This attractive one-acre plot within a walled garden is being sold with a design in place for a stunning contemporary dwelling that, thanks to green roof planting, will blend almost seamlessly into its surroundings.
Orchard House is also aiming to have a zero carbon rating.
The house will be single storey and face due south. Floor to ceiling triple glazing with timber struts interspersed along its length will give it a light and airy feel, though a large roof overhang will protect it from excessive solar gain.
The kitchen will be open plan but sliding walls create the option to divide rooms. In the living spaces will be high gables while the four bedrooms will be lower with more frequent timber struts to the glazing for a more intimate feel.
Running costs should be low thanks to a ground source heat pump system, photovoltaic panels and water harvesting tanks for irrigating the gardens.
There will be a pool and terrace with gardens beyond featuring lawns, espalier fruit trees, vegetable plot and wildflower and lavender slopes.
The high brick walls around the site once formed the boundary to the market garden for the now demolished mansion house at Moreton Paddox, a short distance from the village of Moreton Morrell.
Guide Price: £750,000. Agent: Sothebys on 01789 200 900 or tap www.sothebysrealty.co.uk.
