Littlemoor Wood Farm

Riber Derbyshire Littlemoor Wood Farm Littlemoor Lane, Riber, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5JS

Approximate distances ● Matlock - 2 miles ● Belper - 8 miles ● Chesterfield - 12 miles ● Derby - 16 miles ● Nottingham - 24 miles ● Sheffield - 25 miles ● M1 Junction 28 - 10 miles

A charming period farmhouse, with permission for an exciting remodelling and extension scheme, a range of buildings, and 24.15 acres with further woodland available by separate negotiation

3 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • 2 reception rooms • Breakfast kitchen • Utility room • Study • 2 traditional stone buildings • 2 portal frame barns • Gardens and grounds including approximately 12.94 acres of grazing land • 4.09 acres of mature woodland • 5.25 acres of part wooded areas

An additional 11.53 acres of mature woodland may be available by separate negotiation

Ashby-de-la-Zouch 01530 412821 fishergerman.co.uk room; it has an oak floor, and an ESSE Range (available by exciting, spacious house with open plan areas, utilising an separate negotiation). The sitting room also has a fireplace attractive period farmhouse at the heart of the design. with stone surround. The first floor accommodation The scale and ambitious contemporary design of the includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. permission should also give a buyer some confidence that seeking planning permission for an alternative design could be achievable. However, a purchaser could retain the Extension and remodelling of the current house configuration but tailor it to their requirements. The inclusion of grazing land and woodland house significantly increases the appeal of the property and the potential to put it to a variety of uses, for example as an Planning permission for remodelling the house was granted equestrian property or smallholding, whilst also allowing on 1st September 2014 under appeal reference control of the immediate setting. APP/P1045/A/14/2219964, in accordance with the terms of the application reference 14/00018/FUL with the development to begin within three years of the date of the Outside decision. The permission allows for demolition of a rear section of the property and a significant replacement Littlemoor Wood Farm benefits from an excellent range of Situation Description extension. The proposed accommodation would include a buildings. This includes a traditional stone range with a spacious reception hallway with doors leading to a snug, timber framed extension, in total extending to Littlemoor Wood Farm house is a most attractive property Littlemoor Wood Farm is situated just east of the hamlet of dining room and study. A further door will lead through to approximately 893 sq. ft. which previously had permission of stone construction and is approached via a long Riber within delightful undulating Derbyshire countryside. a significant L-shaped living/dining kitchen, with a for conversion to accommodation ancillary to the house, driveway flanked with dry stone walls. The position gives considerable amount of glazing, opening to a terraced The eastern boundary of the Peak District National Park is for example for use by a dependant relative. Planning wonderful views over the property's land and the garden area. The L-shaped kitchen can be sub divided approximately 4 miles away which provides many permission was granted in 2009 under reference surrounding countryside, particularly to the east. Planning using a folding wall to create a separate third reception opportunities for hill walking, horse riding, climbing and 09/00593/FUL, and again for the same permission in 2012 permission to remodel and extend the house includes a room. A further door leads from the kitchen area to a utility fishing. A good range of amenities can be found in under reference 12/00003/FUL. The latest permission lapsed considerable degree of glazing in the construction to room and cloakroom. Matlock, Belper and Chesterfield, with a wider range of in March 2015. There is likely to be scope to put this make the most of the position. facilities available in the cities of Derby and Sheffield. The proposed first floor accommodation will be accessed building and a second stone outbuilding (of approximately Nearby road links provide access to the M1 with rail off a central landing area with doors leading to a master 398 sq. ft.) to a variety of uses such as office space or The current accommodation includes an entrance hallway services available at Matlock. A range of schooling is bedroom suite with en suite shower room and dressing holiday cottage use, subject to the necessary consents, with doors leading to the two reception rooms. The dining available within the area. area, and a second bedroom, both of which will benefit although there is the potential to carry out certain room has a hardwood floor and a fire place with a heavy from great views to the east. Further accommodation will conversion work under General Permitted Development stone lintel, and stone hearth. From the dining room a include two further bedrooms, one with an en suite shower Rights. A galvanised steel portal frame building of door leads to a study which has a great outlook over the room, and a family bathroom. approximately 612 sq. ft. is accessed via a roller shutter gardens to the west. The breakfast kitchen at the rear of door and pedestrian doorway. This provides an excellent the house is accessed off both the dining room and sitting The extant planning permission offers a fantastic building for a workshop and storage space. An open opportunity to transform Littlemoor Wood Farm into an fronted steel portal frame building provides further Felling licence machinery storage. Also on the farm is a stone field shelter and pig sties. The incoming purchaser will be required to agree to complete the works required under Felling Licence The immediate gardens and grounds to the house extend 014/70/12-13 granted by the Forestry Commission. Further to approximately 0.83 acres with some mature trees and details available from Fisher German. borders. A very exciting aspect of the property is that it sits within approximately 12.94 acres of grazing land divided into a number of enclosures by dry stone walls and with a Fixtures and fittings stream which passes west to east through the land. In addition there are 4.09 acres of mature woodland, All fixtures, fittings and furniture such as carpets, curtains, predominantly Norwegian Spruce, and approximately 5.25 light fittings, garden ornaments and statuary are excluded acres of more recently established part-wooded areas of from the sale. Specifically the ESSE Range and wood mixed species. burners in the sitting room and dining room are excluded from the sale. These fixtures and fittings may be available There is also the opportunity to purchase approximately by separate negotiation. 11.53 acres of semi mature woodland of predominantly broad-leafed species. This again provides a great opportunity and is likely to appeal to those potential Services purchasers interested in managing a worthwhile area of woodland, for example for supplies of fire wood, but also a range of other possible diversified uses (subject to any Mains Water and electricity are connected with drainage necessary consents) as well as allowing further control, and to a private system. Heating is via an oil fired central privacy to the owners of Littlemoor Wood Farm. heating system. None of the services, appliances, heating installations, plumbing or electrical systems have been tested by the selling agent. Access, wayleaves and easements Tenure

Littlemoor Wood Farm is accessed along its own private driveway leading off Littlemoor Lane, with two further The property is to be sold freehold with vacant possession gateways providing additional access to the northern upon completion. Two local graziers currently have section of the property. The buyer will not obtain any rights permission to keep animals on some of the grazing land at of access to Littlemoor Wood Farm from the south. There Littlemoor Wood Farm under a grazing licence with a are no public rights of way running across the property. month's notice period for vacant possession. There will be an easement for services, including a media cable (which currently runs through the property) and a Directions water supply, to be connected through the grounds of Littlemoor Wood Farm to the adjoining properties to the south, Littlemoor Wood and High Leas Farm. The property From the Allestree junction of the A38 on the northern benefits from a wayleave from Western Power Distribution edge of Derby follow the A6 north towards Matlock. On for some electricity poles and cable. The property is sold reaching Matlock turn right towards the A615 and at the subject to all rights of way, wayleaves and easements, roundabout take the third exit onto Causeway Lane, the whether or not they are defined in this brochure. A615, which then becomes Alfreton Road, taking the second right hand turn onto Alders Lane after approximately 1½ miles. After approximately 400 metres Boundaries bear right onto Carr Lane and take the first left hand turn onto Littlemoor Lane. After approximately 500 metres the The purchaser of Littlemoor Wood Farm will be required to driveway to Littlemoor Wood Farm can be found on the continue the dry stone wall at point A (within two months right hand side. of completion) to close off the gateway, and the same at point B if they do not purchase the additional area of Viewings woodland (see above). If the additional area of woodland is bought then the purchaser will be required to erect a Strictly by prior appointment through selling agents, Fisher stock proof fence between the points C-D-E within two German LLP, telephone: 01530 412821, months of completion of the sale. [email protected]

Local Authority Particulars and photos produced May 2015.

Derbyshire Dales District Council, telephone 01629 761100. Council Tax Band F

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