Transformation at Woodbridge

by | May 24, 2017 | Featured, News & Events, Past Developments, Sales Information

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May, 2017
TRANSFORMATION FOR HERITAGE PROPERRTY CEDAR HOUSE

We are currently transforming a heritage property in Woodbridge by turning it back to front

The well-known landmark, Cedar House, has literally been reversed with the original porched frontage that was facing Pytches Road now facing the opposite way! The new front entrance is approached along a private tree-lined drive called The Grove.

The property, most recently used to house local charities, was built as a private mansion between the late 18th and early 19th centuries and has been added to and extended over the years, including a three storey Victorian addition. It boasts a wealth of original Georgian features including heavy moldings and window blind boxes which have all been retained.

The double pitch roof with its distinctive chimney has been retained, the original gable exposed and restored following the demolition of the Victorian addition and original sash windows on the first floor have been refurbished by hand at the company’s workshops.

An existing bay window, on what was the rear of the house, has been restored and a second symmetrical bay created by craftsmen to balance the façade and create a handsome frontage.

Inside, the original staircase now leads up to five bedrooms, two of them en-suite. The master suite spans the entire back of the property, with a spacious luxury en-suite shower room and separate dressing area.

We believe it is now one of the premier properties in Woodbridge both in terms of space and specification and its location, being just five minutes from the centre of this vibrant historic market town. Cedar House is priced at £1.45m.

Also at The Cedars is the old coach house which has been restored to create a unique three-bedroom property and seven individually designed grand detached family houses have been built in large plots on the 3.4 acre.

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Milestone at Lancaster Moor

by | May 4, 2017 | New Properties, News & Events, Past Developments, Sales Information

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May, 2017
MILESTONE AT THE RESIDENCE, LANCASTER MOOR

We have reached an emotional milestone at Lancaster Moor with the final apartment now for sale in this landmark building. The phenomenal success of the project offers only one last chance for buyers to own a brand new two-bedroom home in the award winning development.

Senior sales advisor Gavin Pearce, said: “Everyone involved in this incredible project is very proud of what we have achieved at Lancaster Moor and the new community that has been created.

“We have been on site since May 2013 working to bring this magnificent building back into use and to reach the final apartment is quite an emotional moment for the entire team!”

Apartment 137 is a spacious two bedroom duplex apartment with ample storage featuring open plan lounge and kitchen/dining area complete with bi folding doors opening onto private terrace. With views overlooking the picturesque landscaped courtyard, It also includes allocated parking.

It’s a momentous moment for the onsite sales team too as they move to neighbouring Moor Park, our new development of family housing situated next to the columned entrance approach to the main building.

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Success at St. James Park, Didsbury

by | Jan 30, 2017 | Featured, News & Events, Past Developments, Sales Information

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JANUARY, 2017

SUCCESS AT ST. JAMES PARK
New phase & show home release at St. James Park, Didsbury took place on the 21st of January

The hugely successful launch event of the exclusive new releases at St. James Park, Didsbury took place on Saturday the 21st of January, when the stunning new designer dressed show home was immediately snapped up.

ARCHITECT DESIGNED
The releases include the ‘Barlow’, a contemporary styled newly built home of which there are eight on the development and now just three remaining for sale. These beautifully designed four bedroom homes offer distinctive accommodation not available anywhere else in Didsbury village. The architect designed split level properties include an integral garage, private driveway, gardens and terraces.

Other new releases include a four bedroom home ‘The Birley’ and a five bedroom home ‘The Laurels’. Both house types are exceptional architect designed newly built detached properties on a grand scale. One of these exclusive properties also reserved on the day of their launch, proving the demand from buyers for large family sized homes in this popular suburb.

P J Livesey Sales Director Craig Lynch said: “St James Park is offering an alternative for buyers who want a larger, well planned and well-proportioned property but want to remain close to Manchester and all that the city offers.

“Didsbury has the best of all worlds – excellent schools, great independent local shops and restaurants, plenty of open space with well-maintained parks and access to sports facilities as well as good public transport and easy commuter links.

BEAUTIFULLY CONVERTED
The beautifully converted three-storey mews homes set within the Georgian faḉade of Sandhurst House have now all been reserved and just four large mansion apartments at the front of the building remain available.

Craig commented: “In response to demand we are now taking enquiries for converted apartments in The Chapel, a Grade II listed building with magnificent windows and architectural details.

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Assuring the Future of Storeton Hall

by | Jan 10, 2017 | Community, Featured, New Properties, Planning Information, Sales Information

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January, 2017

ASSURING THE FUTURE

We’re looking to design a scheme that will save Storeton Hall

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SECURING THE FUTURE OF A NATIONAL HERITAGE ASSET
We are developing plans which will secure the future of Storeton Hall, a nationally important heritage asset located on the Wirral, and in doing so will also provide additional high quality new housing to the area.

The medieval hall house, thought to date from c1372, is designated a Grade II* listed Scheduled Monument because of its rarity, but has been on Historic England’s ‘At Risk’ register for several years. Buildings of this type of construction in a domestic setting are indeed few and far between, and the hall plays a significant role not only in the history of Storeton but also the whole of the North West.

The Hall sits on a nine-acre site currently operating as an equestrian centre with stabling and an assortment of ancillary buildings. We have been working closely with the site owner, Peter Bowling, together with the local authority and Historic England, to find a solution that both saves the medieval building and protects the business and facilities.

The proposed sensitive housing scheme will act as ‘enabling development’ providing funds to cross-subsidise the refurbishment of the historic buildings. The heritage buildings will be central to the proposed development, with sympathetically designed surrounding houses set back to place the original structures in a more appropriate setting. A sensitive restoration and conversion of the buildings will retain historic features wherever possible, with the Hall vertically split to create two unique homes and the adjacent Storeton Hall Barn also divided into two properties.

EQUESTRIAN CENTRE ALSO RETAINED AT STORETON HALL
he more recently constructed buildings currently on the site are largely occupied by the equestrian centre and are in various states of disrepair. These would be largely demolished to make way for the enabling development of 27 new build homes. The proposed properties are a mix of three bed stone terraces, and four and five bedroom family homes featuring stunning oversized windows carefully balanced to achieve a courtyard feel.

Key to the proposed development is the consolidation of the existing equestrian facilities into a smaller footprint.

A proposed new barn building would be erected to replace the majority of the stables, alongside a new open arena, storage barn, horse walker and areas of car parking. The more efficient proposed accommodation will help support a local business into the future, without the need to develop further into the green belt.

Peter Bowling said: “Storeton Hall is integral to the history of The Wirral and it is hugely important to me that it is preserved, and I will leave a better legacy than I took over.

“I am responsible for the heritage building and have a duty of care for it. I have been looking for a solution for the last 25 years but of course that became more imperative when it was placed on the ‘At Risk’ register.

“The P J Livesey Group are specialists in sensitive enabling development to save important heritage buildings and I was very impressed with their track record and with Peter Livesey and the rest of his team.

P J Livesey Group director James Woodmansee said: “We have managed to find a solution for the site that provides sufficient housing to fund the refurbishment of the historic buildings all within the existing footprint of the equestrian centre.”

Public consultations explaining the plans have been held locally and a detailed planning application is due to be submitted shortly.

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Westwood Park’s Wide Appeal

by | Dec 19, 2016 | Case Study, Community, Featured, Past Developments, Sales Information

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December, 2016
WESTWOOD PARK’S WIDE APPEAL

We visited Westwood Park and fell in love with it right away

The wealth of character in the conversion properties at our Westwood Park development in Beverley, and its position a short stroll from the heart of the market town, is attracting buyers from all across the UK.

RELOCATING
A prime example of the sites expansive draw is Ken and Denise Pick’s story, whom recently relocated from their native North East to move into one of the penthouse apartments in the site’s original white brick villa Beaver Lodge – now re named as ‘The Mansion House’.

Ken said: “We had decided to downsize and had been looking at bungalows when I spotted Westwood Park on the internet. Our daughter lives in Beverley and our son in York, but we had not heard about the scheme.”

The couple quickly organised a house-hunting weekend and were talked through the development by our dedicated on-site sales team.

BUILDINGS SAVED
All seven of the site’s heritage buildings, as well as a Grade II listed stone entrance archway, have been saved from demolition, offering a mix of homes from one bedroom apartments to a three bedroom detached house

in a walled garden. There are also a range of new build family sized homes with spacious open plan living and clever detail.

With their own four bedroom detached home on the market the Picks wanted something more manageable and were delighted to opt for a two-bedroom penthouse apartment.

Ken explained: “We visited Westwood Park and fell in love with it right away – there is nothing to compare for quality and location. We spent a couple of years abroad and lived in an apartment there so were comfortable with the idea. The only stipulation was that it had to have some outside space.

We bought off plan in February and actually only saw the apartment five weeks before moving in. We absolutely love it. The exposed beams are wonderful and the terrace is much bigger than we thought it would be. It is a really lovely place to sit out and we can see the whole of The Westwood as well as Beverley Minster and St Anne’s church in the other direction. The whole development is very well done and it is quite lovely driving through the archway into this little sanctuary.”

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First Residents move in to St James Park, Didsbury

by | Nov 28, 2016 | News & Events, Past Developments, Sales Information

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November, 2016

FIRST RESIDENTS MOVE IN

We’re happy to announce the our first clients has been given their keys

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St James Park at Didsbury has been looking glorious in the recent Autumn sunshine with the site’s mature trees putting on a beautiful display.

Work on converting the historic listed buildings is continuing at pace and the first residents have now moved in to Sandhurst House.

The two wings of the handsome Grade II* listed building have been vertically split to create three-storey contemporary townhouses complete with unique roof terraces and have been so popular only four now remain for sale.

Mansion style apartments are being created at the front of the building, maximising the tall ceilings and showcasing the original windows, carefully refurbished by hand in our Trafford Park workshop.

Each apartment is unique. On the first floor apartment 103 is a spacious three bedroom duplex property with upper floor living/dining/kitchen space opening onto a south facing terrace.

On the ground floor one very special property will incorporate the building’s original panelled library and dining hall.

It is rewarding and exciting to see the former MMU college campus come back to life and we are looking forward to revealing homes in the distinctive Chapel early in the New Year.

There has also been huge interest in the contemporary split-level newly built family homes that have been individually designed for the site. The first have now reached roof height and of the eight properties available four have already been sold.

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