Church Lane, Little Rissington, Bourton On The Water, Cheltenham, Gloucester, GL54

A wonderful opportunity to purchase a single building plot with detailed planning permission to construct a contemporary country house in a delightful and quiet edge of village position.

SITUATION
The site of the proposed dwelling lies in a tranquil spot at the edge of the delightful Cotswold village of Little Rissington, located relatively close to St Peter’s Church dating from the 12th Century, and within the Little Rissington Conservation Area and Cotswold Area of Natural Beauty now referred to as a Landscape of Special Amenity. Little Rissington is a pretty hillside village above Bourton on the Water in the Windrush Valley between Bourton on the Water and Stow on the Wold. The village has a village hall and a fine parish church and contains a selection of stone houses and cottages. Both nearby Bourton on the Water and Stow on the Wold provide everyday amenities such as banks, libraries, shops and restaurants. The larger centres of Cheltenham and Cirencester provide more extensive, cultural, shopping and leisure facilities. The Cotswolds is renowned for its topographical beauty with traditional villages, interesting churches and gastro pubs. There are many bridleways and footpaths for the walking and riding enthusiast, including The Oxfordshire Way. The area also provides first class schooling in both the private and state sectors. There is a wealth of sporting and recreational facilities in the area.

The New House

The house takes the form of three built elements.

South Facing Wing
East Facing Wing
West Facing Wing

Detailed planning consent has been granted to build a single dwelling over two floors. The proposed dwelling will be built of local Cotswold stone and modern zinc cladding under a zinc seam roof. The proposed dwelling is set into the natural ground level set back from the village lane behind existing native hedges, and positioned to take full advantage of the south facing orientation allowing natural light to fill the principal rooms.

Internally the new house will provide about 3,750 sq. ft of living accommodation (Gross Internal Area). Materials have been carefully considered to be appropriate and consistent with the surroundings. The windows will be dark coloured powder coated aluminium. The design of the property has been carefully considered to be distinctly barn-like to correspond with existing surrounding buildings, typical at the fringe of the rural village albeit with a contemporary slant to modern architecture.

Landscaping proposals seek to introduce a mature hedge separating the site from Drift Barn to the east along with a traditional wrought iron parkland fence. Provision exists for an electric car charging point and cycle store.