THE OAKS BALONE ST ANDREWS FIFE

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1 THE OAKS BALONE ST ANDREWS FIFE

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3 The Oaks Balone, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8NS Architect designed family house to the south west of St Andrews Ground Floor: Vestibule, Open Plan Gallery Hallway, Formal Lounge, Kitchen/Dining/Family (with Pantry off), Study, Utility. Leisure Suite: Swimming Pool, Spa, Steam /Sauna, Shower and W.C. First Floor: Upper Lounge / Cinema, Master Bedroom with En-Suite Bathroom and Dressing, Three further Bedrooms all with En-Suite facilities and Roof Terrace. EPC Rating = B

4 SITUATION The Oaks is a superb contemporary family house situated to the south west of St Andrews. The property lies close to The Duke s golf course and the old Craigtoun Hospital and is very well placed for quick access to St Andrews, which is only 1.8 miles away. St Andrews is located on the east coast of Fife. It has an excellent variety of shops, hotels, restaurants, and recreational and cultural facilities. To the south, the East Neuk of Fife stretches along a spectacular coastline which boasts fishing villages built around picturesque harbours and sandy unspoilt beaches. To the north, the Tay Road Bridge provides easy access to Dundee, Angus and Aberdeen. St Andrews is renowned worldwide as the Home of Golf and the Old Course is a regular host to the Open Championship. There are now six further golf courses run by the St Andrews Links Trust, in addition to the many other golf courses in the area including The Duke s Course, two courses at Fairmount, and Kingsbarns. The town is also well known for its university. Founded in 1413, it became Scotland s first university and is the third oldest in the English-speaking world. For over six centuries, the university has established a reputation as one of Europe s leading and most distinctive centres for teaching and research. The town provides excellent state schooling at Madras College and both St Andrews and Dundee offer private education at St Leonards and the High School of Dundee. Access by rail, road and air is good. Leuchars railway station (6.5 miles) is on the main Aberdeen to London line and provides a fast link to Dundee and Edinburgh. Edinburgh Airport, with its increasingly wide range of domestic and international flights, is only 50 miles away and Dundee Airport (15 miles) has regular services to London Stansted. There is a dual carriageway and motorway connection to Edinburgh from Kirkcaldy (20 miles). An alternative route is via Cupar on the A91 to join the M90 at Junction 8 (25 miles). DESCRIPTION The Oaks sits a small distance from the outskirts of St Andrews giving easy access to the town but also a great sense of rural living. The house was finished in February 2017 with the highest quality of fixtures and fittings. Notable contemporary features include: Indoor swimming pool and spa complex with Jacuzzi, steam room and rain shower Kitchens International designed kitchen and utility room Siemens kitchen appliances Control 4 audiovisual system NuHeat underfloor heating system Vallox heat recovery system Lutron lighting System Villeroy and Boch sanitary ware Hans Grohe showers The front door leads into an inner porch from which double doors open into the impressive entrance hall. This has marble flooring which is a common feature throughout the house, a marble staircase which spirals up to the galleried landing above, a large atrium overhead giving fantastic natural light and access into all of the principal ground floor rooms. The kitchen / dining room is fitted with a range of units and surfaces including a central island with a kitchen table. The Siemens appliances include a fridge freezer, wine cooler, coffee machine, double oven, steam oven, microwave and a domino effect gas hob unit and electric Teppanyaki grill plate. There is also a separate pantry, a double sink with boiling water tap and Insinkerator waste disposer. Glass bi-fold doors with inbuilt electric blinds open up into the gardens and walnut sliding doors lead into the formal lounge which also has Glass bi-fold doors that open up into the gardens. The lounge also has a feature remote controlled fire and integrated ceiling speakers which are featured throughout the house. The lounge links around to the entrance hall, off which there is also an office with fitted desks and bookshelves and a utility room with units, a sink and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryers. A door from here connects through to the double garage. The swimming pool and spa also sit off the hall. This is an impressive feature of The Oaks and along with the swimming pool there is a Jacuzzi, rain shower, steam room and a WC. The features are electronically controlled using a wall mounted Control 4 touchpad and there are also integrated speakers, wiring for a television and a fitted security camera. Also off the entrance hall is a large understair cupboard and a ground floor WC with a Villeroy and Boch Visclean System. The magnificent marble staircase with iron balustrades and wooden banister curves up to the first floor galleried landing. All the bedrooms are situated off here. The master bedroom suite has two Velux balcony windows and an En suite wet room with bath, aquadec shower trays glass screens, double marble wash hand basins and a separate WC with a Villeroy and Boch Visclean System. Next to this is the master bedroom dressing room which has floor to ceiling storage units and hanging rails. Doors from the master bedroom open into an Upper Lounge / Cinema room. This also connects to the landing and has a further door opening up onto the large first floor terrace which is an ideal space for entertaining guests outdoors. There are three further double bedrooms all of which have fitted wardrobes and en suite shower rooms. One of the three En suite shower rooms also connects onto the galleried landing. OUTSIDE The driveway to The Oaks passes through white pillars and leads up to the front of the house where there is a large concrete block parking area and access to the double garage which has electric up and over doors. A wooden gate set into a wall gives access to a path adjacent to which there is a children s play area. The path leads around to the back of the house where there is an excellent outdoor entertaining area where there are doors leading into the kitchen and the family room. There is a stretch of lawn which is protected by a large beech hedge. A stainless steel spiral staircase leads up to the terrace above the garage. This can also be approached from the first floor sitting room.

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8 HW Boiler Pool Plant Steam 3.27 x '9'' x 6'3'' WC Shower Kitchen/ Dining/ Family 7.65 x '1'' x 21'4'' Pantry Store Hall Pool Hall 9.00 x '6'' x 25'7'' Swimming Pool Entrance Hall Lounge 6.53 x '5'' x 18'6'' Vestibule Skimmer Spa Utility Study 4.00 x '1'' x 10' Cloak Garage 6.68 x '11'' x 20'2'' Ground Floor GROUND FLOOR

9 Dressing 4.50 x '9'' x 10'6'' Master Bedroom 5.00 x '5'' x 15'5'' Ensuite Bathroom Void Ensuite Shower Communication Cupboard Bedroom x '4'' x 13'7'' THE OAKS Gross Internal Area (approx) sq.m (5789 sq.ft) (Including Garage & Pool Plant) Hall Bedroom x '5'' x 13'11'' Upper Lounge/ Cinema 4.90 x '1'' x 15'5'' Bedroom x '1'' x 11'10'' Ensuite Shower Ensuite Shower Terrace FIRST FLOOR

10 General Remarks Services Mains water, gas, electricity and drainage. Local Authority The Oaks is in Fife Council Tax Band H. Planning Permission The Oaks has planning consent to extend the first floor accommodation above the garage. Reference: 16/01874/FULL The site adjacent to The Oaks has planning consent to erect a residential dwelling and double garage. Reference: 16/03632/PPP 10 Year Retrospective Building Warranty There is no NHBC or Architects Certificate for The Oaks, however a 10 year retrospective warranty will be obtained prior to completion. Fixtures and Fittings All fixtures and fittings are included in the sale. Access There is a right of access over the road that leads from the public road to the end of the drive to The Oaks. There is an equitable share of the cost of any maintenance costs. The bell mouth of the drive to The Oaks is a common area shared between it and the neighbouring property. Solicitor Lindsays, Seabraes House, 18 Greenmarket, Dundee, DD1 4QB. Tel: Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others. Offers Offers, in Scottish legal form, must be submitted by your solicitor to the Selling Agents. It is intended to set a closing date but the seller reserves the right to negotiate a sale with a single party. All genuinely interested parties are advised to instruct their solicitor to note their interest with the Selling Agents immediately after inspection. Deposit A deposit of 10% of the purchase price may be required. It will be paid within 7 days of the conclusion of Missives. The deposit will be nonreturnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents. Directions Upon leaving St Andrews via Hepburn Gardens continue forward onto the Craigtoun Road towards The Duke s golf course. Take the left drive signposted to Lumbo Farm and the drive with white pillars to The Oaks is on the right. Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Photos taken in September Brochure prepared October /10/03HM Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Not to Scale mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office Crown copyright ( ) Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Not to Scale mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office Crown copyright ( )

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