1-bedroom house · SS1 2SY
For saleReduced £30k (−13%) on 10 SepListed 101 days
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About
Planning permission granted - To convert this detached office to a residential one bedroom two-storey house.
Currently a detached office with an adjacent garage, the planning allows for the garage to be demolished which allows for outside garden space to be created.
To raise the existing Office ridge and eaves height, adding a dormer to the front aspect and rooflights to the rear elevation which enables the first floor to accommodate a bedroom and bathroom space.
You can see the planning permission in more detail on Southend Council's planning website: Reference 26/00231/ful - ” Change of use from office (Class E(g)(i)) to dwellinghouse (Class C3), demolish existing garage, raise ridge and eaves height and erect dormer to front with rooflights to rear to form habitable accommodation in the roof space, alter elevations including new windows and doors, install new boundary fence and gate and layout amenity space, cycle and bins stores ” cil - The Community Infrastructure Levy is a charge which can be levied by local authorities on new development in their area.
It is an important tool for local authorities to use to help them deliver the infrastructure needed to support development in their area.
This development carries a cil payment of £5,604.00 which is payable by the new landowner should they decide to develop as planned.
The property is set at the rear of residential houses on a very pleasant road close to Southchurch Park and Southend East station.
There is a gated access to a designated parking space in front of the building.
The driveway, from the gate on Kensington Road, allows neighbouring properties on Kensington Road to access their own garages at the rear of their properties.
Utilities - details of the water, sewage and electricity supply to follow Please study the plans for current and proposed layouts.
Council Tax band - banding to be assessed once converted EPC - to be assessed once converted All measurements, distances and timings are for guidance only and should not be relied upon.
Plans and any information provided by the agent are for guidance only and any intending purchaser should carry out their own investigations and checks accordingly.
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About 8, Kensington Road, Southend-on-Sea
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