Wanlows Well Cottage, Frodsham

Full Description

A pair of period cottages with enormous potential for renovation and improvement or for obtaining planning permission for a replacement dwelling

A superb location in an unspoilt part of central Cheshire with easy access to Manchester, Liverpool and Chester

Plot Extending to 0.25 acre plus a separate parcel of amenity/garden land

SITUATION
1 and 2 Wanslows Well Cottages enjoy an enviable location in an area of outstanding countryside. The quiet country lane which passes the property leads down into the busy and popular town of Frodsham which offers a wide range of local shops and services. Travel in the opposite direction from the cottages and after a couple of miles is the pretty village of Alvanley. Chester is approximately 13 miles away, while Manchester 30 miles and Liverpool 20 miles together with their respective airports are readily accessible from this location.

Primary Schools are at Alvanley, Manley and Kingsley while the extremely popular and successful Helsby High School is only approximately 3 miles away. Private schooling in the area includes The Grange at Hartford as well as Abbey Gate College, Kings and Queens School in Chester.

THE PROPERTY
1 and 2 Wanslows Well Cottages is an unusual property in that it comprises a pair of back to back cottages. The internal subdivision of the two cottages is somewhat complicated and the plot is not divided proportionally. Accordingly, it is considered that the two cottages are ideally suited for amalgamation into one substantial house. The property is in need of a significant scheme of renovation, modernisation and improvement and has the potential to create a magnificent dwelling in a superb location. Alternatively, purchasers may wish to pursue an application for planning permission for a replacement dwelling on the site.

An informal approach to Vale Royal Borough Council Planning Department regarding the possibility of a replacement dwelling on the site has elicited the following response, "I can advise that the replacement of the existing dwellings with one dwelling is acceptable in principle, however, the site is located within the Green Belt and as such the replacement dwelling must not be materially larger than the dwellings that it replaces, in accordance with Policy H10, "Rebuilding/Replacement Dwellings" of the Vale Royal Local Plan First Review Alteration".

The letter from the Planning Department confirms that this is only an informal Officer opinion and does not represent the formal decision of the Local Planning Authority.

The plot extends to approximately 0.25 acre with mature and well established hedgerows to all four sides which afford a high degree of privacy. There is also a separate parcel of land on the other side of the lane which was previously used as a garden to No. 1.
No. 1 comprises a Sitting Room and Kitchen on the ground floor with stairs rising to two Bedrooms and a Bathroom upstairs. No. 2 is the larger of the two properties and comprises the Front Porch, Sitting Room, Office, WC and Bathroom, Kitchen on the ground floor with two Bedrooms upstairs. In one end of the building there is a substantial outbuilding which is lofted over and clearly has potential for incorporation into the main living accommodation.

SERVICES
Mains water and electricity are connected. Septic tank drainage. None of the services nor installations have been tested and no warranty is given as to their condition.

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment through Denton Clark 01244 409660.

DIRECTIONS
From Chester take the A56 through Mickle Trafford and Dunham-on-the-Hill and at the traffic lights by the Helsby Arms turn right. A short distance after passing the Helsby Arms turn right into Primrose Lane and continue to the top of the hill. At the T-junction turn left and after a short distance turn right into Back Lane. Continue over the crossroads into Commonside and at the next crossroads carry straight on into New Pale Road. After about ¼ mile turn left into Bushells Lane and at the top of the hill, where the road swings round to the right, carry straight on sign posted to Kingswood. 1 and 2 Wanslows Well Cottage will then be seen after a short distance on the right hand side as you drop down the hill. (See location plan).

SALE PLAN & PARTICULARS
The Sale Plan is based on the modern Ordnance Survey Sheet with the sanction of the Controller of the HMSO. The purchaser shall raise no objection or query in respect of any variation between the physical boundary on site and the OS Sheet Plan. The Plan is strictly for identification purposes only and the areas have been estimated.

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT
The property, notwithstanding any description contained in these particulars, is sold subject to any development plan, tree preservation order, town planning scheme or agreement, resolution or notice, which may or may come to be in force and also subject to any Statutory Provision or By-law without obligation on the part of the vendor to specify them.

TENURE
The property is believed to be freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

METHOD OF SALE
For sale by private treaty.