House For Sale £275,000
Description: Offering an excellent opportunity for redevelopment, a detached house in need of general modernisation and having the benefit of a potential building plot to the side.
The property offers well planned gas centrally heated and double glazed accommodation briefly comprising Enclosed Hall, Front Living Room, Dining Room and Kitchen to the ground floor with three Bedrooms and Bathroom to the first floor. There are gardens to the front, side and rear of the property, the front providing a driveway for off road parking.
The property is positioned on Folkestone Road and there are local shops at Ovington Drive. There are public transport facilities to the town centre and local primary and secondary schools, together with King George V Sixth Form College, within the vicinity.
Entrance hall upvc double glazed entrance door and window to front, pine panelled walls, staircase to first floor landing.
Living room 21' 3" x 11' 7" (6.48m x 3.53m) upvc double glazed window to front, coal effect gas fire set in marble style surround, coving to ceiling, upvc double glazed sliding patio doors to garden, door to Dining Room.
Dining room 13' x 7' 9" (3.96m x 2.36m) upvc double glazed window to rear, coving to ceiling, sliding door to Kitchen.
Kitchen 10' 10" x 7' 2" (3.3m x 2.18m) fitted with a matching range of base and eye level cupboards with round edged worktops, stainless steel sink unit with single drainer and mixer tap, plumbing for washing machine, space for fridge, freezer and cooker, upvc double glazed window to side, upvc double glazed window to rear, upvc double glazed door to garden.
First floor:
landing upvc obscure double glazed window to side, access to loft space.
Bedroom 1 17' 4" x 10' 2" (5.28m x 3.1m) upvc double glazed window to front, two built-in wardrobes.
Bedroom 2 10' 10" x 7' 9" (3.3m x 2.36m) upvc double glazed window to rear.
Bedroom 3 11' 1" x 8' 5" overall (3.38m x 2.57m) upvc double glazed window to front, built-in cupboard housing gas boiler.
Bathroom fitted with three piece suite comprising deep bath, pedestal wash hand basin and shower enclosure, full height ceramic tiling to all walls, upvc obscure double glazed window to rear.
WC upvc obscure double glazed window to rear, low-level wc.
Outside: The property stands in generous gardens to front side and rear, the front providing off road parking, the side and rear having shaped lawn, paved patio, pond and well stocked mature borders.
Planning: The vendor has sought advice from Sefton Council's Planning Department in the form of a pre application with four options:
Option 1: A two storey detached dwelling, which is a similar size to the existing property and the same depth of rear garden. There will be a distance of 3.5m separation from the footpath, which runs along the side of the property. A similar roof pitch and height to the existing house.
Option 2: A wider version of Option 1, which is positioned closer to the existing property. There will be a distance of 4.0m separation from the footpath, which runs along the side of the property. A similar roof pitch and height to existing property.
Option 3: A 2.5 storey dwelling with habitable loft and rooflights. Narrower property and located closer to the footpath. A steeper pitch design and a higher ridge height.
Option 4: Two storey pair of semi-detached dwellings. A similar roof pitch and height to the existing house.
The Planning Department's Conclusion: The proposals are generally acceptable and likely to be recommended for approval.
The property offers well planned gas centrally heated and double glazed accommodation briefly comprising Enclosed Hall, Front Living Room, Dining Room and Kitchen to the ground floor with three Bedrooms and Bathroom to the first floor. There are gardens to the front, side and rear of the property, the front providing a driveway for off road parking.
The property is positioned on Folkestone Road and there are local shops at Ovington Drive. There are public transport facilities to the town centre and local primary and secondary schools, together with King George V Sixth Form College, within the vicinity.
Entrance hall upvc double glazed entrance door and window to front, pine panelled walls, staircase to first floor landing.
Living room 21' 3" x 11' 7" (6.48m x 3.53m) upvc double glazed window to front, coal effect gas fire set in marble style surround, coving to ceiling, upvc double glazed sliding patio doors to garden, door to Dining Room.
Dining room 13' x 7' 9" (3.96m x 2.36m) upvc double glazed window to rear, coving to ceiling, sliding door to Kitchen.
Kitchen 10' 10" x 7' 2" (3.3m x 2.18m) fitted with a matching range of base and eye level cupboards with round edged worktops, stainless steel sink unit with single drainer and mixer tap, plumbing for washing machine, space for fridge, freezer and cooker, upvc double glazed window to side, upvc double glazed window to rear, upvc double glazed door to garden.
First floor:
landing upvc obscure double glazed window to side, access to loft space.
Bedroom 1 17' 4" x 10' 2" (5.28m x 3.1m) upvc double glazed window to front, two built-in wardrobes.
Bedroom 2 10' 10" x 7' 9" (3.3m x 2.36m) upvc double glazed window to rear.
Bedroom 3 11' 1" x 8' 5" overall (3.38m x 2.57m) upvc double glazed window to front, built-in cupboard housing gas boiler.
Bathroom fitted with three piece suite comprising deep bath, pedestal wash hand basin and shower enclosure, full height ceramic tiling to all walls, upvc obscure double glazed window to rear.
WC upvc obscure double glazed window to rear, low-level wc.
Outside: The property stands in generous gardens to front side and rear, the front providing off road parking, the side and rear having shaped lawn, paved patio, pond and well stocked mature borders.
Planning: The vendor has sought advice from Sefton Council's Planning Department in the form of a pre application with four options:
Option 1: A two storey detached dwelling, which is a similar size to the existing property and the same depth of rear garden. There will be a distance of 3.5m separation from the footpath, which runs along the side of the property. A similar roof pitch and height to the existing house.
Option 2: A wider version of Option 1, which is positioned closer to the existing property. There will be a distance of 4.0m separation from the footpath, which runs along the side of the property. A similar roof pitch and height to existing property.
Option 3: A 2.5 storey dwelling with habitable loft and rooflights. Narrower property and located closer to the footpath. A steeper pitch design and a higher ridge height.
Option 4: Two storey pair of semi-detached dwellings. A similar roof pitch and height to the existing house.
The Planning Department's Conclusion: The proposals are generally acceptable and likely to be recommended for approval.
