• 2 double bedroom period cottage requiring refurbishment +
• Additional adjacent building plot with planning permission for further 2 bed house +
• Central village location +

For Sale by Public Auction on 10th December 2025

£250,000+

2 double bedroom period cottage requiring refurbishment
Additional adjacent building plot with planning permission for further 2 bed house
Central village location
Freehold with vacant possession
Description
Detached period property with potential for renovation, along with a further attached building plot with full planning permission for residential development.

The period cottage is in a quiet location in the popular village of Burwell. Accommodation comprises of 2 double bedrooms, 2 reception rooms, a large kitchen/diner and offers the opportunity to further extend and renovate.
The internal accommodation can be summarised as:
Ground Floor: Living Room with entrance door and glazed window to the front; Dining Room with glazed windows to the front aspect; Kitchen with a range of base and wall mounted units with work surfaces over, stainless steel sink and drainer with mixer tap, 2 windows to the rear aspect and a window to the side, door to the side, radiator; Inner Hallway through the middle of property with stairs to the first floor.
First Floor: Landing with radiator, airing cupboard housing the wall mounted gas boiler, window to the rear aspect; Bedroom 1 with a radiator, glazed window to the front; Bedroom 2 with glazed window to the front, access to the loft; Bathroom with bath with electric shower over, low level WC, pedestal mounted wash hand basin, heated towel rail, glazed window to the rear aspect.
Outside: The garden is fully enclosed and mainly laid to lawn with flower and shrub borders.
Council Tax Band: C. EPC Band: D

Planning
While buyers may choose to refurbish the current building, planning permission has also been granted to replace 4 Hythe Lane with an identical dwelling (East Cambs DC Ref: 24/00102/FUL) (edged blue on plan)

In addition, planning permission was granted on the land to the left of the existing house (edged red on plan) (Ref: 24/00104/FUL) for the construction of a separate detached 2 bed house with rear garden and parking to front. Neither of the current planning permissions is required to deliver BNG."
With both red and blue areas included in the sale, the property offers buyers a huge range of flexibility on how they develop the site.

Viewing
Cheffins Residential Department

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