref APP/DO840/W/14/3001240 existing steep house 2 Reception rooms • Kitchen/breakfast room • 9 bedrooms In need of total renovation or replacement Approx gross internal floor area: 2,890 sq ft (268 sq m) Proposed steep house 5 bedrooms • Detached garage Approx gross internal floor area: 5,985 sq ft (556 sq m) Proposed lower steep house 4 bedrooms Approx gross internal floor area: 4,101 sq ft (381 sq m) Existing Old Portmellon Cottage • Foreshore in all about 2.5 acres Mevagissey ½ mile • St Austell 7 miles • Fowey 12 miles • Truro 14 miles (main line station to London Paddington, travelling time approx. 4½ hours) St Mawes 15 miles • Newquay Airport 17 miles (flight time to London Gatwick/Stansted approx. 1 hour) • Exeter 82 miles (All distances are and times approximate) These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. steep house – existing floor plans approximate gross internal Floor area 268 sq.m/2890 sq.ft. steep house, lower steep house and old this plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. attention is drawn to the important notice on Portmellon Cottage – For sale Freehold the last page of the text of the Particulars Planning approval (PA14/00692 dated January 2014) for Steep House and Lower Steep House was granted in June 2015 by Cornwall Council through Appeal ref APP/ DO840/W/14/3001240. The post code is PL26 6PH. The plans have been drawn up by the highly acclaimed West Country architects, Scott & Co, Truro (www.scottandco- buildingconservation.co.uk). The whole property extends to about 2 ½ acres and is approached off Portmellon Road through an impressive, wide entrance. The property currently consists of an un-modernised 9 bedroom house in need of extensive renovation. The accommodation currently comprises two reception rooms (both of which enjoy far-reaching views), together with a kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, two (or three) bedrooms and a bathroom on the ground floor and seven bedrooms together with three further bathrooms on the first floor. There is ample parking around the house and the gardens are ready to be re-landscaped, if required. The existing main house occupies a stunning, elevated setting above the cove at Portmellon, enjoying expansive, broad views across the beach towards Chapel Point and miles of open sea beyond. Occupying a prominent setting, the house, which faces south-east is set on a plateau amidst sloping lawned gardens with, to the eastern side, a paddock. Proposed steep house Plans have been approved for a stunning home on the site of the existing house. The ground floor will consist of a kitchen, dining room, living room and study. It will have an impressive, curved entrance lobby that leaves through into a reception hall. Stairs will lead up to the first floor which will consist of ground Floor 5 bedroom suites. The principal bedroom will also have its own dressing room. The detached double garage will have a first floor above and foundations have already been laid. First Floor steep house – proposed plans west elevation ground Floor First Floor south elevation lower steep house – proposed plans north elevation second Floor First Floor south elevation Proposed lower steep house Plans have been approved for a lovely detached family home that will consist of a kitchen/ breakfast room, reception hall, dining/living room, utility room and integral garage on the ground floor. The principal bedroom has its own dressing room and bathroom. A sitting room and library will be on the first floor. There will be three further bedrooms and two bathrooms on the second floor. The house will have its own garden. ground Floor existing old Portmellon Cottage The cottage currently does not have full residential use and is not Listed. Originally it was a fisherman’s cottage and is believed to be one of the oldest dwellings within Portmellon. It consists of two stories and the roof has recently been re-done. It has mains drainage. gardens and grounds There is pedestrian access to the rear of the property. 25.79 25.57 25.70 25.47 The property also owns two areas of foreshore that are illustrated on the plan 25.50 on page 10. 25.56 south Cornwall 25.42 25.24 LP 25.16 The south coast of Cornwall is renowned for its safe bathing, rocky inlets, 25.31 sailing and boating, free from the pounding surf and strong tides of the 26.06 24.98 Atlantic Ocean. Steep House occupies one of the best waterfront sites within 25.12 27.28 25.01 Portmellon. 25.01 27.33 24.78 24.83 27.57 shopping: Portmellon has a popular inn and the fishing village 28.03 27.19 24.72 24.72 28.39 27.56 of Mevagissey to the north has a range of shops, restaurants and 28.48 27.80 24.80 28.40 28.27 24.73 24.69 pubs. St Austell is about 7 miles away and provides a much wider 26.07 27.04 27.40 28.19 27.77 24.81 range of shopping facilities, including large supermarkets, with 28.0 28.38 24.50 Pedestrian Access 27.85 27.54 the high street recently having undergone a multi-million pound 28.14 26.96 28.11 24.34 24.39 rebuild and development programme. To the west, the city of 24.70 27.91 28.08 29.03 Truro provides an excellent array of shops, leisure and commercial 27.34 28.02 26.50 28.0027.97 MKR facilities. 25.37 27.46 24.65 travel: Communication links are good; there is a mainline train 27.97 24.05 23.91 26.62 27.5 service from St Austell to London Paddington (about 4 hours). 23.85 23.91 There are also links to the A390/A38 or the A30 to the M5 at Exeter. 26.09 24.54 27.02 Newquay International Airport (20 miles) has a daily flight to London 27.60 27.59 23.66 27.42 25.94 23.72 Gatwick. Exeter Airport and Bristol Airport provide a wider range of 27.48 26.92 27.19 27.19 3.53 international and domestic flights. 24.48 2 23.47 26.45 25.84 recreation and leisure: The south coast of Cornwall is renowned 27.12 27.24 27.22 27.29 for its safe bathing, rocky inlets, sailing and boating, free from the Pedestrian Access 25.29 23.36 23.30 pounding surf and strong tides of the Atlantic Ocean. The South 26.83 26.95 27.21 26.80 23.20 West Coastal Footpath provides access to superb scenery to 26.54 26.65 23.18 25.98 23.17 both the north and south, along some of the prettiest sections of 26.19 26.56 901 25.40 26.82 26.83 23.18 500.000E Cornwall’s coastline, with this area of Cornwall being noted for 25.14 23.17 22.89 25.21 22.93 300.000N 26.39 26.14 23.21 22.956L its mild climate, together with the Lost Gardens of Heligan and, 24.80 23.46 23.22 23.72 23.69 26.65 26.71 24.22 just to the north of St Austell, the world-renowned Eden Project. 22.79 22.77 26.06 26.35 25.21 26.34 26.60 26.80 25.92 23.17 Mevagissey is located almost equi-distant to the historic town of 25.52 24.66 23.37 24.59 23.68 Fowey, and yachtsman’s haven of St Mawes – locations that are 26.54 26.84 23.76 23.22 23.20 world-renowned and much sought-after as locations to live, but 25.96 23.47 22.40 26.18 26.57 24.61 23.68 22.80 22.41 23.61 23.74 24.24 24.93 22.9 also for those in search of the best-positioned holiday homes on the 25.88 26.32 26.48 24.95 POST 25.04 22.62 2 22.36 south Cornish coast. 25.09 25.31 25.19 24.46 26.20 24.98 25.47 26.70 22.34 24.98 2 2.44 22.05 25.76 25.77 25.64 22.07 25.88 25.90 23.96 This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of 25.77 22.05 H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (ES763454). This Plan is published 24.41 25.73 24.65 for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly 23.92 902 21.93 excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. 25.13 26.0 25.29 492.276E 22 21.90 290.795N 25.75 .0 24.650L 3 23.77 21.74 26.06 23.66 25.30 21.59 25.85 25.63 25.25 25.49 25.12 24.74 24.18 23.3 21.36 3 LP 21.27 25.05 25.5 23.75 21.21 24.05 23.10 24.19 24.05 25.62 23.75 24.68 23.41 24.69 20.89 25.02 903 436.226E 282.173N 24.79 24.86 25.11 3.05 25.14 2 24.896L 24.85 23.