Detached house for sale in Cad Green, Ilton, Ilminster TA19

A detached period cottage set in 1.04 acres (0.42 hectares) with a good selection of outbuildings, offering scope for refurbishment / redevelopment. For sale by Public Auction and via Livestream on Thursday, 25 July 2024 2:00 pm at The Memorial Hall, Sherborne DT9 3NL

The Property

A detached period cottage offering superb potential for extension and redevelopment, set in 1.04 acres (0.42 hectares) on the outskirts of the village. The large southerly facing garden at the rear borders a stream and includes mature apple trees, two garages and various outbuildings alongside plentiful parking. The cottage currently offers three bedrooms and an upstairs shower room, two / three separate reception rooms on the ground floor (one with inglenook fireplace), additional conservatory, good size kitchen and adjoining utility room.

Situation

The property is located towards the outskirts of the village of Ilton, along Cad Road with a stream and countryside to the rear.
It is very accessible via Ilminster / Puckington or the A358 from Taunton / Chard. Ilton is just a few minutes’ drive from Ilminster, which offers day to day amenities including a superb range of independent shops and supermarkets and is also well placed for road links via the A358 to the A303, A30 and M5. Ilton itself benefits from facilities including a pre-school and primary school, cricket pitch, public house, village hall and riding stables / livery yard.

Services

Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected. Oil central heating.
Broadband - Ultrafast broadband is available.
Mobile phone coverage - Network coverage is good from all four providers, both indoors and outdoors. (Information from )

Local Authority

Somerset Council - Council Tax Band D

Property Information

The property will be sold subject to an overage on any future development. Please refer to legal pack.

Please note, the property lies within an area with a high risk of surface water flooding and medium risk from Rivers and the Sea.
Although historically, the property had suffered minor ingress of water on two occasions, further to works being carried out to the road drain and the rivers dredged our client has advised that the property has not flooded within the past c.12years. They have been able to obtain insurance including cover for flooding with an increased excess.

The vendors are not aware of any pending planning applications that are likely to affect the property or the views from it. If you wish to look at the Somerset Council planning portal the office will happily send you a link.

Our client has advised that the property has not flooded within the past c.12years and has been able to obtain insurance with an increased excess for flood cover. The property did have an ingress of water into the hall in 2008, and the front doorstep had surface water flooding in 2012 but this was alleviated by works to the road drain and rivers being dredged. Stated as medium risk from Rivers and Sea, and high risk from Surface Water
The neighbours power line crosses the corner of the garden.

The vendors are not aware of any pending planning applications that are likely to affect the property or the views from it. Local planning applications can be viewed on the following link to the Somerset Council planning portal:

Solicitors

John Bulpit
Ellis Jones Solicitors, Brooke House, Wimborne BH21 1RJ
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