SITUATION Furze Farm is situated in a rural location near Shobrooke at the foot of the Raddon Hills. Shobrooke has a pub and a church whilst the village of Thorverton (3 miles) has a primary school (Ofsted: Good), pre-school, two pubs, cricket club, post office and a church. Other villages in the locality with facilities including pubs/restaurants include Brampford Speke and Newton St Cyres. The property is also in the catchment area for Blundells School in Tiverton.
The university and cathedral city of Exeter is only 6 miles whilst the market town of Crediton with two supermarkets Tesco and Morrisons just 3 miles away. There is a good array of excellent schools in Exeter and Crediton and the property is conveniently located for the university. There are railway stations on the Paddington and Waterloo lines in Exeter, whilst to the east of the city is its international airport with daily flights to London.
INTRODUCTION Furze Farm is a handsome family home with far-reaching views, substantial grounds, and a range of farm buildings in a peaceful Mid Devon location. The grounds comprise beautiful gardens and pasture providing privacy. In addition there are a range of barns with planning permission to convert into 5 houses.
THE HOUSE With principal access at the rear of the house, to your right is the dual aspect kitchen providing plenty of storage with oak fronted cupboards and marble effect worktops. Leading through to the dining room with a cosy woodburning stove, across the hall there is a study, cloakroom with wc and a utility room with access out to the garden. To the front of the property are the three principal reception rooms with attractive views and marble fireplaces in the sitting room and drawing room.
An impressive staircase rises to a galleried landing. The master bedroom, with ensuite bathroom, offers views over the garden. There are a further four bedrooms, a family bathroom, and separate WC.
THE GROUNDS The impressive gardens wrapping around the property are an impressive feature, designed for colour throughout the seasons and ease of maintenance. To the front of the house is a large, paved patio and alpine flower border. The main gardens are to the south, with extensive lawns interspersed by impressive shrub beds and two mature oaks. The east side of the garden is on two levels with the lower level offering a large vegetable garden plus aluminium greenhouse. There are further lawns, shrubs, trees and herb garden at the higher level.
THE FARM BUILDINGS Detached from the house there are range of well-maintained barns and stables with planning permission to convert into 5 houses.
THE LAND There is a pasture field to the rear of roughly 2 acres with pond plus to the east is a further field of around 4 acres. Overall the property amounts to approximately 6 acres
SERVICES Oil-fired central heating. Mains electricity. Mains water. Private drainage.
PLANNING PERMISSION Planning permission (Ref: 19/00878/FULL) was granted by Mid Devon District Council in July 2021 for the conversion of the barns to 5 dwellings. Copies of the approved plans and supporting documents are available on the MDDC website. (middevon.gov.uk) or via Stags.
SECTION 106 AGREEMENT There is an agreement in place to contribute towards the future educational transportation costs from the dwellings to local primary and secondary schools (CIL). The charge is £10,000 once the first unit is occupied and a further £10,000 once the third unit is occupied.
DIRECTIONS From Exeter proceed north on the A377 and after one mile turn right signposted Langford and Shute. Continue along this road and after 2.2 miles turn left, follow this road for just over a mile and Furze Farm can be found on the right hand side.
