& Elegant Edwardian home
Planning campaign
Here is a lovely family home that combines traditional elegance and modern utilities.
Built in the Edwardian era, this red sandstone villa in Elderslie’s Newton Avenue is set in south-facing mature landscaped gardens. The house has many period features to enjoy and has seven principal apartments over two storeys.
The entrance vestibule leads to a reception hallway with an “impressive” wooden staircase to the upper floor and a storage cupboard below.
The lounge has a bay window, with original panelling, a timber fire surround housing a gas fire and ornate ceiling plaster work and cornicing.
A spacious family room also sits to the front of the property and has a dual aspect.
The dining room has a double glazed window to the back of the property.
A dining-sized kitchen has a range of traditional-styled kitchen furniture, with a stainless steel range-style cooker.
The utility room has space for further appliances, and there is a deep storage cupboard and access to a downstairs tiled shower room.
The three large, double bedrooms and a fourth single bedroom are located on
Heading in here
Offers over £55,995 are being asked for a twobedroom maisonette in Paisley’s Woodside Crescent. To find out more, or for a viewing appointment, call Castlehead Properties on 0141 392 0074. the first floor. The bathroom has been upgraded and boasts a WC, wash-hand basin with mixer tap and a roll-top bath with central mixer tap and shower.
The attic provides storage and there is an external cellar. There is a detached single garage in the garden. Offers over £370,000 are being invited. For more details, visit www.corum property.co.uk or drop into the agent’s office at 2 Windsor Place, Bridge of Weir, call 01505 691400. The Scottish Government should be much more up-front about the requirement for local communities to be engaged at the earliest stages of the planning process, according a former First Minister.
Speaking following the publication of the Planning (Scotland) Bill, Henry McLeish, chair of the Scottish Alliance for People and Places, said: “An effective plan-led approach is crucial for the long-term development of the great places in which we live our lives.
“Although it may appear unnecessary bureaucracy, national, regional, and local plans allow us to agree what we want to see for our communities in the longer term.”