For Sale: Site of Drinkhouse Farm Guide on Application Drinkhouse Road, Croston, , PR26 9JH

Prime Residential Development and Conversion Opportunity in Idyllic Semi-Rural Setting

Planning For 7x Dwelling Scheme:

4x New Build Dwellings (2x detached, 2x semi detached) Farmhouse Conversion/Extension (2x semi detached)

Barn Conversion (1x detached) CIL Drinkhouse Farm, Drinkhouse Road, Croston, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 9JH

Planning Permission granted for 4x New Build dwellings comprising of 2x detached (2,500 sq.ft. each) and two semi-detached (1,325 sq.ft. each).

Substantial existing farmhouse converted into two semi-detached dwellings, one with PP for side extension.

Large detached barn with planning for conversion into detached dwelling with large rear garden.

Proposed Floor Areas

New Build Unit 1 (detached): 230 sq m (2,475 sq ft) Unit 2 (detached): 230 sq m (2,475 sq ft) Unit 3 (semi-detached): 125 sq m (1,345 sq ft) Unit 4 (semi-detached): 125 sq m (1,345 sq ft)

Barn conversion 206 sq m (2,217 sq ft) including c. 33 sq m (355 sq ft) car port

Existing Farmhouse 2 storey: 110 sq m (1,183 sq ft) plus 16 sq m (172 sq ft) extension with planning approval 3 storey: 124 sq m (1,334 sq ft)

This attractive opportunity comprises a detached farmhouse that has already been converted into two semi-detached dwellings (one two-bed and one three-bed), together with Planning Permission for a side extension to the smaller of the two semi-detached.

To the rear of the farmhouse, Planning Permission has been granted for the part demolition of some of the existing portal framed agricultural buildings to provide a site which will then accommodate two New Build four-bedroom detached properties, each of approximately 2,500 sq.ft., and two three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, each of 1,325 sq.ft., all within generous garden plots.

Please note the vendors would be willing to demolish these existing agricultural buildings as part of any agreed sale and would also look to provide a further landscape buffer beyond the site boundary of the land to be conveyed.

Adjacent to the main farmhouse is an existing barn with Planning Consent for its conversion into a substantial detached dwelling with large rear garden plot.

There may also be scope to acquire the paddock area of approximately 0.4 - 0.5 acres (subject to confirmation with Deeds) marked in blue on the attached plan, by way of separate negotiation and private treaty.

PLANNING, LEGAL & TECHNICAL INFORMATION

The following additional information is available on request:

• Summary report on Freehold Title • Copies of Planning Consents

• Phase 2 ongoing ground investigation report • Section 106 information – to be

discharged by the vendor • CIL charge information – We understand there is no Community Infrastructure

Levy charge payable • Services / utilities plan

Please note as a condition of sale, the purchaser would be responsible for providing an appropriate electricity and water feed to the rear agricultural buildings.

The opportunity is for our client’s freehold interest and with the benefit of the aforementioned existing buildings and Planning Conse nts. Please note the purchaser will be requested to confirm with any offer as to whether their proposal is inclusive or exclusive of the vendor removing the existing portal framed buildings.

Terms: The opportunity is for our client’s freehold interest and with the benefit of the aforementioned existing buildings and Planning Consents.

Please note the purchaser will be requested to confirm with any offer as to whether their proposal is inclusive or exclusive of the vendor removing the existing portal framed buildings.

VAT: We understand VAT will not apply to the purchase price.

Legal: Purchasers will be responsible for their own legal fees.

Viewing: All viewings must be by prior appointment only via the sole agents

Contact: Graham Bowling BSc (Hons) MRICS

01704 500345 [email protected]

Drinkhouse Farm is situated to the south side of Drinkhouse Road, Croston. Drinkhouse Road is found off Shevington Causeway/Back Drinkhouse Lane, which in turn links to the A581 at Meadow Lane/Westhead Road. Meadow Lane extends westwards to connect to the A59 some 2 miles away at Liverpool Road. Westhead Road continues eastwards to connect with the B5277 at Town Road, which is at the centre of Croston Village. Croston is within the Borough Council of West Lancashire some 8 miles south- west of Preston, 9 miles east of and 20 miles north-east of Liverpool. Connections to the motorway network (M6) are available at Leyland circa 5 miles north- east. Croston has a rail station that is within 1 mile north of Drinkhouse Farm and has connections to Preston and Ormskirk.

Croston is a quaint village and in rural West Lancashire, nestled between and Southport and sits next to the River Yarrow. The traditional centre of the village is marked by St. Michael's and All Angels' Church, with the village now being host to a number of local retailers and good pubs (The Grapes & The Wheatsheaf both having 4.5 star ratings on TripAdvisor).

At the end of Church Street there is a stone cross (left) which was erected in 1953, where it is believed in the 7th Century St Aidan arrived and in the absence of a church a cross was erected as a place of worship. In fact Croston literally means “Cross – Town” and is derived from the two Old English words ‘cross’ and ‘tun’ (there are no other Crostons in the UK).

The picturesque nature of the village is most evident in the 15th-century cobbled pack horse bridge which crosses the River Yarrow.

Croston is home to the Bishop Rawstorne Church of Academy. According to a 2007 OFSTED report, the school's' performance was rated as outstanding. The school has increasingly high GCSE grades, where in 2007 the school attained 84% A*-C grades, compared to 58% in 2001, making it within the top 10% of UK schools. The school's performance continued upwards and by 2010, it attained 90.1% A*-C grades (85% A*-C inc. English & Maths).

Croston Old School (right) is a Grade II listed building which originates from 1660, but was substantially rebuilt in 1827. Until 1999 the buildings were used as a school however Croston Old School Community Trust's grant from the National Lottery for £481,062 has funded the majority of a scheme to create a community resource centre for Croston.