Land for sale

An exciting and rare development opportunity located on the northern edge of the Lake District National Park.


Description

Fellside Mansion is an attractive Georgian former farmhouse with rendered elevations set under a pitched slate roof. It is orientated on a north-south axis with gravel forecourt, formal gardens and open fell views to the east. The main house offers about 484 sq m (5,213 sq ft) of accommodation space plus about 21 sq m (225 sq ft) of loft space and cellar space extending to about 27 sq m (292 sq ft) housing an oil-fired boiler.
The house was formerly used as accommodation for an outdoor educational centre and could accommodate up to thirty residential places. The house is configured to provide group accommodation and has a sitting room, dining room, kitchen, laundry, office, bedroom, toilets and showers on the ground floor and the first floor has four large bedrooms, four smaller bedrooms and communal toilets and showers. The house has oil-fired central heating, with an open fire in the sitting room and it has a mixture of single and double glazed windows. To the rear of the main house, across the yard area, there are single storey stone built outbuildings providing a further 123 sq m (1,329 sq ft) of accommodation space. The outbuildings are semi-detached with the neighbouring property to the immediate south.
Outside - To the front of the main house is a large walled garden area, providing a space to enjoy the fell views and open countryside. To the rear of the outbuildings is a further orchard area, bound by a stone wall, which is accessed via a gate from the road.

Location

Fellside Mansion is located in the rural hamlet of Fellside, at the base of the iconic Caldbeck Fells just south of the village of Caldbeck in the northern area of the Lake District National Park surrounded by beautiful open countryside.
The village of Caldbeck is a short drive away with amenities such as local shop & post office, doctor’s surgery, village hall, Primary School, The Oddfellows Arms Inn and The Watermill Cafe. Bassenthwaite Lake, Derwent Water and the popular town of Keswick are within easy reach along with both Penrith and Carlisle, offering excellent transport links via the M6 and West Coast mainline, providing travel to London in just over three hours.








Additional Info

Planning Permission: The property has the benefit of full planning permission for change of use from a residential activity centre to three local occupancy dwellings including access, open space and landscaping (planning application reference: 7/2020/2058). Full details can be found on the Lake District National Park Planning Authority website at:
The permission cleverly makes use of all of the space at the property to create three residential units with separate gardens as shown labelled A, B and C on the Proposed Site Plan.
Unit A uses the north western part of the main house and provides a two storey house with porch, living room, dining room, kitchen, utility, WC and hall on the ground floor and four bedrooms (one en-suite) and family bathroom on the first floor. Outside it has three parking spaces to the front and the northern half of the walled garden area.
Unit B uses the south eastern part of the main house and provides a two storey house with porch, living room, dining room with garden access, kitchen, utility and WC on the ground floor and four bedrooms (one en-suite) and family bathroom on the first floor. Outside it has three parking spaces to the rear in the yard area which is communal with unit C and has the southern half of the walled garden area.
Unit C uses the single storey stone outbuildings and provides an entrance hall from the yard area, living room with doors to garden, dining kitchen with garden access, utility, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Outside it has the orchard providing a large garden area and parking spaces to the south of the property.

Marketed by: Savills, York