FULL OF PROMISE
Could John Mannet’s own garden on the edge of a Dorset village make the perfect site for his new downsized home?
PLOT WATCH: Mike Dade investigates
WHO John Mannet
WHAT A village-edge garden plot
WHERE Dorset
John Mannet owns a converted barn on the edge of a Dorset village with a small garden adjacent – plus a second, larger garden with a driveway and parking space across the lane. John would like to downsize from his current home and self build a modest two-bedroom abode. Could his own land prove suitable?
Plot overview
The site is approximately 30m2 and sits directly across from John’s barn down a quiet lane. It lies about 400m from the village centre, where there is a pub, primary school and convenience store, plus a church and village hall. It’s perfectly level and would readily accommodate a small house. There is a central lawn with trees and surrounding shrubs. The driveway leads in from the lane to where a garage once stood, but this was demolished some years ago. There’s no reason why the existing access couldn’t be reused, which would enable the hedge to remain and keep the frontage of the plot exactly as it is now.