The Ashbourne

Stage of development: Professionally developed Carters design — see package contents for what is available

Part of the Carters Signature Collection, The Ashbourne combines a dramatic glazed entrance, generous entertaining spaces and flexible upper-level accommodation within a confident contemporary form. A restrained palette of white render, warm brick, dark roof finishes and slim aluminium glazing gives the home a confident but timeless identity, suited to self-builders, custom-build clients and small developers seeking a premium detached home — always subject to the chosen site, local planning policy and technical review.

5 bedrooms

Original project build benchmark (May 2021)

£404,100

From the outline cost plan dated 14 May 2021: house £387,600 + garage £16,500. Today's costs will differ — site, specification and inflation must be assessed.

Key features

Double-height glazed entrance with brick-and-glass spine
Open-plan kitchen, dining and snug with large island
Separate formal lounge and dedicated home office
Five bedrooms plus flexible room (cinema, games or sixth bedroom)
Principal suite with dressing room
Garden-facing living with level terrace
Detached garage option
Low-energy design potential

Accommodation schedule

Ground floorDouble-height entrance hall and feature stair, open-plan kitchen/dining/snug, separate lounge, home office, utility/boot room, coats and WC

First floorFour bedrooms including principal suite with dressing room, bathrooms arranged around the glazed stair and gallery

Second floorFifth bedroom, bathroom, eaves storage and flexible room for cinema, games or optional sixth bedroom

Materials & product schedule

The Ashbourne — main materials and finishes

The CGI indicates a contemporary detached family home with a restrained external palette of white render, warm red brick feature elements, a dark pitched roof and slim dark-framed glazing. The rear elevation opens to a level paved terrace and lawn, with planted borders, boundary hedging and trees giving a landscaped garden setting. Interiors shown are calm and contemporary, with timber-look flooring, neutral plastered walls, recessed lighting and an open-plan kitchen-dining space with a large island.

Element	Material & finish	Real product option	Status
External walls
Primary rendered walls	Rendered masonry or rendered external wall system · White to off-white · Fine textured render appearance	K Rend — Silicone TC 15 View Manufacturer Product	Suggested product
Feature brick entrance spine and rear brick panels	Facing brickwork · Warm red to reddish brown · Textured facing brick with recessed mortar appearance	Wienerberger — Terca Oakwood Multi Facing Brick 65mm View Manufacturer Product	Suggested product
Roofs
Main pitched roof	Pitched roof covering, likely slate or flat interlocking tile · Dark grey · Matt to lightly textured	Marley — Edgemere Interlocking Slate – Smooth Grey View Manufacturer Product	Suggested product
Rooflights	Framed rooflight glazing · Dark external frame · Flush or low-profile appearance	To be selected	Visual interpretation
Windows and doors
External windows	Aluminium or aluminium-look framed glazing · Dark grey to black · Slim contemporary frame, powder-coated appearance	Origin — Origin Slimline Window View Manufacturer Product	Suggested product
Double-height entrance glazing and front door	Glazed entrance screen with solid entrance door · Dark grey to black frame and door · Contemporary glazed screen with opaque door leaf	To be selected	Visual interpretation
Garden-facing glazed doors	Large format sliding or bi-fold glazed doors · Dark grey to black · Slim framed glazed doors	To be selected	Visual interpretation
Architectural details
Eaves, verge trims and rainwater goods	Metal or uPVC rainwater goods with dark fascia and verge trim appearance · Dark grey to black · Smooth satin or matt appearance	To be selected	Visual interpretation
Hard landscaping
Front driveway	Loose gravel or gravel-bound driveway surface with possible block edging · Light grey to buff grey · Textured aggregate surface	CORE Landscape Products — CORE DRIVE 40-30 Gravel Stabilisation Grid View Manufacturer Product	Suggested product
Rear garden terrace and paths	Large format external paving slabs · Light grey · Smooth to lightly textured external paving	To be selected	Visual interpretation
Boundary treatments
Garden boundary fencing and retaining walls	Timber fencing with stone or concrete block retaining walling · Natural brown fencing with grey retaining walling · Vertical boarded fence appearance and coursed retaining walling	To be selected	Visual interpretation
Open-plan kitchen, dining and lounge areas
Main living area floor finish	Engineered timber or timber-look flooring · Light natural oak tone · Matt or low-sheen plank finish	BOEN — Oak Andante Live Matt – Plank 181mm View Manufacturer Product	Suggested product
Principal rooms
Internal wall finish	Plasterboard or plastered wall finish with paint · Warm white to soft greige · Smooth matt painted finish	To be selected	Visual interpretation
Internal ceiling finish	Plasterboard ceiling with painted finish · White to warm white · Smooth matt painted finish	To be selected	Visual interpretation
Recessed ceiling lighting	Recessed downlight fittings · White or discreet trim · Flush recessed appearance	To be selected	Visual interpretation
Kitchen
Kitchen cabinetry and island	Flat-front kitchen cabinetry with stone or composite worktops · Light timber, warm neutral and pale worktop tones · Handleless or minimal-handle contemporary cabinetry; smooth worktop finish	Magnet — Integra Ascoli Kitchen in Natural Oak View Manufacturer Product	Suggested product
External lighting
Wall-mounted external lighting	External wall light fittings · Dark or neutral casing · Minimal contemporary appearance	To be selected	Visual interpretation

Materials are interpreted from the brochure CGI imagery — the images do not identify real products. Product options are real UK products that resemble the intended finish; suitability, availability and Building Regulations compliance must be confirmed. Prices are not shown. Create your own editable version in the AI Specification Studio.

Available packages

Marketing & Concept Information

Free

The Ashbourne sales brochure (PDF): CGI imagery, illustrative floor plans and accommodation schedule

Planning Drawing Licence Pack

From £1,495 + VAT£1,794 inc. VAT

House-type planning floor plans, planning elevations, roof plan and key sections, selected CGI visualisations, outline material and design notes, named purchaser / registered site licence certificate, digital PDF issue for one registered site and one dwelling

Single-use licence: one site, one build

Building Regulations Package

£2,495

Technical drawings and specification (site review required)

Single-use licence: one site, one build

Licence & permitted use

Paid drawing packages are licensed for one site and one build only. Designs may not be copied, resold or reused without a further licence.

Site adaptation & upgrades

Every design must be adapted to its site, levels, orientation and local policy. Building Regulations and technical design packages, and construction support, are available as separate appointments.

Planning status

Unless stated otherwise, this design has no planning permission for your site. Suitability and approval are not guaranteed. Indicative build costs are not quotations.

Copyright, IP & single-use licence

Single-use licence: one site and one build only. Copyright remains with Carters Building Consultancy Ltd.

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Your purchase grants a single-use, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence for ONE SITE and ONE BUILD only — the site address you give at checkout.
Under this licence you may make one planning and/or Building Regulations application for that site and build one dwelling from the drawings.
You may share the drawings only with your own consultants, contractor, lender and the local authority, and only for that one site.
You may not copy, resell, publish, share online or reuse the drawings or design, in whole or in part, for any other site or any further build. Each additional use needs a new licence from Carters.
Drawings must be checked and adapted by a competent professional to your site, levels, ground conditions and local policy. Planning permission and Building Regulations approval are not guaranteed.

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