Lower Portington Farm

A charming detached farmhouse and extensive outbuildings, set in a peaceful and private location within the Tamar Valley AONB, 0.8 acres in all, with permission to extend. Recently Refurbished Farmhouse, Planning to Extend by Approx. 700sq.ft, Consent includes Two Further Bedrooms, Varied Outbuildings Totalling 1,860sq.ft, Stone Barn, Garage and Shippen, Sizeable Plot Amounting to 0.8 Acres, Quiet Position on a No-through Road, No Chain, Council Tax Band: E, Freehold, EPC Band: E.

Situation - This peacefully located farmhouse is positioned towards the end of a no-through road, in a quiet country backlane a few miles from the River Tamar, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the West Devon countryside. The settlement is, in fact, identified as Lane End. The villages of Sydenham Damerel and Lamerton are 1.3 and 2.2 miles away respectively, whilst the town of Tavistock is within 5 miles to the southeast. Tavistock is a thriving market town in West Devon forming part of a designated World Heritage Site, rich in history and tradition dating to the 10th century, and famed for being the birthplace of Sir Francis Drake. Today, the town offers a superb range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities, including the sought-after private and independent school, Mount Kelly. Plymouth, 18 miles to the south, offers extensive amenities with the added attraction of its coastal access. The cathedral city of Exeter lies 37 miles to the northeast, providing connections to London and the rest of the UK via its railway links, the M5 motorway and its international airport.

Description - This charming period home has recently been the subject of a comprehensive programme of refurbishment undertaken by our clients, and now offers some extremely characterful and comfortable accommodation in a truly enviable, semi-rural setting. Notably, the house is accompanied by a range of sizeable, versatile outbuildings which could be put to a number of different uses and may even offer further scope for development, subject to planning. Consent has already been gained for a generous two-storey extension to the house itself, which would add considerable further living space including two additional bedrooms (West Devon Borough Council, planning ref: 2754/21/HHO - copies of the relevant documentation can be provided upon request). The house is complemented externally by large gardens to the rear, including terraced lawns and a walled patio/barbeque area, and ample parking space to the front. The property is now offered to the market with no onward chain.

Accommodation - The living accommodation is characterised by bright, well-proportioned rooms which have been comprehensively remodelled and overhauled by our clients, to include the following works: renewed internal plasterwork and redecoration; new wiring and consumer units; new central heating boiler and plumbing; new carpets and flooring; new ceilings; damp-proofing works; re-lining of the chimneys; overhaul of the roof timbers and new slate coverings; new rainwater goods; improvements to the private drainage system; fitting of bespoke kitchen units, and; new Burlington sanitary ware in the bathroom. The house is entered via a vestibule on the ground floor into the kitchen, which is equipped with a range of bespoke solid timber units and work surfaces, incorporating a fitted washing machine (with planning having been granted for a sizeable extension, to include a large kitchen/dining room, the placement of the kitchen here was intended to be a temporary arrangement). Off the kitchen is a WC and there is a further door leading into the triple-aspect living/dining room, which features an open fireplace at one end and a log-burning stove at the other, both on slate hearths. Stairs from here rise to the first floor where there are two double bedrooms and the family bathroom, which is fitted with a 4-piece suite including a tiled shower enclosure, roll-top bath, high-flush WC and wash basin.

Outside - To the front of the house are two parking areas sufficient in size to accommodate several vehicles. Across from the house, fronting the public highway, are three distinct stone outbuildings: a double-height barn, a useful workshop/machinery shed and a stone-built garage with a pitched roof. To the side and rear of the house are large gardens which have been landscaped as part of the property's overhaul, now offering excellent space for active families or those keen on horticulture. Alongside the garden is a pretty patio/BBQ area which has been formed within the remains of a stone ruin, and beyond this area are an original stone shippen and further, attached concrete shippen, both of which provide excellent tool, machinery or materials storage. Each of the outbuildings onsite have power and water connected. The gardens further contain a former outside WC, a greenhouse and detached potting shed. Gated access into garden can be obtained on the south and east of the site - see our location plan. In all, the plot amounts to 0.8 acres.

Services - Mains water and electricity, oil-fired central heating, private drainage (septic tank). Potential for 1000MBS fibre to the property (FTTP). Please note that the agents have neither inspected nor tested these services.



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