A former farmhouse with secured planning consent for ‘exciting alterations’ has been put up for sale with a guide price of £1,200,000.

Hampton Bye, which sits within grounds of around four acres and has its own outdoor swimming pool, had consent approved for a significant extension and alteration of the accommodation last year – paving the way for alternative uses for its next owners. 

Wales Farmer: The pool area The pool area (Image: Savills)

As it stands, the five-bedroom family home offers versatile accommodation that is divided between the main property and a two storey outbuilding which are attached via a glazed link. It is thought that the approved plans could see the property become a home for multigenerational living or secondary accommodation utilised to generate a revenue stream.

Located just over the English side of the border in the village of Hampton, the home enjoys unspoilt views to the Bickerton Hills and the surrounding South Cheshire countryside.

As well as a sitting room with a fireplace and log burner, the home also comprises a dining room, utility room, drawing room (currently used as a studio, a small study, kitchen and larder. The glazed link leads to a conservatory area which is open to a substantial games room within the barn structure.

Wales Farmer: conservatory area conservatory area (Image: Savills)

On the first floor is a principal bedroom suite with a dressing room and en suite bathroom and a further four bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Charlie Kannreuther, director in the residential sales team at Savills in Chester, whose team are handling the sale, said: “There is a seamless flow of accommodation at Hampton Bye which connects so well with the outside space on offer. The proposed alterations to the property will only enhance this even further, which makes a very exciting prospect for the next owners.”