Traditional style villa for sale in Castellans area Montgo in Javea.

Traditional style villa for sale in Castellans area Montgo in Javea.

This property for sale is is mapped out really well and offers additional space downstairs which could be converted into living space, a gym, an artists studio or workshop.

Upper and lower accesses into the plot offer lots of parking and if we go in via the kitchen, you pass through a pretty open courtyard.

The kitchen has been renovated in recent years, whilst maintaining a tradition feel it offers all mod-cons.

A spacious lounge-diner has a tosca stone fireplace with in-built log burner and view down the valley on the west side.

From the lounge-diner is access into a glazed terrace overlooking the pool, garden and surrounding neighbourhood and it also has tosca stone arches which are typical from the Javea – Alicante region.

The glazed terrace either takes you out to an open terrace – ideal for bbq nights – or down to the lower garden where you’ll find the pool, an covered terrace, garage and more!

The main level has a total of 4 air conditioned double bedrooms, all with fitted wardrobes and there are 2 bathrooms too.

Downstairs, with independent access, comprises garage, men’s lounge/study with fireplace, store room and bathroom – this whole area has low head height.

There is also a lovely covered terrace with bbq and sink and access into a large boiler room / workshop / store – you’ll be surprised as to how much space this house has!

Now, there is one thing I need to tell you about: this house is in an area where if you want to build a proper pool (in-ground pool), it will have to have abide by Javea General Planning Rules (which means moving the boundaries or opting for an above ground pool) – hence the price.

Are you aware of how Javea town hall works in regards to licenses and building permits?

I will outline the details in a nutshell how they work here, incase you are not in the know

So, you can buy and sell property in Javea without having to move boundary walls if (1) the infrastructure around the plot meets town hall General Plan specifications or (2) If you do not wish for a large building works permit – there are two types of building permits: small and large works permits.

Now let’s say you fall in love with a property that is in an older area with narrow roads and you’re thinking about extending the property or building a pool….

And when your lawyer looks at the General Plan of Javea (projected town planning file), he will see that the infrastructure around that property doesn’t meet certain requirements and the town hall will obligate you to move the boundary walls, tarmac and possibly install sidewalks and street lights – so, basically build that plot’s portion of the infrastructure.

In some cases, it is on one side of the plot, in other cases it can be on two or three sides….Sometimes, you can negotiate with the town hall but it takes time and effort.

So, what’s the work-around? It’s to either break up the building works into small lots: instead of ordering a large works license from the town hall you order 3 small works licenses as you need them / finish each section of the job in hand. This depends though on what type of job/extension is projected though – because a pool is automatically a large works license.

And the work-around for this instance is to build an above ground pool.

Therefore, in the eyes of Javea town hall it is a "non-permanent building" and no building licenses are required – therefore no boundary walls have to be moved or infrastructure built.