| Property Name | Oakfield, The Crescent, Hampton In Arden, Solihull, West Midlands |  |
| Property Location | view map | |
| Property Type | 5 bedroom property | |
| Price | +£425k | |
| Status | ARCHIVE | |
| For further information & viewings, contact | Hunters tel: 01564 770707 e-mail: knowle@huntersgroup.co.uk Web: www.hunters-property.co.uk |
A 0.42 ACRE PLOT WITH APPROVED PLANNING CONSENT FOR A 3,875 sq ft FIVE BEDROOMED DETACHED HOUSE
The plot measures 1713sqm (0.42 Acres) and has Planning Consent granted Dec 2010 for a 360 sqm (3875 sqft) 5-bedroom house with a long sweeping drive. The plot has a mature landscape setting and the new house will benefit from a south-facing garden.
The plot is CSH registered and the House design has a CSH Code 6 Design Assessment and building regs consent, and is ready to discharge planning conditions, tender, and start on site.
Heating systems and renewables
- Underfloor heating throughout with rooms on individual zone control
- 10kW Danfoss heat pump and borehole collectors
- Heliostar 4.36sqm Solar Thermal Collector
- Thermawave 400 litre mains pressure hotwater vessel with multi-source input/output.
- 13kWp Sanyo Photovoltaic array and inverters
- Sentinel Kinetic MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation & Heat Recovery) system recovering 90% of heat extracted from bathrooms.
- Kingspan 8000litre underground rainwater harvesting system feeding wcs, laundry and outside taps/garden irrigation.
- 2 wood burning stoves.
OUTLINE SPECIFICATION
The building fabric has been designed to be attractive, low maintenance and permit net zero energy use of the house by achieving high levels of insulation and low air leakage.
- Masonry cavity walls with insulated polymeric render finish, double-boarded western red cedar panelling. Walls U=0.15
- Velfac Triple glazed windows and patio doors low emissivity glass, argon filled U=0.9. 4’x7’ Oversized Moralt Ferro Passiv front door
- Dreadnought plain clay roof tiles on Structural insulated Panel roof U=0.11. Oak king post trusses. Velux rooflights, with remote blinds and opening. Lindab galvanised rain water goods. Zinc trim to projecting windows.
- Internal finishes; Solid oak flooring to hallway, staircases and landing. Reception rooms, kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms to purchaser’s choice from a range.
- The Internal structure is heavy weight for thermal mass and designed for good acoustic isolation; steel frame and concrete floors without downstands (flat ceiling plane). All solid partition walls in plastered dense concrete blockwork. Ground Floor U=0.12
- External finishes; Teak decking, pea-gravel driveway.
- Indigenous landscape speciesa
| Kitchen | |
| Lounge | |
| Dining | |
| Bedroom 1 | |
| Other Rooms | ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor • Entrance lobby and wc. • Hallway and main staircase with built in storage. • Lounge with conservatory and log burning stove , Dining and island-kitchen in Open Plan arrangement with French doors accessing the external south-facing decking and garden (note; the structure is included to carry walls or folding sliding screens between areas if separate rooms are preferred) . • Utility room linked to kitchen, garage and rear yard • Wc/shower • Double Garage • Family Snug with log burning stove and French door access onto external south-facing decking and garden and with a rear staircase linking with first floor. First Floor • Master bedroom, dressing area and ensuite with balcony and Juliet balcony • Guest bedroom and ensuite • A further 3 double bedrooms • Family bathroom • Airing cupboard and cylinder • TV landing/library with projecting window seat. • All bedrooms and landing with open oak kingpost roof trusses. |
| Details of Heating | Borehole, GSHP, Solar, underfloor, MVHR, wood burning stoves. |
| Average annual cost of utilities, electric, gas, oil, etc. | + See further info |
| Ground Rent | Freehold |
| Details of any Accreditation or rating, e.g., BRE EcoHomes, SAP, NHER | Code 6 |
Details of outside space; east facing yard, south facing garden and deck, west facing entrance forecourt and parking.
| Parking facilities | Garage Driveway Off-road parking |
| Secure bicycle storage? | Yes |
| Nearest shop/Post Office | 0.5km |
| Nearest leisure facilities | 1km |
| Nearest train station | 0.3km |
| Nearest bus-stop to main town/city | 0.3km |
The plot for sale is situated on The Crescent, a private road in the village of Hampton in Arden, three miles from Solihull. The village has a nursery, primary school, library, post office, a number of shops, two gastro pubs and an exclusive hotel, The Hampton Manor, offering fine dining. The village also benefits from a sports club with excellent tennis facilities, squash courts, astro-turf hockey pitch, cricket square and several football pitches and there are five local golf courses including Forest of Arden.
This location benefits from fast access to M6, M42 and Airport and has a train station adjacent to the Meriden Road junction with The Crescent with 2 services per hour to Birmingham (approx. 20mins travel time).
The plot measures 1713sqm (0.42 Acres) and has Planning Consent granted Dec 2010 for a 360 sqm (3875 sqft) 5-bedroom house with a long sweeping drive. The plot has a mature landscape setting and the new house will benefit from a south-facing garden.
The plot is CSH registered and the House design has a CSH Code 6 Design Assessment and building regs consent, and is ready to discharge planning conditions, tender, and start on site.
A 68sqm double garage, tools room and gardeners WC exists on the site with water supply, drainage lighting, power and alarm. Gas mains are available close by.
HEATING - Borehole Ground Source Heat pump, underfloor heating, MVHR, solar panels, log burning stoves as boost/backup
ANNUAL COST OF UTILITIES - Calculated to provide an income of £3800 pa and payback of renewables in 13.9 years at current energy prices.
Price - Offers over £425,000.
External links:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-18355278.html
Details last updated: 2013-01-15 19:28:51
Please try to save paper by printing on both sides.