Price: Asking Price Of £280,000
Tenure: Leasehold
Sale Type: Sale
Current Status : SSTC
In an outstanding stream side location with 5 acres of pasture, woodland and amenity land. Enjoying complete privacy yet easily accessible and conveniently placed for those wishing to travel to Cardiff, the Heads of the Valleys road or to Brecon.
In the heart of the Brecon Beacons a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial stone barn in a glorious setting which has full planning consent for conversion to a 4 bedroomed property, all of which have en-suite facilities. The original walled garden and sheep folds are still in evidence to the rear of the property and it has the potential to create a truly wonderful setting with a paddock ideal for horses or ponies and amenity woodland with several large specimen trees. Adjacent to the sheep fold is a natural stream which could be made into a superb feature.
Berthllwyd enjoys a wonderful location enjoying complete privacy yet easily accessible to the A470 which gives an excellent link to Cardiff, which is about 45 minutes drive.
Planning Consent: Full planning consent was granted by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority on the 16th of October 2006 – Application Ref: RC 21478.
The property will be approached over a private roadway and a new bridge will be constructed to form the stream crossing. The Vendor will construct the bridge at his own expense to the specification provided and in accordance with Condition 11 of the planning consent in order to satisfy the National Park Planning Authority.
Plans showing the accommodation, as prepared by the architects, are attached to the sales particulars but as a brief guide the following is given with measurements scaled off the working drawings. The measurements are therefore only approximate.
On the Ground Floor: Entrance Hall with stairs to first floor.
Utility Room:which can also be accessed from an external door and leads to a w.c.
Living Room/Dining Room: 11.5m x 5.5m narrowing to 3.7m.
Kitchen: 4.9m x 3.5m. This will make an extremely attractive room with the added feature of the original deep inglenook fireplace with a heavy beam over, bread ovens and an adjacent stone spiral staircase which leads to the bedroom over.
Glazed Pentice: This will link the kitchen to the dining area and will overlook the rear garden.
On the First Floor: Landing.
Bedroom 1: 4.3m x 3.5m with en-suite.
Bedroom 2: 3.4m x 2.5m with en-suite.
Bedroom 3: 3.7m x 2.8m with en-suite.
Bedroom 4: 3.2m x 3.3m with en-suite.
Services: Mains electricity is near at hand and enquiries have already been made by the vendor with regard to connection thereto.
Water: A borehole is recommended.
Drainage: Drainage will be to a private system.
Telecommunications: We believe that telecommunication lines are available in the verge of the A470.
Purchasers must make their own enquiries with regard to services and will be responsible for the costs of services associated with the barn conversion.
Plan: A plan showing the extent of the land is attached to the particulars. It has been taken from the latest edition of the Ordnance Survey and is believed to be correct. The plan has been provided for identification purposes only. In all the land extends to 2.22 hectares or approximately 5.48 acres. The paddock at the rear extends to 5.21 acres and is laid to pasture with an area of amenity/natural woodland with some specimen trees. The field is ideal for horses, ponies or stock and it is a quiet, private area bordered by the stream.
Access and Rights of Way: The access leading from the A470 will be owned by the Vendor but full rights of access will be granted to the Purchaser. The bridge and the section approaching this road will be private and solely for the use of the Purchaser who, thereafter will be solely responsible for maintenance and repair.
Tenure & Possession: To be sold with vacant possession, the property is of leasehold tenure for a term of 999 years from the 1st of March 1949.
Plans and Working Drawings: A copy of the Planning Consent and the architect’s plans showing the room layout is attached to the Sales Particulars. Further drawings can be inspected at the agent’s offices during normal office hours.
Price Guide: Offers invited in the region of £280,000.
Viewing: Strictly by prior appointment through the sole selling agents:
Montague Harris & Co
16 Ship Street, Brecon
Powys, LD3 9AD
Tel: 01874 623200 Fax: 01874 6231
E-Mail: jal@montague-harris.co.uk
Website: www.montague-harris.co.uk
Directional Note:
From Brecon take the A470 towards Merthyr. Proceed along this road until you reach the Nant Ddu Hotel on the right hand side of the road. Carry on for about 300 yards and on the right hand side of the road there is a layby. Pull into the layby and at the end of the layby there is a gateway which leads to a stone track way which provides access to Berthllwyd. At the time of preparing the particulars there is only a wooden footbridge in position, please take care when walking across this footbridge. This bridge will be demolished and replaced by a bridge which is suitable for vehicular access to the property by the Vendor.
Alternatively, from Merthyr proceed on the A470 towards Brecon and just before the Nant Ddu Hotel pull into the layby on the left hand side of the road and proceed as detailed previously.
