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FerndaleGAT E

STATION ROADBLACKWELL | WORCESTERSHIRE

www.ferndalegate.co.uk

Blackwell, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Blackwell Village is mainly residential in nature with large homes built on leafy plotsshrouded by hedges and greenery.

There are a number of exceptional schools in the surrounding areas. Blackwell FirstSchool can be found in the heart of BlackwellVillage, taking children from Reception Classup to 11 years of age. Just a short distanceaway is North Bromsgrove High School, amixed comprehensive school for 13–18 yearolds which has, in 2010, achieved outstanding A Level results and its best GCSE results since records began. Bromsgrove Schooloffers outstanding boarding and day co-education from 2–18, and is thought of as one of Britain’s finest independent schools.A little further afield in Birmingham is KingEdwards independent day school for boys 11–18, and Edgbaston High School for girls from 2 ½ right through to 18.

There are numerous local shopping facilities, with Blackwell being served by avillage shop for those everyday essentials. Just a short distance away the neighbouringBarnt Green Village offers a wide range ofshops to include a Tesco Express, butchers,delis and greengrocers, in addition to clothingboutiques, salons and eateries. For that largerweekly shop, Bromsgrove plays host toMorrisons and Asda, with Sainsbury’s being in nearby Redditch.

Leisure facilities are in abundance. The stunning Lickey Hills rise to the North,providing a natural barrier to the bustling city of Birmingham, and offering wonderfulwalks that enjoy panoramic views over thesurrounding countryside. Blackwell Golf Club is an exclusive Golf Club offeringwelcoming facilities in a farmhouse setting,and Bromsgrove Golf Centre offers ‘pay and play’ golfing.

There is sailing on the Upper Bittell Reservoirand a number of local clubs dedicated totennis, cricket, badminton and squash. Perfect for the children – Blackwell Adventureis a unique outdoor activity centre offeringcamping and adventure facilities set amidst 50 acres of beautiful parkland.

Blackwell has excellent access to the M5 and M42 motorways, and to the A38,making it ideally placed for commuting and travelling for work and holidays, withBirmingham International Airport being justover 20 miles away. There are train stations in Barnt Green and Alvechurch with regularservices to Birmingham and Redditch, andthere is also a bus service running through this well connected village.

Ferndale Gate is the perfect place to raise your family – exclusive homes offering luxury living in a desirable village.

Ferndale Gate – a collection of exclusive homes situated on one of the most desirable residential roads in Blackwell, a sought-after village in the centre of the golden triangle that includes the picturesque semi-rural villagesof Barnt Green, Lickey and Alvechurch. A beautiful and tranquil haven located to the south of Birmingham.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a signature property from Banner Homes that blends seamlessly with the local architecture

Experience the best of the English countryside in your luxury Banner home

Owning a Banner home is a truly arewarding experience. At Ferndale Gate, our new flagship development, this is no exception. With only five homes stillavailable, the rarity of these homes providesan exclusive and enviable place to live.

Each home offers 3067 – 3216 square feetof space* and is fitted with a professionally designed, contemporary kitchen that features the latest composite work surfacesand integrated appliances with stainlesssteel finishes.

The bathrooms benefit from cutting edgedesign and are fitted with ceramic tiles fordurability and stylish white sanitary ware with chrome finishes.

The master en-suite is equipped with night time motion sensor guide lighting.From the moment you step inside the front door you know you are experiencingsomething quite unique: A Banner home.

All the homes are finished to an excellent standard, with attention to detail being paramount throughout. Forgadget enthusiasts, the principal rooms are future-proofed with hi-fi wiring; one has home cinema wiring. As an additionalsecurity feature, each home is fitted with an NSI-approved alarm system and security camera to the front door.

Outside, each home benefits from a privategarden with a generous patio area, ideal

for sitting out on balmy summer’s evenings. All homes have a double garagewith remote-controlled electric doors. Out of respect for the environment, the homesare provided with motion sensor lighting to the exterior to reduce the amount ofelectricity used and are also supplied with a water butt. All homes are fitted with PVCu double glazed windows, providing a high level of thermal insulation andreduced heat loss.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire asignature property from Banner Homes that blends seamlessly with the localarchitecture.

*Gross internal area. To be used as guidance only.

Ferndale Gate is an exclusive development of only six, large five bedroom detached family homes built to the very highest Banner standards of quality and style.

Ferndale Gate is situated on one of the most desirable residential roads in Blackwell, a sought after village in the centre of the golden triangle

The village is mainly residential in nature with large homes built on leafy plots shrouded by hedges and greenery

It’s the attention to detail…

Kitchen

• Professionally designed contemporary style kitchen

• Fitted with units from a selected range, with composite work surfaces and upstand

• Stainless steel panel to rear of hob

• Stainless steel twin bowl undermountedsink with chrome plated swan head mixertaps and waste disposal unit*

• Two single ovens, gas hob and extractorhood, all with a stainless steel finish*

• Two built-in fridge / freezers, integrateddishwasher, microwave oven and coffeemachine. All exposed appliances have a stainless steel colour finish*

Utility room

• Fitted with at least one base unit and two spaces for appliances

• Stainless steel single bowl sink with drainer and chrome plated mixer taps

Family bathroom, en-suites and cloakroom

• Stylish white sanitaryware

• Half height ceramic tiling to all walls infamily bathroom and master en-suite

• Half height tiling to sanitaryware walls in secondary en-suites and cloakroom

• Tiled bath panel to family bathroom and master en-suite

• Chrome plated dual control mixer taps with pop-up waste to basins and baths

• Shower cubicles include shower doors, full height tiling and a chrome variable spray adjustable sliding head shower

• Inset wall mounted cupboards incorporatingmirror and shaver socket. Please consultSales Advisor for actual size and location*

• Heated chrome towel rails

Internal finishes

• Walnut finish interior doors with polished chrome door furniture

• Dark stained thresholds to internal double doors

• Staircase has a dark stained handrail with spindles finished in white satinwood

• Smooth ceilings throughout

• Ceramic floor tiling to hall, kitchen,breakfast area, utility room and all wet rooms

Wardrobes

• Incorporating Osborne dark walnut fittedfurniture to individual designs to masterbedroom dressing room or wardrobes as applicable

• Incorporating Osborne dark walnut shelf and chrome effect hanging rail to other wardrobes and coat cupboard

• Doors co-ordinated with internal house doors

Electrical and lighting

• Chrome sockets and switches with white inserts to hall, stairs and upper floor landing, also to high-level sockets and switches in sitting room, dining room,family room as applicable, kitchen andground floor study as applicable

• Recessed downlights to hall, landing,kitchen, utility room, family room asapplicable, TV room as applicable, all wet rooms and all bays

• Motion sensor night time guide lighting to master en-suite

• Under unit lighting and LED plinth lights to kitchen

Media and communications

• Dual TV/FM sockets to sitting room, diningroom, family room as applicable, kitchen, TVroom as applicable, study and all bedrooms

• Hi-fi wiring to sitting room, dining room,family room as applicable, kitchen, study,master bedroom and master en-suite

Two single ovens, gas hob and extractor hood, two built-in fridge/freezers, integrated dishwasher, microwave oven and

coffee machine, all with a stainless steel finish

* The appliances and furniture in the kitchens and bathrooms are subject to design. Please consult Sales Advisor for final layouts. ** Views from camera are accessible from any TV outlet with a standard television. This may, however, require the purchase of additional reception equipment. Please consult your Sales Advisor for further details. † Not all domestic appliances have an EU energy label. Please refer to Sales Advisor for further details. †† Proportions may vary, please refer to Sales Advisor for further information.

Media and communications (cont)

• Home cinema wiring to TV room, or family room if no TV room

• All homes are wired to include a ‘loop’system that will allow the picture outputfrom a video, DVD player or satellite decoder to be viewed in all rooms fitted with a TV socket once the appropriatetelevision reception and distributionequipment has been installed

• Telephone sockets to sitting room, diningroom, family room as applicable, kitchen and all bedrooms. Telephone and fax sockets to study

• The network of ‘phone’ wiring can simply be plugged into the master socket (providedin the hall cupboard and connected at yourrequest by BT) and all the ‘phone’ sockets in the home will immediately be connected to your single line. All the ‘fax’ sockets can be similarly activated simply by plugging the network of ‘fax’ wiring into a secondmaster socket

Garages

• Electric door opener with two remotecontrol handsets

Environmental details

• A rated kitchen appliances to reduce water and energy use†

• Dual flush mechanisms to toilets to reduce water use

• A significant proportion of low energy light fittings to all homes††

• Energy efficient and thermostaticallycontrolled gas central heating and A-rated boiler to minimise gas usage

• Double glazed, white painted, PVCu framed windows providing a high level of thermal insulation and reduced heat loss

• High levels of insulation within roof spaces and external wall cavities to limit heat loss in the winter and reduce heat gain in the summer

• Passive infrared motion sensors to external lighting and some internal lighting to reduce electricity usage

• Significant amounts of recycling of waste materials and packaging duringconstruction, to reduce the environmentalimpact of the development

Security

• NSI-approved alarm system

• Outside light with passive infrared sensor to front door

• Multi-point locking system to house front doors

• Locks are suited, to enable one key to open front door and all other external doors

• Security camera to front door**

• The development has a vehicular andpedestrian entrance gate with telecombased entry phone system incorporating24-hour security code and remote opening

External details

• Front door has a painted finish and polished chrome door furniture

• Outside water tap to front and rear

• Outside electrical point

• Landscaped front garden, rotovating to rear garden

Additional details

• Concrete ground and first floor

• Underfloor, gas fired, wet heating system to concrete floors

• Mains-pressure hot water system

…that signifies a Banner home

A-rated kitchen appliances to reduce water and energy use, energy efficient and thermostatically controlled

gas central heating and A-rated boiler to minimise gas usage

The Advantage Collection…

Kitchen and utility room

• Choice of ceramic floor tiling including upgrades

Utility room

• Choice of wall tiling• Choice of ceramic floor tiling including upgrades

Family bathroom, en-suites and cloakroom

• Choice of tiling • Additional wall tiling• Upgrade from ceramic floor tiling to Amtico flooring

• Bathroom accessory kit

Internal finish

• Choice of pure white or cream paint finish to walls

• Fireplace***• Carpet• Light fittings

Electrical

• Home hi-fi system• Television aerial and satellite dish

Additional details

• Turf to rear garden

Security

• Outside lights to side and rear doors

The Advantage Collection is a range of goods and services which has been assembled by Banner to help you to personalise your new home. A Banner home already includes a high level of specification, but we understand that you will want to create an environment which satisfies your needs so that you may fully enjoy your new home.

We have selected a range of specialist suppliers who will work with Banner to provide you with your selected choice of extras. The Advantage Collection includes a number of items which can be arranged for you directly by Banner and which you will need to discuss with the Sales Advisor.

Other items will work on a referral basis, and if you are interested in any of these services then your detailswill be passed to the company involved. You will becontacted directly by that company, but you will havethe assurance that Banner will understand and be ableto fully co-operate with the installation of that item asand when required.

For further information or if you wish to proceed with any item, please contact the Sales Advisor.

Please note that some items in The Advantage Collection are only available subject to the stage of construction.

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*** Position and class of fire place flue subject to technical approval. Please consult Sales Advisor for further details.

The Advantage Collection includes a number of items which can be arranged for you directly by Banner to help

you personalise your new home

Note I: Landscaping on the site plan is indicative only. Please consult your Sales Advisor for details of scheme and plans detailing actual paths, patios, gates and parking allocation.

Note II: Please consult your Sales Advisor for boundary treatment.

The images of Ferndale Gate are computer generated only. In line with our policy of continuous improvements, we reserve the right to alter the layout, building style, landscaping andspecification at any time without notice. Please refer to your Sales Advisor for specific details. Please note the fence outlined on plot 5 indicates where the rear garden begins – see development layout for details.

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Plot 1

Floorplans not to scale

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Note I: Point from which dimensions are measured. Dimensions may vary by plus or minus 5cm.

Note II: Dimensions are measured to perimeter walls, the height of whichmay vary. Please consult your Sales Advisor for further details.

Note III: Some SVP boxing is half-height and some is full-height. Note IV: Dotted lines denote reduced head height or structure above and

approximate position of 1800mm height to first floor.

Note V: Solid thin line denotes extent of ceilings to first floor.Note VI: The image of Plot 1 is computer generated only. In line with our

policy of continuous improvements, we reserve the right to alter the layout,building style, landscaping and specification at any time without notice.Please refer to your Sales Advisor for specific details.HW: Hot water tank storage ST: Store cupboard

Note VII: Patio areas are indicative. Please refer to your Sales Advisor for actual sizes.

Plot 1 | Predicted Energy Assessment

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KITCHEN / BREAKFAST / FAMILY ROOM7.43m x 6.30m

24'4" x 20'8"

TV ROOM4.87m x 3.32m15'11" x 10'10"

SITTING ROOM6.22m x 4.70m

20'4" x 15'5"

DINING ROOM4.21m x 3.75m13'9" x 12'3"

HALLGARAGE

5.33m x 5.17m17'5" x 16'11"

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BEDROOM 25.52m x 4.70m18'1" x 15'5"

BEDROOM 34.28m x 3.46m14'0" x 11'4"

MASTER BEDROOM4.72m x 4.28m15'5" x 14'0"

BEDROOM 44.17m x 3.43m13'8" x 11'3"

BEDROOM 54.59m x 2.92m

15'0" x 9'6"

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STUDY3.15m x 2.83m

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Plot 5 | Predicted Energy Assessment Please note the fence outlined indicates where the rear garden begins – see development layout for details.

Customer service…

It is widely recognised that buying a home can be very stressful and, with this in mind,Banner makes every effort to guide youthrough the purchasing process, regardless of how many homes you have bought before.On reservation of your new Banner home, we provide you with a comprehensive manualwhich is designed to help ease this process,and aims to answer most questions whichmay arise.

A Demonstration and Inspection Meeting will be carried out prior to handover of yournew home. This meeting enables you to inspect your new home before you completeits purchase. You will also have the benefit

of discussing how the heating system and appliances work, at a time when you are not having to be concerned with the actual move itself. Upon completion, you will be given details of the Banner Homes Customer Services, and details of our 24-hour emergency lines to ensure someone is on hand should you need help out of working hours.

The NHBC 10-year warranty ensures Banner’s responsibility to resolve matters arising up to two years after legal completion, and guarantees the property structurally for a further eight years.

Cutting edge, traditionalstyle homes backed by fabulous customer service – your homestays a Banner homelong after you’ve moved in.

As an established business, now in its 35th year, Banner Homes has long since recognised that continued success comes not only from the expertise of the team itself, but from the importance it places on the relationships it has with contractors, business associates and, most importantly, you, the customer.

BANNER HOMES MIDLANDS LTD5, Brooklands, Moons Moat Drive,Redditch, Worcestshire B98 9DWT: 0845 899 0980 F: 0844 800 3501 E: [email protected]

This brochure and the show homes are designed to give a general idea of the type of product on thedevelopment and how it can be decorated and furnished; they are not, however, to be taken as partof the specification or contract. Dimensions are as accurate as practicable, but they may vary dependingon the internal finishes. The latest materials are alwaysused and, therefore, certain modifications are always inevitable. Each prospective purchaser should, therefore, check the plans and specification of theproduct in which they are interested at the sales officebefore making a reservation. Purchasers should obtain the approved postal name of the development fromthe Sales Advisors on reservation. The marketingname may not always be retained. Designed and produced by Charles Roberts Studios 01590 671800.September 2010.

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Ferndale Gate, Station Road, Blackwell, Worcestershire, B60 1PZ*

*Post code subject to change and to be used for navigational purposes only.© 2010 Banner Homes Midlands Limited. All rights reserved.

Superior homes, superb locationsBanner Homes has been building since 1975 and has achieved a considerable reputation for developinghomes of traditional quality whether single houses or developments of several hundred dwellings. Driven by itsmission ‘to be the best medium-sized developer and retailer of new homes in central and southern England’,Banner’s core belief of ‘Smarter Thinking’ filters through to customer and colleague alike. It demonstrates thegreat care and consideration each person at Banner puts into the build process, making every Banner homethe very best it can be and enhancing the purchasing experience.

Banner is committed to leading the industry with innovation and enhancing the lives of its customers. Inembracing new technology and conserving energy and the environment, Banner creates homes which aredesigned, built and packaged for the 21st century. The strapline in Banner’s logo is ‘Building our future’, thevision being to create a built environment that will be relevant and sustainable for its purchasers’ children andtheir children’s children. What Banner builds today is its legacy for future generations, and the team at Banneraims to leave a legacy that its staff, suppliers, contractors, agents and customers will be proud of.

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