Foxholes, Lerags, Oban, Argyll and Bute, PA34

LOCATION
Foxholes enjoys an attractive rural location a short distance to the south of the popular Argyllshire town of Oban with its wide range of shops, restaurants, schools, leisure centre, golf course, cinema and professional services. The area is connected by an excellent road network and the local train station operates the famous West Highland Line to Glasgow with plans to extend to London in future. From the picturesque harbour, there are regular ferry sailings to the Inner and Outer Hebrides and a few miles to the north, Connel airport operates regular flights to the Outer Isles. Oban is the perfect location to enjoy a range of leisure activities, including sailing, hill walking, golf and exploring the many beaches and coastline in the area. A short distance to the south is Loch Feochan which is a sheltered sea loch with a boat yard, jetty and moorings at Ardoran on the north shore of the loch.

DESCRIPTION
Foxholes comprises a former hotel with 9 letting rooms all of which have en-suite shower or bathrooms, a dining room, lounge/bar, kitchen, pantry, and laundry room. In addition, there is a 4 bedroom apartment, with office, sitting room, bathroom and en-suite shower room. The property is of block construction with painted harled walls under a pitched tile roof. The property has aluminium frame double glazing throughout and extends to approximately 3,860 sq.ft in total.
Adjacent to the main building is a timber clad lodge with a double garage on the ground floor and studio accommodation on the first floor including an open plan kitchen, sitting room and dining area, a double bedroom and shower room. The property was noted to be in good condition and we would consider will not require any upgrading. The property extends to approximately 1,118 sq.ft. At the bottom of the garden there is a 1 bedroom chalet which has not been completed in terms of internal construction works. Externally, the property sits in an attractive mature garden, with established trees and herbaceous borders.
The property is accessed via a short private drive which leads from a tarmac road that is a privately owned road. The property has until recently been used for commercial purposes and would benefit from refurbishment and modernisation.

PLANNING
The subjects are located in open countryside and do not have a specific planning allocation in the Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan. However, we are of the view that there may be scope for alternative use such as residential. It should be noted that an application for change of use to residential use has been made and expected to be determined by end of March 2025. We would recommend that any planning enquiries should be directed to:
Argyll & Bute Council
Kilmory
Lochgilphead
Argyll
PA31 8RT
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Tel:

RATEABLE VALUE
The property has a rateable value of £14,300

SERVICES
Mains Electricity
Private Water
Private Drainage
Heating – Electric

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
The property has an EPC rating of D.

ACCESS
The road leading from the public road that links the A816 to Lerags is privately owned. There is a maintenance obligation on the road on a user basis. Further information is available on request.