Chineway

A magnificent late 20th century Palladian country house with ancillary accommodation, outbuildings and approximately 94.41 acres in total.Chineway is an impressive country house which was built in the late 20th century with later extensive additions. The property benefits from all the advantages of a contemporary home but has the features and symmetry of classic Palladian architecture. It has been built to an exacting specification with a dressed Bath stone exterior, a Welsh slate roof and striking architectural features including a portico, a cantilevered marble staircase, sash windows, high ceilings, marble floors, a central cupola roof light, bespoke hardwood joinery. The accommodation is flexible, with the sitting room and library also being suitable for use as bedrooms with the adjacent bath or shower rooms as en suites, making the potential for seven bedrooms in total.At the heart of the ground floor is an elegant reception hall featuring a central cupola roof light. Accessed from here is a spacious double aspect drawing room with a beautiful reclaimed Regency carrara marble fire surround, a morning room, study, cloakroom and the kitchen. The spacious kitchen is well equipped; benefitting from granite worktops, a central island, integrated dishwasher, two refrigerators, a large freezer and a gas Rangemaster. Adjacent, is a large dining room with striking interior columns, French doors and a full height windows with half-moons above, providing plenty of natural light and lovely garden views. In the eastern wing of the ground floor is a large triple aspect library and a shower room. Double doors from the library lead to a wonderful orangery with classical-style interior columns and more full height windows with half-moons above, as well as French doors to a formal garden area with a central marble rotunda. In the western side of the house is an extremely spacious, double aspect sitting room with yet more large windows with half-moons, French doors and interior columns. Completing the ground floor is a family bathroom and a cloakroom. A cantilevered marble staircase leads from the reception hall to a galleried landing from where the bedrooms are accessed. The south-facing triple aspect master bedroom benefits from a dressing area, en suite bathroom and wonderful views of the gardens and landscape beyond, particularly from its balcony. There are four further generous-size double bedrooms on the first floor, each with lovely views, two with en suite bathrooms and the two remaining bedrooms serviced by their own shower rooms. Each bathroom and shower room is fully tiled in marble.Pavilion and Studio:Built in the same classical style as the main house, the ancillary accommodation benefits from the same high quality detailing including Portland stone, coving and hardwood doors. The pavilion and studio provide excellent additional accommodation for staff or guests. The studio offers a triple aspect reception room, a cloakroom and two double bedrooms, one with an en suite bathroom which is fully tiled in marble. There is a pleasant lawn in front of the studio which serves as its own area of garden. Planning consent has been granted to extend the studio with scope to create four bedrooms with two further en suites (planning ref. 18/1590/FUL). The pavilion offers a double aspect bedroom/reception room with dressing room areas on both sides. There is a kitchen with an electric hob, and a shower room with a marble floor.Planning:Chineway benefits from two planning permissions which enable prospective purchasers to create a larger property with extended living space and two further bedrooms (extension to garage, two storey extensions to house and reading room, ref. 17/1859/FUL), and to further develop the ancillary buildings (single storey extensions to garage and studio, ref. 18/1590/FUL).Local Authority: East Devon District Council.Services: Mains electricit