Property description
Centrally situated 4 bedroom house with permission for a fine extension, traditional stone buildings, modern buildings including equestrian facilities, outdoor ménage, approximately 28 acres.
4 bedrooms.
3 reception rooms.
Outdoor menage.
Outbuildings.
Approx. 29 acres.
Freehold
situation:
The Oaklands is situated in open countryside between Somerby and Cold Overton. The property is approximately 6 miles from Oakham and 25 miles from Peterborough. There are high speed train links to the capital from Peterborough taking approximately 45 minutes. The area of - High Leicestershire - is well known for its social, cultural and recreational facilities. The market town of Oakham provides a good range of services with more regional services available in Melton Mowbray, Nottingham, Leicester and Peterborough. Recreational facilities include sailing and fishing at Rutland Water; hunting is with the Cottesmore.
Description:
The property is approached via a long, private sweeping drive, from the Somerby to Cold Overton road. Close to the house the drive splits to provide a separate access to the buildings at the rear and a gravel driveway with turning circle to the house.
Accommodation:
The front door leads to an entrance hall with some storage cupboards and the stairs to the first floor. There is a door leading to the drawing room, which has a twin aspect, views over the garden and a further terrace. The dining room faces south over the terrace and garden. The study, with a range of fitted bookshelves and fireplace, again has French doors to the terrace and garden. The kitchen is well fitted with a range of wall and base units, an oil-fired four oven Aga, granite worktops and an island unit with four-ring gas burner. Integrated appliances include electric cooker, dishwasher and fridge-freezer. There is a utility room, again well fitted with wall and base units, with the original hand made brick floor dating back to the initial construction of the house and a boot room/WC. Upstairs - the master bedroom has a walk-through dressing area to a recently refitted en-suite bathroom and faces south over the terrace and garden. There are three further double bedrooms and a bespoke family bathroom designed by Merrywood of Leicester, fitted with marble vanity unit, bath and low level WC. Outside - immediately around the house there are areas of lawn planted with hedging and trees with an ornate Victorian knot garden to the north. The planning consent provided for an exgtension on the western elevation, to provide a further two reception rooms downstairs and a large master suite on the first floor. Details of this planning consent are available from Melton Borough Council's website - and the planning application reference is 05/00655/ful. Please note: Since the production of these particulars, the planning consent for the extensions has lapsed and will have to be the subject of a new application with the relevant authorities.Traditional and Modern Buildings - to the north of the house, with separate access from the main drive and across a tarmac courtyard, there is a range of buildings arranged around a central courtyard which are shown on the plans. These could easily be reorganised, (according to planning consent), into a useful storage and garaging/office area. Historically these buildings (which are close to the main house) have had consent for conversion into offices, but this has now lapsed. The modern farm buildings include:Building 1: Steel portal frame, five bay barn with concrete floor, currently incorporating 9 loose boxes together with a block built tack and kitchen facility.Building 2: Three bay steel portal frame building with lean-to, clad on two sides, part earth / part concrete floor, used as a general storage area with two fuel tanks.Building 3: A recently constructed, 3 bay steel portal frame building, open fronted with an earth floor and currently used as general storage.Building 4: Is the outdoor ménage, which has a Belvoir Rubber and sand surface school, some 60m x 30m. It is illuminated and there is a planning condition preventing illumination after 9pm.There are further hard storage areas to the north of the buildings and a concrete beam muck clamp.The Land - as can be seen from the plan, The Oaklands sits in the centre of its own land and extends to approximately 29 acres. Extensive tree planting has occurred on the boundaries and at areas within the property, particularly along the drive. These are shown edged and hatched green on the enclosed plan. Some of these trees were planted under a Woodland Grant Scheme and further details are available from the agent.Easements, Wayleaves and Rights of Way - an easement exists in favour of East Midlands Electricity in respect of a electricity line, which once crossed the property overhead. This has been undergrounded and further details are available from the agent. A footpath crosses the property in a west-east direction between Somerby and Cold Overton, passing close to the southern edge of the traditional buildings and again further details are available from the agent.Restrictive Covenants - there is a restrictive covenant over the whole property preventing it being used for a business and a covenant in the immediate vicinity of the house to prevent the erection of any non-domestic buildings.