Property history of Bow Grange, Littlehempston, Totnes TQ9 6NQ, 1st Jul 2009
Previously listed for sale on
1st Jul 2009
£849,950
- 5 bedroom detached house
Property info
Property features
- 3 Reception Rooms
- Family Room
- Kitchen / Breakfast Room
- Utility Room
- Separate Study
- 5 Bedrooms
- Bathroom & 2 Ensuites
- Private Gardens
Property description
A substantial Victorian farmhouse with indoor swimming pool and a range of farm buildings including 2 detached barns with planning permission for conversion, 12 loose boxes, an outdoor manege, approximately 29 acres and an option to purchase a further 9 acres.
Bow Grange occupies a rural and accessible position on the A381 between Totnes and Newton Abbot. Newton Abbot is a market town within easy reach of Totnes and Torquay. There is a cattle market on Wednesday, and general market on Saturdays, a mainline railway station in the town, together with a comprehensive range of shopping and recreational facilities, primary and secondary schools. There are plenty of golf courses within the area.
Ipplepen is nearby, a popular village with many amenities including pre school, primary school, village shop, Post Office, Medical Centre, Churches and 2 Public Houses. There are bus routes to the nearest principal towns of Newton Abbot, which is approximately 4 miles to the North, and Totnes is approximately 5 miles to the South. The resorts of Torbay lie to the East and Dartmoor to the West that are easily accessible.
The busy medieval town of Totnes, geographically built as the highest navigable point upon the River Dart, rapidly grew into the gateway to the South Hams, which is renowned for its pretty beaches and countryside. Today Totnes is a bustling and thriving market town, that retains much of its original character, full of interest with a wide range of good local schools, shopping facilities and recreational pursuits including indoor swimming pool and boating opportunities on the River Dart.
Totnes allows easy communication with the rest of the country. The A38 Devon Expressway is approximately 5 miles away, allowing speedy access to the cities of Exeter and Plymouth and the country beyond. Main line rail links in a little over 3 hours to London Paddington are also located in Totnes. Regional airports at both Plymouth and Exeter mean that the north of the country, the continent and the beyond are within reach.
Bow Grange is a substantial 5 bedroom Victorian farmhouse offering over 4000sqft of living accommodation across 2 floors plus an attached indoor swimming pool complex.
The property is a superb farmstead comprising a wide and extensive range of traditional barns and farm buildings, together with a large covered yard including 10 loose boxes and 2 tack rooms, with 2 further loose boxes and a tack room / storeroom nearby. Two of the barns have planning permission to convert one into a 4 bedroom detached holiday cottage and the other into a 3 bedroom detached holiday cottage. The remaining barns around the courtyard also offer considerable scope for other uses subject to the relevant planning permissions being obtained.
Bow Grange offers an opportunity to purchase a fine Victorian farmhouse complete with farmstead and to enjoy the surrounding land, either for agricultural, equestrian or horticultural use.
Entrance Lobby leading into a Reception Hall, 3 Reception Rooms, Cloakroom, well fitted Kitchen with modern units, 2 Utility Rooms and a Boot Room, large Office with built in office furniture. There is a superb Family Room with dining area and doors leading onto the paved patio and further doors leading into the recently constructed Pool Room with attractive heated Swimming Pool, Sauna Room and Shower Room. On the first floor there is a Master Bedroom Suite with Dressing Room and a large Ensuite Bathroom, recently refitted with a quality suite. There are 4 further Bedrooms, 2 of which have Ensuites.
On the approach from the road there is good visibility and the wide entrance, bordered by stone walling, enables easy access to the property. A pair of gates provides access into the lane leading to the farm buildings. Immediately to the east of the house is a level lawned garden with herbaceous borders. To the south of the house, the garden rises gently again with a lawned area and herbaceous borders. Immediately outside the Family Room and the Swimming Pool Complex on the southern side of the property is an attractive paved patio area ideal for outside entertaining, with retaining wall and steps leading up to the lawned garden.
Arranged around the courtyard is a series of traditional outbuildings.
Barn 1
This building is 2 storeys high and constructed of stone under a slate roof, adjoining this is a single storey stone building under a corrugated iron roof. These buildings have planning permission to be converted into a detached 4 Bedroom Holiday Cottage.
Barn 2
Constructed of stone and cob under a corrugated roof, this building is 2 storeys high with a lean to behind. Within this building are a water treatment plant and a uv light filter for the main house. This barn has planning permission to be converted into a 3 Bedroom Holiday Cottage with an adjoining garage / carport. The vendor informs us that planning permission is agreed in principle to change this to a detached 3 bedroom annexe.
The planning permission can be seen at: Teignbridge.Gov.Uk planning ref: 98/2192/15/4.
Situated to the east of Barn 1 is the Threshing Barn, this barn does not currently have planning permission for any conversion. This barn has 'A' framed trusses and a corrugated fibre cement roof with large double wooden doors on the southern side. Contained within the Threshing Barn is an original mill and mixer unit.
Adjoining the Threshing Barn is a further barn: Barn 3. To the rear of these there are 3 lean to buildings, one of them housing 2 loose boxes and the other tack / storage room.
At the eastern end of Barn 3 is a further barn: Barn 4, constructed of stone and concrete block and attached to this is Barn 5, currently used as garaging.
A large outdoor manege is situated to the west of the farmhouse complete with an easy maintenance rubber surface and enclosed by post and rail fencing.
A concrete portal framed covered yard is situated to the north of the traditional farm buildings. The building has corrugated fibre cement roof sheeting and a large proportion of the floor has a concrete base. The building is concrete block with corrugated cladding and steps leading down to a lower area. This modern farm building houses 10 loose boxes and 2 tack rooms.
There is also an electric horse walker with an easy maintenance rubber surface outside the Undercover Yard.
To the north and east of the farmhouse is a block of 27.7 acres of pastureland, currently divided into a number of paddocks by a steam and stock proof fencing. A number of the paddocks are currently used for horses but could easily be used for cattle or sheep.
Opposite the property on the other side of the road, there is a further block of approximately 9 acres of pastureland that is available under separate negotiation.
The farm benefits from having no public footpaths or bridleways crossing the property. Water is available in the majority of the fields via water troughs or the stream.
Planning permission was granted on the 24 July 2008 to form a new access from the road, shown on the block plan. Further details can be obtained from Teignbridge District Council Teignbridge.Gov.Uk planning ref: 08/02167 or via Stags, the selling agents.
Mains electric is connected to the farmhouse and the majority of the farm buildings. Private spring water supply with uv light filter and water treatment plant is located in Barn 2. The drainage is connected to a private sewerage treatment plant. Oil fired central heating.
Teignbridge District Council
Strictly by prior appointment with Stags on .
From Totnes proceed along the A381 towards Newton Abbot for approximately 3.5 miles, where Bow Grange is found on the left hand side.
Situation
Bow Grange occupies a rural and accessible position on the A381 between Totnes and Newton Abbot. Newton Abbot is a market town within easy reach of Totnes and Torquay. There is a cattle market on Wednesday, and general market on Saturdays, a mainline railway station in the town, together with a comprehensive range of shopping and recreational facilities, primary and secondary schools. There are plenty of golf courses within the area.
Ipplepen is nearby, a popular village with many amenities including pre school, primary school, village shop, Post Office, Medical Centre, Churches and 2 Public Houses. There are bus routes to the nearest principal towns of Newton Abbot, which is approximately 4 miles to the North, and Totnes is approximately 5 miles to the South. The resorts of Torbay lie to the East and Dartmoor to the West that are easily accessible.
The busy medieval town of Totnes, geographically built as the highest navigable point upon the River Dart, rapidly grew into the gateway to the South Hams, which is renowned for its pretty beaches and countryside. Today Totnes is a bustling and thriving market town, that retains much of its original character, full of interest with a wide range of good local schools, shopping facilities and recreational pursuits including indoor swimming pool and boating opportunities on the River Dart.
Totnes allows easy communication with the rest of the country. The A38 Devon Expressway is approximately 5 miles away, allowing speedy access to the cities of Exeter and Plymouth and the country beyond. Main line rail links in a little over 3 hours to London Paddington are also located in Totnes. Regional airports at both Plymouth and Exeter mean that the north of the country, the continent and the beyond are within reach.
Description
Bow Grange is a substantial 5 bedroom Victorian farmhouse offering over 4000sqft of living accommodation across 2 floors plus an attached indoor swimming pool complex.
The property is a superb farmstead comprising a wide and extensive range of traditional barns and farm buildings, together with a large covered yard including 10 loose boxes and 2 tack rooms, with 2 further loose boxes and a tack room / storeroom nearby. Two of the barns have planning permission to convert one into a 4 bedroom detached holiday cottage and the other into a 3 bedroom detached holiday cottage. The remaining barns around the courtyard also offer considerable scope for other uses subject to the relevant planning permissions being obtained.
Bow Grange offers an opportunity to purchase a fine Victorian farmhouse complete with farmstead and to enjoy the surrounding land, either for agricultural, equestrian or horticultural use.
Accommodation
Entrance Lobby leading into a Reception Hall, 3 Reception Rooms, Cloakroom, well fitted Kitchen with modern units, 2 Utility Rooms and a Boot Room, large Office with built in office furniture. There is a superb Family Room with dining area and doors leading onto the paved patio and further doors leading into the recently constructed Pool Room with attractive heated Swimming Pool, Sauna Room and Shower Room. On the first floor there is a Master Bedroom Suite with Dressing Room and a large Ensuite Bathroom, recently refitted with a quality suite. There are 4 further Bedrooms, 2 of which have Ensuites.
Gardens & grounds
On the approach from the road there is good visibility and the wide entrance, bordered by stone walling, enables easy access to the property. A pair of gates provides access into the lane leading to the farm buildings. Immediately to the east of the house is a level lawned garden with herbaceous borders. To the south of the house, the garden rises gently again with a lawned area and herbaceous borders. Immediately outside the Family Room and the Swimming Pool Complex on the southern side of the property is an attractive paved patio area ideal for outside entertaining, with retaining wall and steps leading up to the lawned garden.
Arranged around the courtyard is a series of traditional outbuildings.
Barn 1
This building is 2 storeys high and constructed of stone under a slate roof, adjoining this is a single storey stone building under a corrugated iron roof. These buildings have planning permission to be converted into a detached 4 Bedroom Holiday Cottage.
Barn 2
Constructed of stone and cob under a corrugated roof, this building is 2 storeys high with a lean to behind. Within this building are a water treatment plant and a uv light filter for the main house. This barn has planning permission to be converted into a 3 Bedroom Holiday Cottage with an adjoining garage / carport. The vendor informs us that planning permission is agreed in principle to change this to a detached 3 bedroom annexe.
Barn planning permission
The planning permission can be seen at: Teignbridge.Gov.Uk planning ref: 98/2192/15/4.
Further outbuildings
Situated to the east of Barn 1 is the Threshing Barn, this barn does not currently have planning permission for any conversion. This barn has 'A' framed trusses and a corrugated fibre cement roof with large double wooden doors on the southern side. Contained within the Threshing Barn is an original mill and mixer unit.
Adjoining the Threshing Barn is a further barn: Barn 3. To the rear of these there are 3 lean to buildings, one of them housing 2 loose boxes and the other tack / storage room.
At the eastern end of Barn 3 is a further barn: Barn 4, constructed of stone and concrete block and attached to this is Barn 5, currently used as garaging.
Outdoor manege
A large outdoor manege is situated to the west of the farmhouse complete with an easy maintenance rubber surface and enclosed by post and rail fencing.
Undercover yard
A concrete portal framed covered yard is situated to the north of the traditional farm buildings. The building has corrugated fibre cement roof sheeting and a large proportion of the floor has a concrete base. The building is concrete block with corrugated cladding and steps leading down to a lower area. This modern farm building houses 10 loose boxes and 2 tack rooms.
Horse walker
There is also an electric horse walker with an easy maintenance rubber surface outside the Undercover Yard.
Agricultural land
To the north and east of the farmhouse is a block of 27.7 acres of pastureland, currently divided into a number of paddocks by a steam and stock proof fencing. A number of the paddocks are currently used for horses but could easily be used for cattle or sheep.
Opposite the property on the other side of the road, there is a further block of approximately 9 acres of pastureland that is available under separate negotiation.
The farm benefits from having no public footpaths or bridleways crossing the property. Water is available in the majority of the fields via water troughs or the stream.
Agents note
Planning permission was granted on the 24 July 2008 to form a new access from the road, shown on the block plan. Further details can be obtained from Teignbridge District Council Teignbridge.Gov.Uk planning ref: 08/02167 or via Stags, the selling agents.
Services
Mains electric is connected to the farmhouse and the majority of the farm buildings. Private spring water supply with uv light filter and water treatment plant is located in Barn 2. The drainage is connected to a private sewerage treatment plant. Oil fired central heating.
Local authority
Teignbridge District Council
Viewing
Strictly by prior appointment with Stags on .
Directional note
From Totnes proceed along the A381 towards Newton Abbot for approximately 3.5 miles, where Bow Grange is found on the left hand side.