The House on the Hill is a beautifully presented family home offering flexible accommodation. The modern detached stone house under a slate roof with hardwood double glazed windows was built in 1985 to a high specification using quality fixtures and fittings and has since benefitted from later extensions. All the principal rooms face south with fabulous views and sunlight floods into every room.
A fielded panel front door from the porch leads to the entrance hall with a built-in bookcase. The drawing room has a modern built-in wall gas fire and triple limed wide oak floorboards with French doors opening onto the terrace. The library is fitted with a large built-in bookcase and this room could easily be used as a formal dining room if so desired. The spacious kitchen was built by La Belle Cuisine and is fitted with bespoke Petworth in-frame units painted in Farrow & Ball “shaded white” with an island, bookcase and granite worktops. Integrated appliances include two ovens, a warming drawer, dishwasher, a glass ceramic hob and a large free-standing Fisher and Paykel fridge/freezer. The kitchen is in the heart of the home with space for a large dining table and a comfortable sitting area. A door leads to a rear hall which has an external door to the rear terrace and garden. The design of the laundry room mirrors that of the kitchen with numerous fitted cupboards and granite worktops, a belfast sink, fridge, space for a washing machine/tumble dryer and a heated granite surface for airing clothes. There is also a downstairs cloakroom.
From the entrance hall, a painted staircase leads past an double height arched window to the landing. The spacious master bedroom faces south with spectacular views and built-in wardrobes. The en-suite bathroom benefits from underfloor heating and has a basin with a fitted vanity unit, bath with an over-head shower and a heated towel rail. The second bedroom has a built-in dressing table and wardrobes and there are two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom with a walk-in shower, separate bath, heated towel rails and underfloor heating. Steps lead down from the rear hall to the large family room with a brick-built fireplace with a cast iron gas fire, stone flag hearth and pine floor and French doors open onto the front terrace. A staircase leads to a landing with two bedrooms, a bathroom and a large storage cupboard.
This part of the house offers flexible accommodation for a variety of uses and there is also potential, subject to the necessary planning consent, to convert the boarded loft space into further bedroom accommodation.
Full detailed planning permission was granted by Harrogate Borough Council on 17 July 2018 for a detached four bedroom house to be built within the existing gardens. (Ref 18/01588/FUL). Please contact the agent for further details.
The House on the Hill is approached through stone gate pillars up a tarmac drive. Electric wooden double gates with a separate pedestrian access gate lead to a private drive with ample parking and a double garage.
The established landscaped gardens are primarily south facing and a fabulous feature of the property. The gardens are well-maintained and enclosed by large boundary hedges and fences to create complete privacy, seclusion and provide a safe haven. Steps lead up to the front porch and wisteria climbs and twines around the front elevation of the house. Stone terraces provide wonderful views and the perfect setting for summer dining and relaxation. The lawns gently slope down the hill and established borders are planted with shrubs, flowers and numerous mature trees. There is also a garden shed and wooden potting compost bins.