Canal Turn Farm, Whilton Locks, £575,000 Freehold
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A Working Farm/Smallholding With Over 15 Acres of Land Permitted Development Rights Approval for Two Substantial Houses Potential for Expanding the Business 7300 sq ft Livestock Barn Further 3500 sq ft Barn & Shelter For Sale as a Whole Canal Turn Farm, Whilton Locks, £575,000 Freehold Canal Turn Farm, Whilton Locks, Whilton. NN11 2NH A rare opportunity to acquire this farm shop, smallholding and over 15 acres of land, with permitted development rights for change of use from agricultural into two substantial residential properties. Permission was approved on 19th June 2015 under application number PD/2015/0019. Drawings are available for the proposed dwellings. The site offers a great deal of potential in terms of the development, or alternatively expansion of the existing or a new business. LOCATION: Whilton is a village and a civil parish in the Daventry district, 75 miles (121 km) northwest of London, 9.75 (15.7 km) west of Northampton, 15.5 miles (24.9 km) southeast of Rugby and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of the nearest town of Daventry. The nearest railway station is at Long Buckby for the Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line which runs between Rugby, Northampton and London, with Milton Keynes main line to London Euston either from Northampton or Milton Keynes to the south. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport. Whilton gives its name to the nearby Whilton Locks and Whilton Marina on the Grand Union Canal, with which the smallholding shares a boundary. The village has a church and a village hall from which a nursery school is run. Primary schooling is at Brington within 2 miles and state secondary schooling in catchment at Bugbrooke within 8 miles. Local private schools include preparatory schools at Spratton and Maidwell and public schools at Rugby, Oundle, Uppingham and Stowe. http://www.whilton-village.net BARN ONE: 121' x 41' (36.88m x 12.5m) Steel portal framed shed with concrete floor, part block walls, roofing and cladding. Lean to cattle bays and fenced yard to the rear, giving a total, including the farm shop and ancillary rooms of 7394 sq ft. The planning approval allows for the cattle bays to be removed and conversion of this building into two dwellings (4961 sq ft) BARN TWO: 18' 0" x 17' 5" (5.49m x 5.31m) Steel framed shed with part concrete floor, roofing and cladding. Lean to bays to the rear, giving a total of 315 sq ft. This building is not included within the planning approval, however, the area with the concreted floor may be suitable for conversion to garaging, ancillary storage (subject to planning) or remain as a livestock shed. LAND: To the front of the main barn is a fenced yard that gives gated vehicular access to the land, which is bordered by the M1 motorway on the eastern boundary and the Grand Union Canal on the western side. The land is divided into several paddocks and is ideal for livestock and horses. AGENTS NOTE: The land adjoins the M1 motorway on the easterly boundary. Acoustic barriers or fencing could be introduced on the existing bund and hedgerow, in order to help alleviate road noise. FARM SHOP: Situated in the corner of the largest barn, with ample parking, the shop is well fitted with a range of chiller cabinets and refrigeration units, a counter and produce stands. Much of the organic produce is produced on the farm, who use an on-site butcher to prepare the meat. FREEZER ROOM: Housing a commercial freezer for farm produce. COMMERCIAL KITCHEN: Range of base and storage cupboards, sink unit, cooking and food preparation area. CUTTING ROOM: For food preparation, with storage cupboards and a sink unit. MEZZANINE FLOOR: With doors to the office and: WC: Low level WC and wash hand basin. OFFICE: Light and power connected, telephone point, door to mezzanine storage area. NOTES: These particulars are set out as a general outline in accordance with the Property Misdescriptions Act (1991) only for the guidance of intending purchasers or lessees, and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Details are given without any responsibility, and any intending purchasers, lessees or third parties should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. We have not carried out a structural survey and the services, appliances and specific fittings have not been tested. 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