New build house, Patterdale, CA11

A brand new home in the fells above Ullswater, and the chance to watch it being built

New homes in the Lake District National Park are rare. New detached homes on the fellside above Glenridding, with the Helvellyn range filling the windows, almost never come up. This is one, and it is already rising from the ground.

G Bowman Building Contractors, well-regarded local builders, are building a three-bedroom detached house at High Glenridding in Lakeland stone and dark timber under a slate roof. It has been designed around the view, with full-height glazing to the gables, a first-floor balcony, and an open-plan living space that opens straight onto the garden. Buy now and you can follow it from first stone to front door key.

A local occupancy restriction applies. Full details are set out below.

THE DESIGN

This is a contemporary Lakeland house: traditional materials, used with confidence. Local stone walls and a slate roof tie it to the valley. Dark vertical timber cladding, an oak-framed entrance and tall gable glazing make it unmistakably new. It will sit behind a drystone wall, looking as though it has always meant to be there.

GROUND FLOOR

The entrance hall sets the tone, open to a galleried landing above with the staircase rising through the space.

To one side is the lounge, a room of its own with a wood-burning stove and a stone chimney: the place for winter evenings after a day on the hill.

To the other is the heart of the house, an open-plan kitchen, dining and day room running the full depth of the building. The kitchen has a central island. The day room has glazing wrapping the corner and doors opening to the terrace and garden, so the fells are part of the room.

A utility room, cloakroom and store sit behind the kitchen, with a door through to the integral garage. Muddy boots, wet dogs and bikes have somewhere to go that is not the hall.

FIRST FLOOR

The principal bedroom is partly open to the ridge, with its own en-suite shower room. Two further double bedrooms share a glazed gable and a balcony with a glass balustrade. The family bathroom has both a free-standing bath and a separate shower.

OUTSIDE

The house stands in its own plot off Greenside Road, with an integral garage, private parking, a paved terrace and a lawned garden enclosed by drystone walls.

BUILT FOR LOW RUNNING COSTS

Heating is by air source heat pump, with solar panels on the roof. Being new, the house is built to current insulation standards, which matters at this altitude and will show in the bills.

THE LOCATION

High Glenridding sits above the village on the road to the old Greenside mine, where the valley narrows and the fells begin. Walk out of the door and you are on the path to Helvellyn, by Striding Edge or Swirral Edge, with Sheffield Pike, Glenridding Dodd and Birkhouse Moor on either hand. The Travellers Rest is a few steps down the road, which is useful on the way back.

The village itself is ten minutes' walk downhill, with shops, cafes, hotels and the Ullswater Steamers pier. Ullswater offers sailing, paddling and swimming, and the Ullswater Way circles the lake.

For everything else, Penrith is around 13 miles away, with supermarkets, a mainline station on the West Coast line and Junction 40 of the M6. Ambleside and Windermere are over the Kirkstone Pass.

IMAGES

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LOCAL OCCUPANCY RESTRICTION

A local occupancy restriction is in place. Planning ref - 7/2024/30248

The dwellinghouse hereby permitted shall not be occupied otherwise than by a Person with a Local Connection as his or her Only or Principal Home, or the widow or widower of such a person, and any dependents of such a person living with him or her.

The Occupant will supply to the Local Planning Authority (within 14 days of the Local Planning Authority's written request so to do) such information as the Authority may reasonably require in order to determine whether this condition is being observed.

In this condition the following definitions apply:

'Person with a Local Connection' means an individual who immediately prior to occupation of the dwelling satisfies one of the following conditions:

(1) The person has been in continuous employment in the Locality defined for at least the last nine months and for a minimum of 16 hours per week; or

(2) The person needs to live in the Locality defined because they need substantial care from a relative who lives in the Locality defined, or because they need to provide substantial care to a relative who lives in the Locality defined. Substantial care means that identified as required by a medical doctor or relevant statutory support agency; or

(3) The person has been continuously resident in the locality defined for at least three years immediately prior to:
a) Needing another dwelling resulting from changes to their household, (including circumstances such as getting married/divorced, having children, or downsizing)
b) Undertaking full-time post-secondary education or skills training and is returning to the locality defined within 12 months of its completion, or
c) being admitted to hospital, residential care or sentenced to prison, and are returning to the locality defined within 12 months of their discharge/release, or

(4) The person is a former resident who lived in the Locality defined for at least three years and then lived outside the Locality defined for social and/or economic reasons and is returning to live in the Locality defined within three years of the date of their departure, or

(5) The person is a person who -
a) Is serving in the regular forces or who has served in the regular forces within five years prior to occupation;
b) Has recently ceased, or will cease to be entitled, to reside in accommodation provided by the Ministry of Defence following the death of that person's spouse or civil partner where -
i. The spouse or civil partner has served in the regular forces; and
ii. Their death was attributable (wholly or partly) to that service; or
c) Is serving or has served in the reserve forces and who is suffering from a serious injury, illness or disability which is attributable (wholly or partly) to that service

'Locality' shall mean the administrative areas of: Bampton; Barton and Pooley Bridge; Martindale; Matterdale; Patterdale; and those parts of the Parishes of: Askham; Dacre; Hutton; Little Strickland; Lowther; Mungrisdale; Orton; Shap Rural; and Tebay which lie within the administrative area of the Lake District National Park.

An 'Only or Principal Home' is a dwellinghouse which is occupied continuously for a minimum period of six months in every twelve month period. For the avoidance of doubt the dwelling shall not be occupied as a second home or for holiday letting accommodation.

SERVICES

To be connected: mains water, mains electricity, water treatment plant, solar panels, air source heat pump.

EPC & COUNCIL TAX

EPC - TBC
Council Tax - TBC

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These particulars are intended to give a fair and accurate description of the property but their accuracy is not guaranteed and they do not constitute or form part of an offer or contract. All measurements are approximate. None of the services, appliances or fittings have been tested by David Britton Estates and prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves as to their condition by inspection or through their own advisers. No person in the employment of David Britton Estates has authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property. Some images may have been digitally enhanced for marketing purposes and may not fully reflect the property's current appearance.