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A rare opportunity to purchase a unique property requiring extensive restoration and a potential building plot in a popular and much sought after village location. "The Court" was originally the stables and cottages to East Bergholt House (John Constables RA former parental home). They lend themselves to be converted in various ways but plans have been drawn up for a conversion into 3 cottages with associated parking and private gardens which work particularly well.

The cottages which are in an "L" shape date back to the 18th century with some further conversion in the early 19th century. They are of traditional red brick construction under plain tiled roofs. A through passage leads through the rear garden to an additional area of garden which is the subject of a planning application for a Detached Bungalow with a separate access off The Street. The planning application for the new dwelling, if successful, would provide an open plan living/dining room and kitchen with study, 2 bedrooms, shower room and bathroom en-suite together with gardens to front and rear and a parking space.

The properties are attractively situated in the centre of this historic and picturesque village and with careful restoration should create a landmark development of much significance.

East Bergholt is located approx. 10 miles to the South West of Ipswich the county town of Suffolk and 8 miles from Colchester. It has the benefit of a wide range of local amenities and facilities including a general store/post office, bakery, chemist, GP surgery & medical centre and junior and senior schools. There is easy access to the villages of Flatford and Dedham in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty made famous by the artist John Constable RA and to the A12 and M25 beyond. There are also frequent train services from Manningtree and Colchester into London's Liverpool Street Station (approx. 60 minutes) and Stansted Airport is around 1 hour by car.

(Consideration will be given to separate bids for the cottage and plot, subject to the outcome of the planning application)  

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES Entry into the buildings is via the Front Principal Hall of West Cottage (Cottage No.4), The accommodation is over two floors and at present can only be accessed through this building. For ease of description, we have numbered the rooms First Floor 1FF to 9FF and Ground Floor 1GF to 15GF.  

GROUND FLOOR  

Radiator. Part glass panelled front door to ENTRANCE HALL (1GF) 15'6" x 7' Door to COTTAGE 4 with open tread stairs to First Floor. Door to COTTAGE 4. 

SITTING ROOM (2GF) 14' 11" x 10' 5" (0.58m x 3.07m) Window to front. Radiator. Door to:  

KITCHEN (3GF) 14' 6" x 10' 9" (4.42m x 3.28m) Double drainer stainless steel sink unit (h &c mixer tap) with range of modern fitted units comprising base cupboards and drawers. Built-in "Belling" double oven and 4 ring ceramic hob with tiled splashback and stainless steel chimney style extractor unit. Fitted cupboard with insulated hot water cylinder, electric immersion heater and gas fired boiler for central heating and hot water. Windows to front and rear. Door to REAR LOBBY (5GF) with door to rear garden.  

REAR LOBBY (5GF) with door to rear garden.  

SHOWER ROOM (4GF) 13'3" x 5'8" with tiled shower cubicle with electric fitted shower, wash basin (h & c mixer tap) with cupboard under. Fitted worktop. Radiator.  

WC OFF with low level WC 

FIRST FLOOR  

LANDING/SITTING ROOM (1FF) 18' 4" x 15' 11" (5.59m x 4.67m) Open plan incorporating KITCHEN AREA with sink unit (h & c). Worktop with cupboards below. Radiator. Oak Floor. Opening through to:  

BEDROOM (1FF) 16' x 15'11" (4.67m x 4.88m) Window to rear. Radiator. Oak floor. Door to:  

Stairs from Secondary Landing down to COTTAGE 3 

GROUND FLOOR  

REAR HALL (7GF) 14'5" x 5'2" Radiator. Cupboard under stairs. Door to:  

SITTING ROOM (6GF) 14'7" x 12'6" Window to front.  

Door off REAR HALL to:  

BEDROOM (8GF) 11' x 8' 10" (3.28m x 2.69m) Window to rear. Radiator.  

BATHROOM OFF (9GF) 15' x 4'1" with tiled shower area, wash basin and pine sauna. Window to side.  

FIRST FLOOR  

SECONDARY LANDING  

BEDROOM (2FF) 15' 9" x 11' 9" (4.67m x 3.53m) Window to rear. Radiator. Built-in cupboard.  

BATHROOM OFF (3FF) 6'4" x 6'5" White suite of wash basin, cast iron bath and low level WC. Window to rear. Radiator.  

BEDROOM (4FF) 12' 10" x 9' 7" (3.91m x 2.84m) Window to rear. Radiator. Built-in cupboard.  

Door off REAR HALL to COTTAGE 2 

KITCHEN (10GF) 14' 10" x 7' 10" (4.52m x 2.39m) Stainless steel single drainer sink unit (h & c) with tiled splashback. Eye level wall cupboards. Window to front. Door to HALL with door to front and to:  

SITTING ROOM (11GF) 14' 9" x 11' 5" (4.47m x 3.18m) Brick fire recess with wood surround. Stairs off to First Floor and BEDROOM (6FF) 15" x 11'5". Window to front. Walk-in airing cupboard with hot water cylinder and electric immersion heater. 

BEDROOM (6FF) 15' 0" x 11' 5" (4.57m x 3.48m) Window to front. Walk-in airing cupboard with hot water cylinder and electric immersion heater.  

BATHROOM OFF (5FF) 11'3" x 4'2" with bath, wash basin and low level; WC. Electric wall heater. Window to front. 

INNER HALL (12GF) COTTAGE 1 with brick floor. Door to front.  

LEAN-TO STORE (14GF) 5' 10" x 5' 10" (1.78m x 1.78m)  

KITCHEN (15GF) 12' 6" x 7' 6" (3.2m x 2.26m) Single drainer enamel sink unit. Window to front.  

SITTING ROOM (13GF) 12' 5" x 11' 0" (3.71m x 3.35m) Brick fire surround. Window to front. Built-in cupboard. Stairs in corner to:  

FIRST FLOOR  

BEDROOM (7FF) 17'1" x 11' 8" (5.13m x 3.51m) Window to side. Built-in cupboard.  

INNER LANDING (8FF)  

BEDROOM (9FF) 13' 1" x 7' 7" (3.96m x 2.13m) Window to front.  

THE GROUNDS The main entrance to "The Court" is from The Street adjoining Dunthorn Cottage with a vehicular right of way. To the front of the building are attractive gardens and a parking area. An archway (shared pedestrian access) through the Courtyard leads to a good sized rear garden and then to an additional area of garden upon which planning application has been made to erect a Detached Bungalow (see below)

The while plot extend to a little in excess of 1/3 ACRE  

THE PLOT There is a secondary shared vehicular access which leads both to The Street between Pound House and Ivy Cottage and which provides access to the potential BUILDING PLOT upon which a planning application (Application No NB/16/00350) has recently been made for a 2 bedroomed Detached Bungalow - as per the attached plan.

The opportunity to build a new dwelling in the centre of any historic village rarely presents itself and although modest in size the plot is in a quiet location surround by gardens and fields.

The accommodation would comprise:

Entrance Hall, open plan Sitting Room/Dining Room with Kitchen, Study, Bedroom 1 with En-suite Bathroom, Bedroom 2, Family Shower Room and Store.

Garden front and rear with private parking area.

The bungalow will have the benefit of full services, subject to a satisfactory survey.  

NOTE The entrance area from The Street also provides access for The Fountain House and the neighbour at the Retreat adjacent to the rear garden also have a right to cross the garden immediately to the rear of Cottage 4 through the archway and into The Street.