OWN YOUR OWN ‘HOBBIT HOUSE’ FOR £475,000
A HOBBIT-STYLE house is up for sale in West Wales for close to half a million pounds.
The unique one-bedroom property is set in almost 80 acres of ancient woodland in the Carmarthenshire countryside.
Not just for fans of the Lord of the Rings, the property is ideal for nature lovers or those looking to get away from urban life.
The £475,000 site is located on the road between St Clears and Tenby at a small hamlet near New Mill, and is a short drive from the beaches at Pendine and Tenby.
The estate agents say: “Lots of future possibilities with this one and perfectly suited to nature lovers or woodland-based businesses.”
Included is a stone workshop within a short walk of the house, which itself has a shower room and full workshop facilities.
Up in the top part of the woodland, there are also three round houses of varying sizes which previously have been used for leisure and educational purposes.
The house was built in 2005 and electricity is provided from a generator and “very large” battery pack, with water coming from a spring in the woods. Heating comes from a woodburner.
Inside you will find an open-plan kitchen/dining area with windows overlooking the woodland.
The lounge includes a solid fuel stove and a staircase to the mezzanine, which is currently used as a bedroom.
It also includes a covered outdoor terraced area with wooden flooring and storage space.
The woodland has access tracks running through, parking for several vehicles and grassy areas alongside a pretty river boundary.
The property listing on Zoopla adds: “This Hobbit house was built in 2005, which is now 15 years ago.
“The general rule of thumb on properties of this type is that if no enforcement action is taken within 10 years of habitation then enforcement after 10 years is not normally possible.
“We suggest taking appropriate professional advice in this matter to establish exactly the current position. Our client has documentary evidence of the building being in existence and being used from 2005.
“It should therefore be possible to now obtain a Certificate of Lawfulness for the Hobbit house from the council; indeed, our client is currently considering such an application in due course.
“On March 8, 2001, our client registered the site with the National Assembly of Wales as a smallholding under agricultural holding number 55/083/0237.”
The property is up for sale with estate agent Houses For Sale in Wales.
For more information call 01239 563965.