4 Bed Detached House, Planning Permission, Lancaster, LA1 3FZ £390,000

As you drive towards Mallside Close, you get that feeling you're entering into a very classy neighbourhood. The houses are pristine, you're surrounded by trees, grass and lots of greenery because this semi rural, leafy, tranquil surroundings are only a short stroll from the stunning Williamson Park. This location is always 'high in demand'!

It's a few minutes away, by car, from Lancaster Royal Grammar School, several highly rated Primary Schools, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster University and let's not forget, Lancaster City Centre, where you can buy everything you'll ever need.

It almost seems too good to be true....but it just gets better.

Number 11 Mallside Close is one of two homes, with no.11 being the last home located at the end of this quiet residential no through road. For those with children, which I presume most of you looking to buy this four bedroom detached home will have at least one, being located right at the end means no passing traffic. No passing traffic means your child can run out of the house into the road and you won't have to panic.....that alone is one very good reason to look at this house....if you love your kids!

Now, in case you're wondering what kind of idiot I am to say you don't need to worry about your child running into the road, it will become clear when you see the exact location of this home.

An expensive block paved road leads you to your expensive block paved driveway with parking for at least two cars. There's an up and over garage door to house another car......but who am I kidding, who parks a car in a garage nowadays?? It's usually full of stuff, stuff that we don't need but can't seem to throw away!

This garage is ripe for conversion into another room** be it bedroom six, a study, office, games room, or whatever you need. There's an area of lawn to the other side of the drive, again ready to be converted into more parking.

** Please speak to your local planning department about this as you may require planning permission to do this.

Your outlook from the front of the house is over high trees, with a classic stone wall inset as a function for a perimeter fence. It looks the part and offers a lovely setting when you step outside each day. It's very quiet here and the added bonus is that you're not being looked upon by anyone else.

The front door is sheltered by an open slate covered porch that helps to protect you from the elements, to a degree, while opening the door with the shopping when it's raining. The front door offers two stained glass frosted windows that are not only decorative but also allow light to flood into the entrance hallway.

As we step inside, we are greeted by a luxurious wood effect floor and solid wooden doors that open to each of the rooms. The staircase rises in front of us, again with a rather fetching wooden banister to complement the rest of the home. A large understairs cupboard houses all the things we love to keep but don't want on show.

A door to our left as we step in opens into the very useful garage. As previously mentioned, this is ideal for conversion into more space, that is, if you don't want to keep your car in it, which, let's face it, nobody does!

Now, after talks with your local planning department, which I would highly recommend, the garage could be turned into a much more useful space like an office, bedroom six, playroom, or if you don't want a professional conversion, just turn it into a gym and get body beautiful at home.

From the front door, working our way now anti-clockwise around the home, the first door that we come to opens into the:

Snug, office, bedroom five, playroom, or dining room as it was originally designed. It's ideal for any of these purposes and offers views over the lovely tree lined frontage.

This home offers so many possibilities, and if it were me buying, over time this room would become my private lounge for when I'm at home with my wife and kids. I would then turn the kitchen and lounge into one big open space.....but we'll come to that in a moment!

Next along the hallway is the very handy cloakroom, which once you've had one, you'll never live without again. With it's fetching part tiled walls and modern facilities that include a stylish toilet and pedestal wash hand basin with a frosted window to let natural light flood in and keep prying eyes out.....before you overthink it, no it's not that kind of area!

Now to the kitchen / breakfast room. The quality wood effect flooring from the hallway runs through into here and complements the wooden work tops. These cover two walls and provide ample space for food preparation, as well as catering for all of the 21st century gadgets that we've become so used to. Stylish, glossy floor and wall-mounted units offer a home for food and all of the necessary kitchen equipment, with an integrated fridge / freezer, oven and gas hob. A large window looks out over the rear garden, and a door with a frosted glass panel opens to the side access. Again, plenty of light is let into this lovely area.

There is space in the kitchen for a table and chairs, so you can easily dine in here and in comfort too, but if you spend a few pounds, and I don't think it would cost an arm and a leg, you could open this up with the lounge.

The lounge sits next to the kitchen, obviously, or else this wouldn't work, and this room is of a generous size. It works perfectly well as it is, a nice comfortable sized room that can cater for any modern large pieces of 'En Vogue' furniture that you want to add in here. A set of patio doors then open out to the rear garden.

By knocking this wall down, you could create a large family room with the kitchen / diner incorporated into it. This would be the room that you'd never leave....you'd have a fashionable island added to negate the need for a dining table and chairs, as you'd supplement these with bar stools. Then, in the rest of the room, you'd have comfy chairs so that while you're cooking, you can also entertain, that way you miss out on none of the action! If you have kids, as you probably will have, you can all dine together, just like our Mum and Dad used to make us back in the day.....good times!

If you're feeling really flush, because the garden is a decent size, you could add an orangery onto the back, and create and even larger room for all occasions. Now, if you did this, you'd never use any of the other rooms downstairs as it would be the kitchen / diner / family room. I don't believe that it will cost a huge amount of money** to create such an amazing room.

**Please talk to a reputable and professional local builder about costs.

Stepping outside into the rear garden, you can tell that the present owner isn't much of a gardener, but with a little bit of TLC and some Greenfingers, this could become a slice of heaven. Large enough to sit and relax, socialise with friends and family over a BBQ or just for you to sip a glass of Pino in the afternoon while sunbathing and taking life easy - choices, isn't that what house buying is all about! A path leads down both sides of the house, with one having a gate leading to the front.

Upstairs now and to the bright, large and airy landing. We are treated with more wood up here, with the banister protecting us from falling to the ground floor, and then more of these lovely wooden doors, truly, you are spoiled here!

The main bedroom offers space, as you'd expect, and is able to house a large double bed as well as all of the accompanying free-standing bedroom furniture that you need. A large window looks out over your rear garden and helps keep the room nice and fresh.

With the main bedroom, you get the accompanying en-suite bathroom, which again, once you've had one, you'll be sure never to be without again. It comes with all of the usual suspects associated, pedestal wash hand basin, WC, part tiled walls and then the shower cubicle. This continues with the part tiled dark walls and then finished off with white tiles to the ceiling, which is a rather nice touch. A heated rail keeps your towels nice and warm in the winter and to finish the room off, a frosted window helps keep it nice and bright.

Bedroom two is very similar in size to the main bedroom, just without the en-suite. It offers all the space you need for a large bed and accompanying free standing furniture. You also have the same rear facing views as the main.

Further along the landing, we come to the family bathroom. It is much the same as the ensuite in style, it comes with part tiled walls, a contemporary pedestal wash hand basin, a separate shower cubicle, the ever useful toilet but there is also a panelled bath. Here, you get the best of both worlds, and all kept nice and bright thanks to the frosted window.

Bedroom three is another double bedroom, again capable of taking all you need in there and quite comfortably too. This time we look out over the front garden.

Finally, we come to the fourth bedroom and these are normally quite a let down.....but not in this home. It's a very comfortable single bedroom which, at a push, could take a small double bed quite easily, however your choice of extra furniture may be somewhat limited.

A loft hatch on the landing offers a home to all of your luggage, Christmas decorations and anything else that you only want to see once or maybe twice a year.....no that does not include the in-laws (no matter how tempting that may seem!)

This is a good family home that has been exactly that, so if I'm totally honest and upfront, you'll probably want to change the carpets and give it a lick of paint, but you're going to do that wherever you buy - even a new build needs your own stamp adding to it. But once you've done this, this is one heck of a versatile family home you won't want to move from for a long time to come.....so give us a call and let's get you around to see for yourself.

Useful Information:

COUNCIL TAX BAND: E (Lancaster)
GAS AND ELECTRIC: (TBA)
WATER BILL: (TBA)

All in all for the money this is a great deal, you get four generous bedrooms, there's potential to convert the garage into a fifth or sixth, if you use the snug/dining room as one, to suit your needs, two separate reception rooms, a large kitchen / breakfast room, handy cloakroom, en-suite to the main bedroom, a large garden crying out for some greenfingers, close to shops and schools and all of this is in an award winning development - the only thing it needs is a coat of paint and some new carpets......so give Berry and George a call today, it'll be the best thing you do!

Approx room sizes:

Lounge: 15'0" x 11'7" (4.6M x 3.6M)
Dining Room: 9'11" x 9'7" (3.1M x 3.0M)
Kitchen / Breakfast: 14'3" x 9'16" (4.4M x 2.9M)
Internal Garage:

Main Bedroom: 12'0" x 11'7" (3.7M x 3.6M)
En-Suite:
Bedroom Two: 12'9" x 10'1" (3.9M x 3.1M)
Bedroom Three: 11'5" x 9'0" (3.5M x 2.7M)
Bedroom Four: 9'2" x 8'3" (2.8M x 2.5M)
Family Bathroom:

**These figures above are only to be used as a guide

Now, if you need a mortgage to buy this gorgeous home, give LoveMortgages a call. As I said earlier, it's your money, all I try to do is help point you in the right direction - but I'd call Beth Voted Mortgage Broker of the year for the past three years for the best Free Mortgage Advice available, just Google 'LoveMortgages Mold' and read their fabulous reviews, which back this up.

Berry and George are here to help you throughout the buying and selling process, nothing is too small for us to help you with - please feel free to call us to discuss anything with regards to buying or selling.

This write-up is only for light hearted reading and should be used for descriptive purposes only, as some of the items mentioned in it may not be included in the final guide price and may not be completely accurate - so please check with the owners before making an offer.

The Floor relied not correct and cannot be replied up - please take measuring tools for accurate sizes.

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3. Measurements: These approximate room sizes are only intended as general guidance. You must verify the dimensions carefully before ordering carpets or any built-in furniture.
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