Summary - ROY COTTAGE, KINDROCHIT DRIVE AB35 5YW
3 bed 3 bath Detached
Net-zero Passivhaus with breathtaking Cairngorms views and separate plot for development potential.
Passivhaus-built three-bedroom detached home with EPC Band A efficiency
Roy Cottage is a contemporary three-bedroom Passivhaus built to Net Zero standards, offering extremely low running costs and rare EPC Band A efficiency. Large arched windows, a double-height vaulted living area and a mezzanine seating space frame sweeping views of the Cairngorms National Park, and French doors open onto a west-facing patio for evening sun. The home’s specification includes 16 solar panels, a GivEnergy battery, air-source heat pump, electric underfloor heating, triple glazing, SIPs construction and a Zehnder MVHR system.
The property is offered as two adjoining plots: the main house (Plot A) with garden, parking and a substantial timber shed, and an adjoining Plot B with independent electricity and mains water. Plot B presents genuine development potential—such as a holiday home or additional accommodation—subject strictly to obtaining the necessary planning consents. Selling together, the combined opportunity suits a buyer wanting a high-performance principal residence plus value-add prospects.
Practical considerations are straightforward: excellent mobile signal and low running costs from the sustainable systems, but broadband speeds in the area are slow and the council tax is above average. The location is rural and quiet, within Braemar village and the Cairngorms National Park, which brings lifestyle appeal but also limited local services and seasonal visitor activity. Any buyer planning to develop Plot B should allow time and budget for planning, connection works, and landscaping.
Suitability: this home will most appeal to families or buyers seeking a long-term primary residence with exceptional energy performance and scenic outlooks, and to investors or owner-occupiers who can manage a planning-led development project alongside the main house.
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