Old Brook Cottage

GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS

None

SERVICES:

The cottage has mains electricity and water, with a LPG tank supply (for heating and cooking) and a private septic tank system with field drainage. There are two telephone connections and the BT Broadband is understood to be up to 9Mb/s. The Rayburn is a solid fuel item. The heating system for the whole of Brook Cottage is controlled through a single boiler in Old Brook Cottage, this includes the under floor heating in the Garden room & adjoining bedroom and bathroom.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE:

Band E (39) - available for inspection.

LOCAL AUTHORITY:

West Devon Council / Dartmoor National Park Authority

OUTGOINGS:

'Old' Brook Cottage: Council Tax Band C rates 2021/22 £1,926 per annum.
'New' Brook Cottage: Council Tax Band C rates 2021/22 £1,926 per annum.

TENANCIES:

The 'Old Cottage' is currently occupied by tenants - notice has been served. The 'New Cottage' is vacant and the whole is being offered with vacant possession upon completion.

OCCUPATION:

The planning permission for the extension granted by Dartmoor National Park reference 0657/11 condition 3 reads as follows: “The development hereby permitted shall not be used or occupied other than for purposes ancillary and subservient to the residential use of the existing dwelling and shall not at any time be used, let, sold or otherwise occupied as a separate unit of accommodation”.

WAYLEAVES, RIGHTS & EASEMENTS:

The property is subject to any wayleaves, rights or easements on the land whether or not mentioned in these particulars of sale. A search of the title register has not revealed any wayleaves, rights or easements on the land. The property is understood to benefit from a right of access to 'Woodland' O.S. no. 0075 on the far side of the river via the adjacent Mill Farm driveway, but the purchaser must make inquiries.

VIEWINGS:

All viewings are strictly by prior appointment only
Please contact either:
Rendells Newton Abbot
Rendells Chagford

SALE:

The sellers may consider an offer for Brook Cottage and its adjoining land (A on plan), if so the land shown B, C & D will be available for purchase only after contracts have been exchanged on Brook Cottage.

HEALTH AND SAFETY:

There is a river running through the property with a small parcel of woodland on the opposite side. The old footbridge if used should be approached with extreme caution - in essence it would be better not to use the bridge. Any applicant or potential purchaser should view the property entirely at his or her own risk. No responsibility is accepted by the vendors nor their agents.

ACCOMODATION:

None

Old Brook Cottage:

Ground Floor
Front Door Entrance, with staircase to first floor and hallway leading to;
Snug 3.58m x 3.69m (11'9'' x 12'1'')
Parquet floor, fireplace and window.
Kitchen - 3.62m x 3.69m (11'11'' x 12'1'')
Slate floor, undermounted kitchen units, island worktop, oak worktops, solid fuel Rayburn & lpg hob, sliding sash windows & pantry.
Dining Room - 3.23m x 3.05m (10'7'' x 10')
Slate floor open plan with kitchen & rear window.
Boot Room - 2.40m x 1.77m (7'10'' x 5'10'')
Slate floor and uPVC external door.
Utility/WC - 2.40m x 2.11m (7'10'' x 6'11'')
Slate floor, WC, sink, radiator, windows and skylight.
Sitting Room - 5.52m x 4.40m (18'1'' x 14'5'')
Timber panel floor, historic stone fireplace & wood burner, external glass doors and windows. Currently sealed access to the 'New' Brook Cottage.

First Floor

Bedroom 1 - 4.10m x 3.69m at max (13'5'' x 12'5'') Double, carpet floor, radiator and window.
Bedroom 2 - 4.13m x 3.69m (13'7'' x 12'1'')
Double, carpet floor, radiator and window.
Bedroom 3 - 4.52m x 309m (14'10'' x 10'2'')
Double, timber panel floor, radiator and window.
Family Bathroom - 3.07m x 3.37m at max (10' x 11') Vinyl floor, bath, WC, pedestal basin, shower, towel radiator and window.

New Brook Cottage:

Ground Floor
Rear Porch Entrance - 1.09m x 1.99m (3'6” x 6'6”)
Vinyl floor and windows.
WC - 0.8m x 1.95m (2'7” x 6'4”)
Vinyl floor, hand rail and window.
Service Lobby - 3.11m x 3.61m (10'2'' x 11'10'')
Vinyl floor, undermounted kitchen units, worktop and sink.
Siting Room/Bedroom 6 - 3.11m x 3.69m (10'2'' x 12'1'') Double, carpet floor, radiator and window.
Garden Room - 4.23m x 5.16m (13'10” x 16'11”) Engineered Oak floor, glass walls and external doors,
underfloor heating,
Bedroom 4 - 3.43m x 3.55m (11'3'' x 11'8'')
Double, carpet floor, underfloor heating and windows, with loft space above and level access to;
Ensuite Bathroom - 1.6m x 3.8m (5'2” x 12'5”) Tiled floor and walls, WC, bath, pedestal basin, shower, tiled walls and window.

First Floor

Bedroom 5 - 3.11m x 3.69m (10'3'' x 12'1'') Double, carpet floor and window, with steps down to;
Bathroom - 2.40m x 3.05m at max (7'10” x 10') Vinyl floor, bath, WC, pedestal basin and window.

BUILDINGS:

A traditional Dartmoor granite and block Shippon with electricity comprising of:-

Two Storey Shippon Barn;

4.89m x 4.63m (16'1'' x 15'2'') (first floor same measurement note: take care when inspecting) Constructed of granite, under timber purlins with metal box profile roofing and rainwater goods, a timber door entrance, while internally there is a historic cobble floor loose box (ground floor) and feed loft (first floor).

Lean to Garage;

4.26m x 5.56m (14' x 18'3'') Constructed of granite and block, under timber purlins with metal box profile roofing and rainwater goods with a timber door entrance.

Garden Store;

3.05m x 3.34m (10' x 10'11”)
Constructed of granite stone, under timber purlins and corrugated roofing with an open entrance.

Timber Garage - 6.12m x 3.07m (20' x 10')

Constructed of timber panelling, under a pitch box profile roof with rainwater goods, accessed by a single timber framed door.

Wood Shed/ Lookout;

Located upon the Mound and constructed of dry granite with a corrugated single pitch roof on timber purlins, open front, with an outlook to the river.

Linhay;

Located in 'Home Field' is a small horse shelter constructed of timber and corrugated iron.

LAND WITH BROOK COTTAGE:

The land extending to 2.81 acres in total is located immediately around the cottage and to the east and west. It is traversed by the Blackaton Brook and consists of:

0081 – a formal garden consisting of lawns, herbaceous borders, a summerhouse and a former kitchen garden, fronting the Blackaton Brook.

0078 – a small woodland (the Mound) with an outlook area and stone hut adjacent to the Blackaton Brook,
together with land formerly used as a large kitchen garden but now overgrown, with footbridge access to Throwleigh Common and Dartmoor open land. We advise extreme caution in using the footbridge.

0075 – a mature woodland south of the Blackaton Brook, formerly accessed from the garden via a footbridge (now missing). Please contact the agent to arrange viewing via the adjoining Mill Farm property.

0987 – a level paddock of permanent pasture, 'Home Field' is enclosed by stone walls with a small, corrugated iron linhay, fronting the Blackaton Brook.

LAND:

The separate parcels of land are included with the sale of Brook Cottage, these provide extra grazing, recreational and amenity land for the property and are located to the north.

B 'BIRCHY' - LAND NORTH OF THE UNNAMED PUBLIC HIGHWAY

A small parcel of land used for the grazing of livestock, with access from the unmade public highway to West Week. The land is located northeast of the property and is of mostly level permanent pasture,
with a natural water supply.

C 'BIG MOORY' - LAND WEST OF BROOK COTTAGE

A parcel of land with access from a woodland track leading south off the public highway. The land was once cultivated to grow Christmas Trees and has been allowed to grow wild, with a number of bushes and trees.

D 'LITTLE MOORY & ROUNDY POUND' - LAND OPPOSITE BROOK COTTAGE

Two fields of level pasture and meadow, enclosed by mature hedges and stone walls. The fields are
approached from the local road, and field 0994 has a ditch near the eastern border.

COMMONS GRAZING RIGHTS:

Land at Brook Cottage has the rights to graze 5 cattle or 30 sheep or 5 ponies (6 livestock units) over South Tawton Common CL176 Entry 17 & the Forest of Dartmoor CL164 Entry 425.

NOTE:

The sellers will consider an offer on Brook Cottage on its own, but no separate sale of any of the land will be considered until contracts are exchanged on Brook Cottage.