Yatton, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6

For Sale By Public Auction (11/12/2024) – Yatton Cottage is a compact off-grid cottage with full planning permission to create a 3-bed eco-friendly accessible home, that skilfully blends old-world charm with a sympathetic, forward-thinking design for modern twenty-first century living. This small off-grid cottage is located under Yatton Common. It is a traditional detached dwelling constructed mainly in stone, with some timber cladding and brickwork under a natural slate roof. The large stone chimney stack forms an integral part of the frontage to the existing dwelling. The ground floor living room is particularly characterful, benefiting from a large stone inglenook fireplace. The cottage has permission granted to extend, creating three double bedrooms and a modern open-plan living space. Designed sympathetically for twenty-first century family living, an additional study / office would provide flexible space ideal for study or home-working. The orientation of the approved extension follows the cottage, allowing south-facing rooms to reap maximum solar gains in winter. A covered porch provides solar shading in the daytime as protection from overheating in summer, and acts as a shade to avoid unwanted light spill into the sky at night; the biodiverse green roof reduces the impact of the proposed structure, both visually and ecologically. An timber-clad link is designed to become the new front entrance to remove the need for wasted circulation space through the original cottage. This link multi-functions as a draught lobby, coat cupboard and plant room (for the MVHR unit, and battery store for the PV’s) and provides a clear delineation between the traditional cottage, and the thermal and airtight envelope of the highly insulated extension. The extension granted is of a high standard of energy efficiency, creating a thermally efficient envelope that would minimise heat loss whilst maximising solar heat gains in winter. The approach provides for a high level of thermal comfort and even temperatures throughout, to reduce the reliance on a conventional space heating system. The space would have a high level of insulation and air tightness using triple glazed windows and doors, already installed on the existing cottage. A whole-house mechanical heat recovery ventilation system (MHRV) centrally located in the link would supply controlled and continuous amounts of fresh air to the house. The property is approached via an existing private track. The new site layout would provide a formal courtyard arrangement for three cars, to free up the area immediately in front of the cottage for a terrace and a garden. New surfaces and levels would afford safe level access to, and throughout the whole ground floor of the dwelling for wheelchair users, to make the property an accessible dwelling as far as possible. Cycle parking spaces are provided within the rear store. Since 2018, under the guidance of an ecologist, the vendor has undertaken valuable work to enhance the existing hedges and has planted many appropriate indigenous hedging species to further enhance the local ecology. This provides nesting, roosting and hibernation opportunities for many species across the site. Boxes for bats and birds and hedgehog housing have been integrated into the scheme. The whole property has been designed to be completely self-sufficient and could potentially remain off-grid. However, if the need arises, National Grid would be able to make the appropriate connection. Provision has been made for a battery storage system to support the PV, permission is granted for a borehole for potable water. In order to conserve the Cottage all renovation work has been completed and signed off leaving a structurally sound water tight shell, ready for new owners to implement the approved extension plans (see Herefordshire Planning Portal Ref. 240500 for full details) and make it their own. Location Yatton Cottage is situated in an elevated position on Yatton Hill, near the western edge of Yatton Hill Common. The site overlooks the hamlets of Yatton and Yatton Marsh; both settlements being in the valley to the west. The property is situated in north Herefordshire, about 10km from two historic market towns: Leominster to the south-east, and Ludlow to the north-east. Despite the rural location, there are great local facilities, including a doctor’s surgery, post office, shop, pubs and well regarded primary and secondary schools, in the nearby villages of Kingsland, Wigmore and Leintwardine. Auction Details: Nock Deighton Land and Property Auction Wednesday 11th December 2024, 6.00pm Castle Hall, Bridgnorth Auction Terms This property is offered through a traditional auction. Should you view, offer or bid your data will be shared with the Auctioneer, Sheldon Bosley Knight Limited. The property will unless previously withdrawn, be sold subject to the Special and General Conditions of Sale, which have been settled by the Vendor’s Solicitor and are contained within the Auction Legal Pack. This pack is available to download to registered bidders. Please contact either Nock Deighton or the Sheldon Bosley Knight auction department for details on how to register to bid. The conditions may also be inspected in the Sale Room at the time of the sale but they will not then be read. The purchaser shall be deemed to bid on those terms whether he shall have inspected the Conditions or not. The sale of this property will take place on the stated date by way of a live, in-room auction and is being sold as Unconditional with a Fixed Fee. Some sellers may consider a pre-auction offer, and the Lot may be sold or withdrawn before the auction. Binding contracts of sale will be exchanged at the point of sale. Auction Deposit and Fees The following deposits and non-refundable auctioneer’s fee apply: • 10% deposit (subject to a minimum of £5,000) • Buyer’s Premium of £1320 inc. VAT There may be additional fees listed in the Special Conditions of Sale, which will be available to view within the Legal Pack. You must read the Legal Pack carefully before bidding. Guide Price & Reserve Price The guide price offers an indication of the price below which the vendor is not willing to sell. It is not necessarily the exact final sale price and is subject to change prior to and up until the day of the auction. Any change in the guide price will reflect a change in the reserve (a figure below which the auctioneer will not be able to sell). The reserve can be expected to be set within the guide range or not more than 10% above a single-figure guide. (RICS Common Auction Conditions 4th Edition). Plans Plans shown are for identification purposes only. Services There are currently no services available at the property. Tenure and Possession The property and land are freehold. Vacant possession will be given upon completion which is normally 20 working days after the auction (please refer to the Legal Pack for further details). Bidder Registration and Auction Legal Pack If you would like to register to bid, please head to the following link: passport.eigroup.co.uk/bidder-registration/sheldon-bosley-knight/ You can opt to bid in person, online, by telephone or by proxy. You will also be able to download the Auction Legal Pack for the Lot you are interested in here: auctioneertemplates.eigroup.co.uk/guides.aspx?a=1236&c=sbk The Auction Passport requires you to input the details of your solicitor. If you would like to use our own preferred solicitors, please let us know and I will arrange for a quote to be sent to you. If this is the first time you have accessed Auction Passport, just press the green button on the left-hand side ‘Click here to sign up for free' to create a new account. Legal Documents & Additional Costs It is essential bidders check the legal documents prior to bidding and take professional advice. Special conditions of sale can contain additional costs (that is costs over and above the price the lot is ‘knocked down’ at) and bidders are deemed to be aware of any additional costs prior to bidding. Viewings All viewings are by appointment only through Nock Deighton Ludlow