Substantial family home and cottage, with outbuildings with potential to convert, subject to planning, and grounds extending to 42.42 acres.

Description

Hickory Lodge is a converted former golf club, now offering spacious and well proportioned accommodation including an entrance hall, sitting room with a woodburner, integrated kitchen/dining room with a utility room and pantry, study, WC and storage space. The main suite is on the ground floor, with a spacious en suite and there are 3 further en suite bedrooms on the first floor.

There is a one bedroom first floor flat, with an open plan living space, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and balcony, which could be reincorporated into the main house, should a purchaser wish to do so.

Holly Cottage is a detached cottage with a gallery kitchen, sitting room and two bedrooms on the ground floor and two further bedrooms on the first floor together with a family bathroom. It is currently let on an assured shorthold basis for £800 per calendar month.

To the east of the main house are some converted former outbuildings which are currently being operated as a Kennels and Cattery. The current owners plan to cease trading of the business at the point of sale. This area of the property benefits from a separate heating system and underfloor heating throughout. The space offers excellent opportunity, subject tot he necessary planning permissions being obtained for conversion to self contained letting cottages. There is a further covered area beyond the kennels, and near to the entrance, there is planning permission in place for a commercial building.

Just to the north of the property is a range of outbuildings including a block and timber agricultural building and workshop.

Previously a golf course, the grounds extend to approximately 42.42 acres, with mature specimen trees, hedgerows and ponds and is currently used for grazing horses.

Location

Hickory Lodge is situated just outside the village of Halstock, near the Somerset/Dorset border, with an excellent network of footpaths and bridleways nearby.

There is a shop, church and village hall in Halstock and Yeovil is within about 7 miles of the property, offering a range of shopping, business and leisure amenities.

Transport links are available at Yeovil Junction, connecting directly to London Waterloo and the city and beyond, the A303 provides access to London and the South West.

The well renowned schools of Sherborne, Hazlegrove and Leweston are all within easy reach, with the schools in Bruton accessible via train links in Yeovil.

Sutton Bingham Reservoir is 2.5 miles and the Dorset Coast at West Bay 20 miles.

Square Footage: 4,205 sq ft


Acreage: 42 Acres

Directions

Postcode will take you to the property BA22 9SF.

Additional Info

Hickory Lodge Council Tax Band D
Holly Cottage Council Tax Band B

Town & Country Planning
There is planning permission in place for a commercial building. Further details can be found on the Dorset Council website under planning reference P/FUL2021/01225.

Business Rates
Hickory Lodge benefits from small business rates relief.

Tenure and Basis of Sale
The freehold interest in the property is held. This is shaded on the land plan included within this brochure in pink. The current owners lease the land shaded blue from the Council, which is a further 0.74 acres.