Description
An exceptional and highly versatile commercial and residential opportunity, Cappanafeacle, Ballyadams, Co. Laois offers purchasers the rare opportunity to acquire a modern, purpose-designed creche and playschool facility together with a superb five-bedroom detached dormer bungalow. Combining an established childcare setting with an outstanding family residence, this unique property provides an attractive proposition for an owner-operator, childcare professional, investor or purchaser seeking a home and business in one location.
The modern creche and playschool facility extending to c. 236sq.m. is licensed for up to 70 children and provides an impressive standard of purpose-designed accommodation. The facility incorporates a Baby Room with dedicated Baby Sleep Room, Toddler Room with Toddler Sleep Room, two Playschool Rooms, Kitchen, After School Dining Room, Changing Room, Sluice Room, separate Boys' and Girls' Toilets, Staff Room and Office. The scale, layout and specification of the accommodation provide a comprehensive childcare environment capable of serving a broad age range and offering flexibility for continued operation, subject to the appropriate licensing and statutory requirements.
Adjacent to the creche is an impressive detached five-bedroom dormer bungalow extending to approximately 220 sq. m. and presented in excellent condition throughout. The residence offers generous and exceptionally well-planned accommodation, making it equally appealing as a private family home.
The ground floor comprises a welcoming Reception Hall, spacious Sitting Room, superb open-plan Kitchen/Dining/Living Room, Utility Room, Sun Lounge, three Bedrooms including one Ensuite, and a Family Bathroom. Upstairs are two further Bedrooms, one of which benefits from an Ensuite. The generous accommodation provides excellent flexibility for modern family living, guest accommodation or home-working requirements.
Externally, the property is approached via a tarmac driveway from the public road, leading to a substantial tarmac forecourt providing ample parking for both the residential and commercial elements. A garden area to the side of the dwelling provides a pleasant private outdoor space and further complements the excellent residential offering.
The property's versatility is undoubtedly one of its principal attractions. The combination of a substantial childcare facility and a high-quality five-bedroom residence creates the opportunity to live and operate a business from the same holding, while the scale and quality of the commercial accommodation provide an impressive platform for an established childcare operation. The property may also appeal to purchasers considering alternative commercial or residential uses, subject to planning permission, licensing and all relevant statutory requirements.
Rarely does an opportunity of this nature come to the market, combining a purpose-designed childcare facility with such substantial and exceptionally presented residential accommodation. Cappanafeacle offers a distinctive proposition with genuine commercial, residential and lifestyle appeal.
BER: C BER No. 801189333 EPI: 220.26 kWh/(m2.y) - Commercial
BER: C BER No. 119871986 EPI: 220.26 kWh/(m2.y) - Residential
Outside
Tarmac forecourt
Garden to side
Services
OFCH (separate boilers)
Septic Tank (Shared)
Group Scheme Water Features
Mains - Electricity, Mains (or Group) Water
BER Details
BER C
BER No. 801189333
Energy Performance Indicator: 220.26 kWh/m²/yr Directions
Cappanafeacle enjoys a strategic rural location within a broad residential and agricultural catchment, serving the surrounding communities of Ballyadams and the wider Laois and Carlow hinterland. The property also benefits from convenient access to the regional road network, with connections towards Athy, Carlow and Portlaoise and onward access to the M7 and M9 motorway networks, providing connectivity to Dublin, Kilkenny and the wider Midlands.
Disclaimer: These particulars do not constitute nor constitute any part of an offer or a contract. They are issued on the understanding that all negotiations are conducted through this office. All statements contained in these particulars as to this property are made without responsibility on the part of the Agents or the Vendor/Lessor. None of the statements contained in these particulars as to this property are to be relied on as statements or representations of fact. The particulars, various plans, photographs, descriptions and measurements (taken at longest room points) have been carefully prepared, but their accuracy is not guaranteed and any intending Purchasers/Lessees shall satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness. Map is for identification purposes only. No omission, accidental error or misconception shall be ground for a claim for compensation nor for the recession of the Contract by either the Vendor/Lessor or the Purchaser/Lessee.
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