Description
Wonderful East Devon rural barn for conversion into a 4 bedroom 238 sqm (2,561 sqft) home in 5.5 acres
Situation - Situated in a gently elevated rural setting, the barns enjoy far-reaching views across the rolling hills of East Devon. Although easily reached along quiet Devon lanes, the location feels pleasantly tucked away. The property sits conveniently between the popular villages of Feniton, Awliscombe and Payhembury, all of which have schools rated Good by Ofsted.
Feniton provides a mainline railway station on the Exeter to London Waterloo route, and the barns lie within the catchment area for The Kings School in Ottery St Mary.
The surrounding countryside offers a network of peaceful Devon lanes, including an unsurfaced track that leads towards nearby Hembury Fort and another that continues on towards Cheriton.
Description - Benefiting from Class Q consent for conversion, the steel portal frame building features a fibre cement roof with CGI steel cladding and a predominantly concrete floor.
The illustrative plans show a spacious open plan kitchen and dining room, a sitting room, a snug and a utility and plant room, together with a ground floor bedroom with an en suite. On the first floor, the plans indicate three further bedrooms, two of which have en suites.
Nearby is a much older stone barn that is proposed for domestic storage or workshop use, although further consents may be required.
A third pole barn is to be demolished.
Land - Running north from the barns is a single field laid to permanent pasture and surrounded by established hedge banks and a stream along the Eastern boundary. At the far end of this enlongated field is a small area of deciduous woodland.
In all the property extends to about 5.54 acres (2.24 ha)
Access - The sellers own the access track from the public road, a right of way will be provided. Please note that water and electric crosses the land to the sellers retained property.
Planning - Deemed consent for Prior approval under Class Q for a change of use of 2no. agricultural buildings to a single dwellinghouse with detached domestic store, was granted on 27th November 2024 (Ref: 24/1665/PDQ).
Further details are available on the EDDC planning website.
Community Infrastructure Levy - To be confirmed, please contact the agents.
Services - Mains water and electric is understood nearby, budget estimates have been obtain, copies from the agents. It is envisaged that purchasers would install a private drainage treatment plant, purchasers to make their own enquires.
Fibre broadband serves neighbouring properties Gigaclear please contact for availability, mobile networks from EE, Three, O2, and Vodafone provide good coverage outside (Ofcom).
