Park House Chiddingfold SURREY
Park House Chiddingfold SURREY An elegant and substantial, state of the art recently built country house with superb equestrian facilities Chiddingfold (2.4 miles), Haslemere (5.5 miles) with trains to London Waterloo from 52 minutes, Godalming (10 miles), Guildford (15 miles), Chichester (23 miles), Central London (45 miles) Accommodation Reception Hall, Drawing Room, Sitting Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Dining/Family Room, Study with access to Wine Cellar, Indoor Swimming Pool Complex with Gym and Sauna, Utility/Laundry Room Cinema Room, Master Bedroom with 2 Ensuite Bath/Shower Rooms and Dressing Room, 5 Further Bedroom Suites 3 bay Garage, Garden designed by double-gold Chelsea winner Fiona Lawrenson, Tennis Court, Listed ice house Equestrian Facilities Stabling (10 Boxes) with Sound System, Wash Bay and Solarium, Day Room, Fully-serviced office, with wifi connection and plasma TV, 2 rug rooms, Feed room, Laundry, Tack room, 40 x 60 Soft Track Outdoor School, Parking Area for Lorries, Horse Walker Two Grooms Cottages each comprising: Kitchen, Living room, Bathroom and two Bedrooms, Ancillary barns Land 9 Paddocks In all about 28 acres Savills Guildford 244-246 High Street, Guildford GU1 3JF Tel: 01483 796820 Contact: Andrew Giller agiller@savills.com www.savills.co.uk Savills London 33 Margaret Street, London W1G 0JD Tel: 020 7016 3780 Contact: Lottie Geaves lgeaves@savills.com Your attention is drawn to the important notice on the last page of the text
Location Park House occupies a peaceful rural position about 5.5 miles to the East of Haslemere, in between the villages of Chiddingfold and Plaistow on the West Sussex/Surrey border. Chiddingfold is arguably one of the best villages in Surrey (voted in top 10 UK villages in Sunday Times 2012). The area is renowned for its natural beauty and its accessibility to London (45 miles) and the South Coast (23 miles) via the A3. The property lies adjacent to the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and just outside the South Downs National Park. Park House is equidistant from Haslemere and Witley train stations. Haslemere station, which has a car park, offers frequent services to London Waterloo (from 52 minutes). Haslemere is arguably one of the most popular towns within commuting distance of the capital as it has an attractive, historic town centre and a wide range of shops, supermarkets, restaurants and coffee shops. The larger towns of Godalming (10 miles) and Guildford (15 miles) provide a more extensive variety of amenities. One of the main attractions of the area is the wealth of highly regarded primary and secondary schools available. These include; Haslemere Prep School, Amesbury, Aldro, Cranleigh, St Catherine s, Charterhouse, The Royal School and Bedales. London Gatwick and Heathrow Airports are approximately 30 miles and 40 miles away respectively. The land at Park House is sufficiently open and level for a helicopter to land. Alternatively it could be turned into a polo pitch, if required.
Description Park House sits within a beautiful parkland setting with mature trees and four ponds. The equestrian facilities, which stand within the walled garden, are separate from the main house. They are close enough for convenience but far enough away to afford the house complete privacy. Park House was designed by the current owners with Heritage architects and built in 2007. The architecture of the property is of a Georgian style with a modern twist. Internally, the design is equally as refined but also encompasses the luxury of all the latest state of the art, modern conveniences. The house extends to 7.553 square feet and is set around a central hall with a domed atrium-style ceiling that provides natural light to all floors. The front door, with its Palladian style pillars, lit by up lighters, provides an impressive entrance into the wide hallway. There is an access panel controlling the entrance gates in the hallway and a honed marble floor.
Design features and appliances: Solid oak doors Mood lighting CCTV and alarm system Air-circulation system ATI sound system (DVD/Ipod/Radio/TV) Double glazed sash windows throughout LPG gas fires Under floor heating Stainless steel door furniture Marble fireplace surrounds All rooms have internet connections and data points Extensive external lighting along the drive, gardens, stables and walled garden area Ground Floor All of the rooms at Park House are well proportioned with high ceilings (approx. 3m) and exaggerated door and window heights to enhance the impression of space. There is subtle lighting throughout, in particular in the hallway where there are three sets of lights; down lighters in the ceiling, wall mounted lights and up lighters along the skirting. The Sitting Room has an LPG gas fire and a central power point in the floor, which could be useful should an incoming buyer wish to use this room as an office or dining room. The Drawing Room has an open fire with a marble fire surround and French doors that lead out to the garden on the south east side. The office has textured wall paper and is fitted with oak cabinetry providing good storage. From this room the spiral Cellar, which holds 200 250 bottles, is accessed via a solid wood trap door. The kitchen is well positioned off the hallway on the south side of the house with access to the Dining Room and out through French doors to the garden. The kitchen is fitted with a range of features and appliances, including; a Calor gas range, Miele units, a warming oven, combi oven, steamer, integrated pantry, 4 sinks (one with waste disposal facility), blue granite work surfaces, Teppanyaki and BBQ grill, sub-zero fridge, secondary fridge, wine cabinet, sub-zero freezer and oak cabinetry. There is a breakfast bar and room for a dining/breakfast table. The media cupboard is accessed from the hallway. Adjacent to the kitchen is the dining room, which doubles as a family room, with marble topped builtin oak units, floating shelves, a contemporary gas flamed open fire, builtin television, oak floor, bi-fold doors to the kitchen and French doors to the garden. Leisure Suite and Cinema Room At the far end of the reception hall is the leisure suite, which is accessed via a glass door that can be locked for security. This part of the building resembles an atrium with floor to ceiling windows on three sides with access to the garden. The pool is made by Falcon and has a jet stream (Swim Master), blue mosaic tiles and an electric cover. There is a 6 person Nordic sauna with TV, linked to Sky, a sound system, shower room with rain shower and granite tiles and a cloakroom. Adjacent to the pool complex and accessed via a rear corridor is the gym, which has a floor to ceiling mirror, sprung wooden floor, built-in 42 plasma television, sound & lighting system and its own ventilation system. Opposite the gym is a useful utility room and a coat/shoe cupboard. At the end of the rear hall there is access to the parking area, internal access to the 3 bay garage and a back staircase leading to the cinema room. The cinema room is fully fitted with 6 reclinable leather seats with vibrating units linked to the sound system. There is a projector based screen for television, Sky and DVDs, surround sound with 9 speakers, built-in storage units, fridge and floating shelves. First Floor On the first floor the master suite occupies a commanding position on the south side of the house with views over the garden and land. French doors provide access onto the terrace. There is a dressing room with fitted cupboards and two ensuite bathrooms. The first of the bathrooms has a mosaic tiled floor, marble tiles, a carved Limestone bath and twin basins with storage beneath. The second ensuite has a steam shower with built-in seating. Each of the further 5 ensuite bedrooms has its own character and interior design carefully planned with calm and contemporary colour schemes. Above the first floor is an attic area, accessed via a loft ladder, which is holds the water tanks and provides access to the roof. To the rear of the property is a plant room, which contains controls for the air-recirculation system, Nibe ground source heating system, pressurised water system and the pool heating.
PARK HOUSE Main House Gross internal area ( approx ) :- 702 sq m / 7,553 sq ft Garage Gross internal area ( approx ) :- 51 sq m / 554 sq ft Stableyard Gross internal area ( approx ) :- 350 sq m / 3,769 sq ft Plant Room Gross internal area ( approx ) :- 9 sq m / 100 sq ft Grooms Cottages internal area ( approx ) :- 1,200 sq ft Ancillary Barns (not measured) Total Gross internal area ( approx ) :- Excess 12,000 sq ft For identification only. Not to scale. Ground Floor First Floor Outbuilding
Gardens & Grounds To the south, east and west of the house lie the extensive formal gardens, which were designed by the well known landscape architect, Fiona Lawrenson. These extend to approximately 1.5 acres and have wonderful views, they are also deer fenced for protection. Whilst the house has only been completed since 2007 the gardens have a range of trees and shrubs that enhance the mature setting and create interesting vistas and areas for outdoor entertaining. There is a water feature with 3 fountains and lighting, an area for vegetable planting, hedging to provide privacy and a patio/terrace that runs along the south side of the house provide the ideal setting for outdoor entertaining. The gardens extend into pasture beyond, which gives the landscape a parkland feel. Beyond, there are post and rail paddocks, ponds and areas of woodland. Hidden in amongst the woodland is an ice house, which we believe is grade II listed. To the north west of the house lies the spectacular walled garden, the walls of which are lead to believe are listed grade II, which pertains to the property s former inclusion as part of the Shillinglee Estate. Inside the walled garden is a tarmac tennis court, the manège and the equestrian facilities. This area is divided by a gravel walkway, flanked by trees which are lit by up lighters.
Equestrian Facilities The equestrian facilities, which are altogether separate from the main house, are contained within the walled garden. They were used by the New Zealand Olympic squad for training in the run up to the 2012 Olympic Games. Whilst extensive, they are also flexible and could potentially provide a source of additional income or be turned into other facilities, subject to planning. The state of the art stable yard was designed by the current owners for private use and completed in 2010. The design deliberately encompasses materials such as clay tiles and bricks which blend in with its grade 2 listed walled setting. It comprises; a brick yard with stabling for 10 horses. The loose boxes are 12x12 in size with the exception of two larger foaling boxes. All of the boxes are rubber lined and have Monarch doors and automatic drinkers. The feature day room has kitchen facilities, views and access to the terrace in front of the outdoor school. The office, has facilities for television and video screenings. There is a kitchen with built-in units, a tack room with sink, laundry room with commercial washing machines, drying room, two rug stores, wash area with solarium, feed store and surround sound radio (in the yard and the school). There is a CCTV system for added security. Behind the stable yard is a lorry park, lorry wash area and machinery stores. The outdoor school measures 60x40 and has a sand and gel mixture surface and speakers for the sound system. The large machinery barn opposite the stable yard houses an office, WC and has double doors at both ends. Behind the barn there are numerous storage rooms. In total there are 8 post and rail paddocks plus an additional turn out paddock, all of which have water. Cottages There are two grooms cottages, each extending to approximately 600 sq ft and comprising; two bedrooms, kitchen, living room and a bathroom. One has gas central heating and the other has electric, both have wood burning stoves in the living areas. There is planning approval for these buildings to be replaced by brick built cottages for information please refer to planning application ref: PS/13/03092/FUL.
Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty s Stationery Office Crown copyright (100041908) General Remarks and Stipulations Directions (Post Code GU8 4TA) From London take A3 heading south. After approximately 34 miles take the Milford exit and at the roundabout take the 1st exit onto A283. Follow signs for A283 and turn left at the 3rd set of traffic lights. At the roundabout take 2nd exit signposted Petworth. Continue along A283, Petworth Road, to Chiddingfold. At Chiddingfold Green continue straight on, with the green on your left. At the Fisher Street cross roads turn left, signposted Plaistow and Kirdford. As the road bends to the right in front of a large red brick house, bear left on to Plaistow Road. Continue and go past Shillinglee Park on the right. The electronic wooden gates to Park House will be found a short way along on the right hand side. Tenure Freehold with vacant possession on completion Listing The walls of the walled garden are believed to be listed grade II The ice house is believed to be listed grade II Services Park House: Mains water, solar panels, ground source heat pump, mains electricity, Calor Gas, septic tank. Holding tank for recycled water servicing the house and stables. The Stable Yard: Mains water, Calor Gas heating, mains electricity, septic tank. EPC PARK HOUSE Park House rating = C NHBC registration number 77882 Council Tax Band H Local Authority Chicester County Council Fixtures and Fittings All fitted carpets, curtains, blinds, light fittings, appliances, garden ornaments and equipment are specifically excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation. Easements, Wayleaves and Rights of Way The property is offered for sale, subject to any public or private rights of way and all easements, whether mentioned or not. Park House has a right of access over the drive belonging to Shillinglee Park as indicated on the boundary plan. Viewing Strictly by appointment through Savills. Important notice: Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 3. The reference to any mechanical or electrical equipment or other facilities at the property shall not constitute a representation (unless otherwise stated) to its state or condition or that it is capable of fulfilling its intended function, and prospective purchasers / tenants should satisfy themselves as to the fitness of such equipment for their requirements. Details prepared: May 2013. Photographs taken: May 2013.