Brick Bank Lane, Allostock, WA16

An extended and refurbished detached cottage in the most wonderful semi rural position close to Goostrey village, enjoying lovely surrounding views over open countryside, and standing within wonderful traditional english gardens of almost half an acre.

Brick Bank Lane is an extremely sought after lane, home to some stunning country houses, enjoying lovely rural backdrops. Bracondale has been altered, extended and refurbished over recent years and the current owners who have been living at the house since 2011 have enlarged the property on the ground floor with a large rear extension, which boasts a glazed aspect over the stunning gardens and now offers a huge open living/dining/kitchen space, ideal for modern day living. When the house was enlarged, part of the consent allowed for an extension and alteration of the detached garage building into a separate two bedroom cottage, and this consent is therefore still active today, so would make a superb annex for the main house if required.

A particular feature of the general location is a wonderful and picturesque private lake, which sits in a wooded enclosure to the side of Bracondale privately owned by a local family and used by many to walk their dogs and for other recreation purposes - it is a real haven for wildlife and a lovely amenity close by to the house. We are advised that for a sum of about £100 per annum per family, it is possible to buy the rights for pedestrian use, around the private lake.

The house enjoys a superb layout, the front door gives access to a spacious entrance hall, cloakroom and good sized utility room with rear access to the garden. The three ground floor reception rooms include a charming sitting room with french doors to the front, wood burning stove and an oak floor, and there is a good sized front facing study. The heart of the house is a spacious open-plan kitchen/dining/living space which is open to the kitchen and has a bank of half-height glazing and french doors that lead out to the terrace and garden behind, as well as a stripped oak floor throughout. The lounge area has a second wood burning stove, there is ample space for a large dining table and the kitchen is of a contemporary design with handless units, silestone work surfaces and has a range of built-in appliances. There is also a refurbished ground floor shower room with walk-in shower enclosure and WC.

At first floor level there are five bedrooms in all - each one enjoying a different but charming rural aspect over the gardens and surrounding fields. The main bedroom is a spacious room with a double aspect, a fitted wardrobe and has an adjoining refurbished bathroom with bath and shower enclosure. There are four further bedrooms - two good sized doubles and two slightly smaller rooms, these two smaller ones with fitted wardrobes share a shower room with large walk-in shower cubicle.

The gardens and grounds at the house are a real feature and have been beautifully managed and maintained by the current owners. Double timber gates give access to the driveway which provides off-road parking for a number of cars, and there is a large detached double garage building with a separate side access and useful first floor, which could be further enhanced to create separate accommodation or a useful home office setup. Lawned gardens extend to the front, side and rear of the house and are beautifully well-tended. There are well stocked traditional English country borders, fruit cages and vegetable plots as well as a good sized timber shed, and a large flagged terrace sits to the rear of the open plan kitchen space. A side courtyard has a timber log store and a green house. A pretty Breeze House provides a further outside entertaining space with electricity and heating and it comfortably seats 8 people.

When the house was the extended following a successful planning application in 2015, consent was also obtained to enlarge the double garage building and create effectively a two bedroom ancillary cottage and this planning is still in existence as it formed part of the original consent. The owners didn’t undertake that aspect of the development which also includes the opportunity to link the house and building but could be implemented without requiring further planning applications by an incoming purchaser. The planning link is to be found under planning reference number 15/02827/FUL on the Cheshire West Borough council planning portal.