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Perth about 17 miles. Edinburgh and Glasgow about 47 miles.

Offers over £385,000

Overview

About 0.73 acres (0.30 ha)

An attractive family house standing in particularly large grounds, close to Gleneagles.

* The accommodation on two floors comprises:

Ground Floor: Vestibule. Hall. Sun Porch. Dining Room. Sitting Room/Hall. Large Kitchen/Breakfast Room. Bedroom 1. Shower Room. Separate WC.

First Floor: Landing. Two Double Bedrooms.

* Colourful wooded garden with well tended shrubs and lawns.

* Wooded area.

* Considerable development potential, subject to the necessary consents.

General

Easter Cottage lies on Orchil Road, close to the world famous Gleneagles Hotel.

Auchterarder is a thriving town with many day to day amenities, including a supermarket, two butchers, delicatessen and numerous bespoke shops. In addition, there is a primary and secondary school, library, health centre and a number of churches. It is conveniently placed for the A9, giving swift access to Perth, Dundee and Stirling, whilst the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow with their international airports are just over 45 miles distant with access by the A9 and motorway links. There is a railway station at Gleneagles with sleeper service to London and regular trains to both Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Gleneagles Hotel offers a host of recreational activities, including the spa with swimming pool, equestrian centre, shooting school, three championship golf courses. It is of course the venue for the 2014 Ryder Cup.

The City of Perth lies approximately 17 miles to the east with a number of facilities, including banking, shopping, cinema, theatre and concert hall. There are a number of private schools all within a short distance.

This area of Perthshire boasts a wealth of outdoor activities, including hill walking, golf, fishing, shooting and stalking. For those with an historical bent there are a number of properties and gardens to visit, including Scone Palace with its arboretum, Glamis Castle the childhood home of the late Queen Mother and Drummond Castle Gardens with its formal par terre, between Crieff and Muthill.

DESCRIPTION

Easter Cottage is a home of great charm and character. Originally a small cottage, it was considerably enlarged and refitted by the late owners. The reception accommodation is basically open plan with a generous sitting room and hall, combining with a large dining area to form an ideal place for entertaining. The kitchen lies conveniently close to the dining area. The principal bedroom is at ground floor level with shower room and separate WC. Upstairs there are two good sized double bedrooms.

Attached to the house is a generous garage and workshop with garden WC and car port.

The garden and woodlands at Easter Cottage are a particularly important asset and offer both privacy and interest. The garden around the cottage was laid out by the present owners to offer colour and interest at all times of year. To the south is a woodland area of considerable interest, including Scots pine and oak. It is a haven for wildlife with red squirrels, pheasants and roe deer frequent visitors.

Accommodation

The accommodation on two floors comprises:

GROUND FLOOR

Vestibule

1.45m x 2.0m (4’10” x 6’5”)

Hall

3.2m x 2.0m (10’6” x 6’6”)

With parquet floor, radiator and part glazed door to:

Sun Porch

2.9m x 2.05m (9’7” x 6’8”)

With staging and glazed door to:

 

Dining Room

4.7m x 2.9m (15’7” x 9’7”)

With radiator, broom cupboard, steps down to:

 

Living Room/Hall

6.25m x 4.8m (21’5” x 15’8”)

With stone fireplace with wooden mantel shelf, radiator.

 

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

4.9m x 3.95m (16’0” x 13’0”)

With one and a half stainless steel sink and double drainer, extensive fitted floor and wall cupboards with drawers, part tiled wall, plumbing for washing machine, radiator, cupboard and Ideal mini gas boiler.

Bedroom 1

4.65m x 3.65m (15’4” x 12’0”)

With hanging and shelved cupboards and radiator.

Shower Room (formerly bathroom)

2.5m x 1.6m (8’2” x 5’3”)

With shower in cabinet, wash hand basin, radiator, medicine cabinet, WC.

WC

With wash hand basin.

The first floor is reached by taking the wooden staircase which leads to:

Landing

4.7m x 2.5m (15’6” x 8’2”) extremes

Large storage cupboard, wooden hatch giving access to loft.

Bedroom 2

4.65m x 3.6m (15’4” x11’10”)

With radiator, wash hand basin, coombed ceiling.

Bedroom 3

4.7m x 4.4m (15’5” x 14’7”) extremes

With radiator, wash hand basin, coombed ceiling.

GARDEN

The garden at Easter Cottage has been cleverly developed by the previous owners to provide an enchanting haven of peace with colour and interest at all times of the year. Immediately around the house is a small rock garden with fine flowering shrubs and plants, including several particularly colourful camellia. Over the generously lawned area there are fine examples of specimen shrubs, including azaleas, hybrid rhododendrons leading beyond to a wooded area with Scots pine and oak. There is a generous parking area, behind the house.

OUTBUILDINGS

Garage

5.1m x 4.5m (16’9” x 14’7”)

With up and over door.

Garden WC

2.05m x 1.0m (6’9” x 3’3”)

With wash hand basin, shelves and WC

There is a wooden lean-to car port with covered area, two wooden sheds.

Additional Information

SERVICES

Water Mains

Electricity Mains

Drainage Private

Heating Mains Gas

COUNCIL TAX

Easter Cottage falls into Band E

DEVELOPMENT POSSIBILITIES

Easter Cottage lies in a particularly large garden and grounds extending to some 0.73 acres (0.30 ha). Reference within the Local Plan to Policy 58, allows that “some scope may exist for infill development” where this will not have a significant adverse effect on the density, character or amenity of the area concerned and where suitable access can be obtained.

This site lends itself to either sub-division with access to the ground behind from the area or indeed a replacement house on the site.

DIRECTIONS

From the A9 heading north, turn off onto the A823 signposted to Gleneagles. Continue until you reach a crossroads and turn right on the A824 signposted to Auchterarder, continue along this road - Orchil Road and Easter Cottage is reached on the right hand side after approximately ½ mile.

SOLICITORS

HBJ Gateley Wareing

Exchange Tower

19 Canning Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8EH

Tel: 0131 228 2400

Fax: 0131 222 9800

VIEWING

Viewing is by prior appointment only through the selling agents – CKD Galbraith. The person who may accompany you however, may not be an employee of CKD Galbraith

Selling Agents / Local CKD Galbraith Office

IMPORTANT NOTES

1 These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing. Prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice.

2 Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances.

3 These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995.

4 Closing Date

A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to CKD Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously.

The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties.

5 Offers

Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, through a Scottish Lawyer, to CKD Galbraith, Lynedoch House, Barossa Place, Perth PH1 5EP.

6 Third Party Rights and Servitudes

The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof.