HALES HILL PARK APPLETON ROEBUCK, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE CHARTERED SURVEYORS • AUCTIONEERS • VALUERS • LAND & ESTATE AGENTS • FINE ART & FURNITURE ESTABLISHED 1860 HALES HILL PARK APPLETON ROEBUCK, YORK NORTH YORKSHIRE York City Centre 7 miles, Appleton Roebuck.2 miles, A64 6 miles, Leeds 20 miles (All distances approximates) A VERSATILE LEISURE PROPERTY WITH DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES SITUATED IN AN ATTRACTIVE RIVERSIDE / RURAL POSITION, CLOSE TO YORK Caravan Site: Attractively situated on the banks of the River Ouse, a well established 50 pitch caravan site with 30 static caravans and 20 touring caravan pitches. There are possibilities for further development and expansion subject to consents. Barns with Planning Consent: Three traditional farm buildings with permitted development consent for change of use to residential dwellings and associated amenity areas. Alternatively, the barns may be suitable for conversion to be utilised as holiday cottages subject to consents. Water Ski Club: Adjacent to the caravan site is an area of land with a slipway leading into the River Ouse and currently let to a water ski/boat club generating £5,500 per annum. Potential Leisure Opportunities: Subject to consents, the site has the potential for a wide variety of allied leisure uses to be developed over the 60 acre site and a ‘Masterplan’ has been prepared. Potential opportunities include expansion of caravan pitches, holiday lodges, marina development, cycle tracks, further moorings, fishing lakes, indoor play areas, café, caravan storage etc. House: A period farmhouse which has recently been modernised and extended. The property provides spacious accommodation comprising: Office/Entrance Hall, Snug/Family Room, Shower Room, Utility Room, Sitting Room, Kitchen, Pantry, Dining Room. To the first floor are Four Bedrooms and a Bathroom and separate Wet Room. Land: In all the property amounts to around 60 acres, situated within a ring fence and comprising Grade II arable land and grassland with 650 metre frontage and fishing rights onto the River Ouse. There is the potential, subject to consents to develop further allied leisure uses on the site. There is a further 8 acres of Ings Land available subject to separate negotiation. FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY AS A WHOLE www.haleshillpark.co.uk 3 DESCRIPTION The sale of Hales Hill Park presents a genuinely rare opportunity to purchase a versatile property with leisure, agricultural and residential interest situated in an attractive riverside position, which is very accessible to York. The property comprises a 50 pitch caravan site (30 static vans, 20 touring vans), frontage to the River Ouse including a slipway and area let to a ski-club, a range of farm buildings with planning consent for three residential dwellings and a modernised 4 double bedroom period house in all is situated in around 60 acres of arable and grassland. The property has been operated on a low input basis, yet turns over a sizeable annual income and there is potential (subject to consents), to further develop the leisure site and make use of the frontage to the River Ouse for allied and further develop the large area of land at the holding for further caravan and allied leisure uses. The owners have previously developed an overall ‘Masterplan’ concept. However, the plan shows that subject to consents required the site could be developed to provide further caravan pitches, provide cycle trails and look at establishing a marina. Overall, the site’s location close to York, the large area of land with potential expansion opportunities and the picturesque riverside location offers significant development opportunities subject to the necessary consents. LOCATION The main attraction of the property is the situation; it is located in a pleasant rural position yet is situated within 7 miles of York City centre. The property is accessed of a private roadway over which a right of way leads down to the farmstead and is located between Acaster Selby and Acaster Malbis near Appleton Roebuck which is situated 2 miles to the west. The City centre of York is located some 7 miles north of the property and offers a wide range of high quality services and amenities including mainline train services to London Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley in under 2 hours. The A64 southern ring road is less than 6 miles distant and provides good road access to Leeds, the A1, M1 and M62. The property is ideally located for tourists wishing to visit the many attractions within Yorkshire including the Dales, North York Moors, Wolds or Heritage Coastline, all within around one hour’s drive. 4 HOUSE FLOORPLAN The residential accommodation at the property is situated in a period farmhouse which has recently been fully modernised including an extension and the installation of a high quality new kitchen and redecoration throughout. The property is situated in a pleasant south facing position to the south west of the caravan site and would make an ideal owners or managers accommodation. See floorplan opposite for the accommodation layout: 5 CARAVAN SITE The caravan site at Hales Hill is situated in an attractive setting, in a slightly elevated position, facing south over the River Ouse. The site generates a good annual turnover and currently comprises 30 static and 20 touring caravans all which are occupied on a seasonal pitch basis, due to the owners other commitments. The caravan site has had no formal advertising or promotion in previous years and there is scope for further development of the site and increase in pitch fees. Facilities at the site include: • Showers and Toilet Block • Chemical Disposal Point • Electric Hook-ups 6 PLANNING CONSENT FOR THREE DWELLINGS Situated to the north of the farmhouse and caravan site is a range of farm buildings and yard area of which a traditional range of brick and pantile buildings have received permitted development consent for conversion into three residential dwellings. The barns received planning consent, Ref: 2016/1473/ATD on the 2 February 2017 for: “Prior notification for change of use of agricultural barns to 3 no dwellings with associated operational development”. This presents the opportunity to create three high quality full residential barn conversions or alternatively there is the potential to develop as holiday cottages alongside the existing tourism based caravan business. 7 SKI CLUB AND RIVERSIDE FRONTAGE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL / MASTERPLAN The property has the unique benefit of having a slip way into the River Ouse and has The current owners have produced a brief masterplan concept, as shown on the plan over 650 metres of private river frontage. below, which they believe an owner with leisure experience would be better able to take forward. The property has the benefit of full riparian rights and offers fishing, boating and other leisure opportunities. However, there is the potential for a new owner to look at developing a large part or all of the 60 acre site into leisure activities subject to the necessary consents. A small area of land including a club house, moorings and a slipway onto the river is currently let to a water ski/boat club at an annual rental of £5,500 per annum. The existing leisure business, coupled with the superb riverside location close to York make Hales Hill Park a rare opportunity to purchase an existing leisure business with There is great scope for a purchaser to look at further developing this area or possible potential to further expand the existing leisure facilities and further expand consider other allied development such as a marina or further boat moorings, subject into allied leisure uses such as marina development, holiday lodges, further caravan to consents. pitches, cycle tracks, further moorings, fishing lakes, indoor play areas, café, caravan storage etc (all subject to necessary consents). There is also the benefit of pontoons seasonally moored on the river. The fishing on the river provides productive mixed coarse fishing for Bream, Roach, Perch, Pike and Barbel and the Ouse system is getting increasing numbers of Salmon present. 8 LAND AND FARM BUILDINGS GENERAL INFORMATION - REMARKS & STIPULATIONS Situated in a ring fence, Hales Hill Park amounts to approximately 60 acres. The land comprises approximately 31 acres of arable land and 30 acres of grassland, with the remainder being, BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME woodland shelterbelts, roadways, yard, caravan site, house gardens and grounds. The land is registered for entitlements to the Basic Payment Scheme and this will be transferred to the purchaser following completion. The land is productive Grade II land and is suitable for arable production, grazing or mowing purposes. EASEMENTS, RIGHTS OF WAY & WAYLEAVES The property is sold subject to and with the benefits of all existing rights of way, water, light, Together with the traditional range of buildings with planning, there is a more modern range of drainage and other easements attaching to the property whether mentioned in these particulars or agricultural buildings providing machinery, produce storage and livestock housing. not. No rights of way cross the holding. An additional 8 acres of Ings land at Acaster Selby currently utilized for grazing and hay SPORTING, TIMBER & MINERAL RIGHTS production is available by separate negotiation. It is assumed that sporting, timber and mineral rights are in hand and included in the sale. ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE An EPC has been prepared on the house and is enclosed within the brochure. METHOD OF SALE The property is being offered for sale by private treaty as a whole. The joint agent reserves the right to conclude negotiations by any other means at their discretion. To be kept informed of sales progress, interested parties should inform either Tom Watson at the Cundalls Malton office on 01653 697 820 or Richard Waring or Ben Pottinger at the Thomlinsons Wetherby office on 01937 582 748 GENERAL INFORMATION Services: Mains electric and water.