2 bed detached house for sale

Grasmere, Ambleside LA22

Summary

Superb grasmere renovation/ development project - ideal as A stunning family home or highly desirable potential holiday let!

With planning permission for a 4-bedroom luxury home in the heart of the Lake District National Park, with views of Grasmere Lake.

This is the project of a lifetime for someone wanting to fulfil their dream of restoring a property to its former glory and creating an incredible Lakeland home or a potential lucrative holiday let business.

Being sold via Secure Sale online bidding. Terms & Conditions apply. Starting Bid 500,000.

Positioned unassumingly tucked away in the beautiful and historic village of Grasmere, Loft House is located in the hamlet of Kelbarrow south east of the village waiting for you to discover the potential of this former 1800's coach house and all it has to offer.

With planning permission granted for a 4 bedroom luxury home in the heart of the Lake District National Park with views of Grasmere Lake this is a superb opportunity for someone to fulfill their dream of restoring a property into an incredible Lakeland home.

This is an exceptionally rare opportunity not to be missed.

The shared drive leads you in from Red Bank Road, as you approach the secluded and unique setting of the hidden gem that is Loft House

Additionally a substantial piece of land called Green Hill is included in the sale which opens up many further opportunities in addition to the valuable off street parking for 4 plus cars which is so sort after in this area.

Loft House is currently a freehold, 2 bedroom property with kitchen, living room and shower room, on the first floor with access from garden to the west side of the house, incorporating the original piggery's which would have sat at either end of the property and the ground floor formally used as housing for the coach and horses.

The beautiful new design has managed to encompass the sheer beauty of the breath-taking surroundings while thoughtful consideration has been given to wildlife habitats and the natural landscape.

Plans suggest using locally sourced natural materials such as timber and Lakeland slate and calling upon local, artisan craftsman to bring Loft House back to live its next chapter.

The plans outline work to existing buildings and extensions to form a fabulous four bedroom retreat.

Echoing some of the traditional appearance of the original building and footprint, thus creating a new, elegant, open plan living area.

Drawing in the outside space, providing views of Grasmere Lake and allowing natural light to flood into the lounge, living space and dining area through the large glass gable window.

The four double bedrooms, two on the ground floor and two on the first floor will all have ensuite bathrooms making the accommodation incredibly versatile, as a home, holiday let or weekend family retreat. A glass canopy is proposed to join the existing outbuilding to the main house utilising the space as a boot room/ storage and utility room.

To the north elevation a modest extension to loft house would provide entrance porch and useful cloakroom.

The plot which Loft House sits in is extensive, with a range of magnificent trees, shaded woodland and view of Grasmere Lake giving the perfect opportunity for imaginative landscaping and seating areas with potential log cabin opportunity.

The potential to create your dream home in the heart of this stunning landscape is right here waiting for you.

Location:

Loft House is situated on the quiet road which links Grasmere with Elterwater, Kelbarrow maybe approached from the centre of Grasmere village from the direction of Ambleside by taking the left hand turn just past St Oswald's church (where William Wordsworth is buried) passing the Garden Centre on your left hand side.

Continue along Red Bank Road for a distance of less than half a mile. Enter between the short stone pillars and continue up the shared drive around the rear of the building where Loft House is found.

Council Tax Band: B
Tenure: Freehold

Auctioneers Additional Comments

Pattinson Auction are referred to as The Auctioneer. This auction lot is being sold by either conditional (Modern) or unconditional (Traditional) auction terms and overseen by The Auctioneer. The method of auction sale and the applicable terms and conditions are found on the lot page of this property on The Auctioneers website. The property is available to view strictly by appointment only via any Marketing Agent or The Auctioneer. Please be aware that any enquiry, bid or viewing of the subject property will require your details to be shared between any marketing agent and The Auctioneer so that matters can be dealt with effectively. The property is being sold via a transparent online auction. To submit a bid, all bidders must adhere to a verification of identity process in line with Anti Money Laundering procedures. Bids can be submitted at any time and from anywhere.

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In order to secure the property and ensure commitment from the seller, upon exchange of contracts the successful bidder will be expected to pay a non-refundable deposit equivalent to 5% of the purchase price. The deposit will form part of the purchase price. A non-refundable reservation fee of up to 6% inc VAT (subject to a minimum fee which could be up to 7,200 inc VAT) is also payable upon agreement of sale. The Reservation Fee is in addition to the agreed purchase price, and consideration should be given by the purchaser to any Stamp Duty Land Tax liability associated with the overall purchase costs. Both the Marketing Agent and The Auctioneer may consider it necessary or beneficial to pass customer details to third-party service suppliers, from whom a referral fee may be received. There is no requirement or obligation to use any recommended suppliers or services.