• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
  • Contact us
  • Guest Content
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
    • Elevenses
  • Business
  • Food
  • Travel
  • Property
  • JOBS
  • All
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Sport
    • Tech/Auto
    • Lifestyle
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Set For Life
      • Thunderball
      • EuroMillions
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Property

Rather special Georgian boathouse on its own lake on sale for £700,000

Wealthy water-lovers are expected to be queueing up to get their hands on the Georgian property and convert it into a stunning rural retreat.

Guest Contributor by Guest Contributor
2018-09-21 12:30
in Property
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

A tired-looking boathouse on a lake next to Princess Anne’s country estate has been put on the market for £700,000.

Wealthy water-lovers are expected to be queueing up to get their hands on the 185-year-old Georgian property and convert it into a stunning rural retreat.

The boathouse, which isn’t listed, occupies “the most sensational position” on Gatcombe Water, a man-made Cotswold lake surrounded by mature woodland, five miles from Tetbury, Glos.

It is hidden from the road and currently used as a fishing club hut, but lapsed plans were approved to create a four-bedroom lakeside home.

The boathouse, is set in around nine acres of woodland, has now been put up for sale with Knight Frank for £700,000.

Rupert Sturgis, a partner in the Tetbury office at Knight Frank, sold the boathouse almost ten years ago but the buyer, an international businessman, didn’t get round to converting it into a lakeside bolthole.

He said: “My client is an Australian businessman who travels around the world and he bought it as a retreat.

“The famous architect John Pawson came up with the design, but the planning has lapsed and it’s back on the market.

“It will be breathtaking. It could be a retreat for someone looking to escape and enjoy the tranquility.

RelatedPosts

Vision 2030 in Action: NHC Leads Saudi Arabia’s Real Estate Transformation

The rise of London’s ‘little coin neighbourhoods’: Ten hidden gems for savvy buyers

Advantages of Submersible Water Pumps and Resilient Sump Pumps

NatWest launches Family-Backed Mortgage to help kids flee the nest 

“It would also suit a fishing fan, but it is large enough for a local person wanting a full-time family home.”

The property is surrounded by mature deciduous woodland which is dissected by paths and tracks.

Whoever buys the boathouse will own half of the 12 acre lake, with the remaining six acres owned by the Gatcombe Park Estate, the country residence bought by Queen Elizabeth in the 1970s as a gift for daughter Princess Anne.

The boathouse has the fishing rights for the whole of the lake, which is stocked with trout.

Lapsed planning permission was granted for a family house which will have three bedrooms – all with en-suite bathrooms – a lounge, kitchen, open plan living room and dining area with a covered balcony.

Fresh plans have been submitted to convert the boathouse into a four bedroom “contemporary design which is complementary to the old boat house”.

Cotswold District Council is expected to make a decision on the plans at the end of the month.

Rupert Sturgis added: “I’ve been doing this for a long time and I’ve never seen anything like it.

“It is a magical setting. What an opportunity – and we’ve already had a lot of interest in it.”

By Adrian Hearn

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Commercial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Address

The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE
Company number 09221879
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

© The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE thelondoneconomic.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Lottery Results
    • Lotto
    • Set For Life
    • Thunderball
    • EuroMillions
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE thelondoneconomic.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy

← Council workers to get extra holiday to be volunteer police officers ← As gang jailed, court hears former boxer suffered seizures after acid carjacking
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Lottery Results
    • Lotto
    • Set For Life
    • Thunderball
    • EuroMillions
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE thelondoneconomic.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy

-->