New Road, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12

Situation

Hopyard Farm is located between the market towns of Wotton Under Edge and Kingswood, in Gloucestershire. Both towns provide a range of everyday facilities with wider facilities available in the larger settlements of Dursley (13 miles) and Yate (8.6 miles), both providing a train station. The property is accessible to Junction 14 of the M5 motorway within 4 miles of the property, providing links to Bristol, Gloucester, and Cheltenham. The property is nearby to the popular Katharine Lady Berkeley School.

Description

The property comprises of an equestrian smallholding providing a three-bedroom detached property, a range of outbuildings and stabling, set within approximately 12.50 acres, including 11.49 acres (4.64ha) of permanent pastureland. The property provides a spacious three-bedroom bungalow with entrance hallway leading to the kitchen, with a rear utility and access, a reception room with open fire, three double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Externally, there are lawned, wrap around gardens with a stream to the rear, there is pedestrian access to the wider holding. The property is set well back from the main highway and is located along a tarmac and concrete drive owned by Bristol Water. Hopyard Farm benefits from an unrestricted right of access.

Buildings

The buildings are approached from the residential access and are surrounded by a mixture of pasture, tracks, and concrete yards. The residential and agricultural yard curtilage are extensive, therefore allowing the opportunity for the relevant infrastructure required to be associated with any subsequent change of uses on the barns. 1. Block built building with internal stabling and corrugated sheeting, with lean-to garage and workshop of a comparable construction (approx. 157 m² / 1,699 ft²) 2. Timber stables x 3 with feed store (approx. 59 m² / 633 ft²) 3. Steel and pole barn with corrugated sheet cladding and roof (approx. 81 m² / 872 ft²)

Land

The land is ring fenced surrounding the property and extends to approximately 11.49 acres (4.64ha) of generally level permanent pasture, subdivided into five paddocks. The land is bordered by stock proof fencing and mature trees/hedgerows in the main, and we understand mains water to be connected to each paddock. A public footpath crosses the land to the northern most boundary. The property provides excellent riding out opportunities with several bridlepaths and the Cotswold Way nearby, including Daisy Lane, Old London Road, and Haw Park Farm. There is also the addition of local equestrian centres including Prestige, CCR, Tumpy Green Equestrian and Burrows Court. There is a single footpath that runs beside the hedge on the north side of the property joining the drive to the main road.

Services

The property is connected to mains water and electricity, with mains drainage and oil fired central heating (installed 2024).

Planning

The property is outside the settlement boundary and is designated as open countryside. There is Prior Approval Planning Consent granted for the conversion of the Barn (building 3 on the building schedule) to form a four-bedroom dwelling, under planning reference S.24/0583/P3Q. The proposed plans provide entrance hallway, utility/w/c, kitchen/diner and living room to the ground floor, with the first floor providing a family bathroom and four bedrooms, with the master benefiting from an en suite. Externally, two parking spaces are provided.

Viewing

Strictly by appointment with the Agents: David James.