Barn Conversion for sale

Total Net Internal Floor Area (11,269 sq ft)
Total Gross Internal Floor Area Of Development Buildings 1060.66mý (11,414 sq ft)
Total Gross External Floor Area of Development Buildings 1186.19mý (12,774 sq ft)
Area Of Land Within Approved Planning Permission Area 0.92 Acres (0.372 Hectares)
Additional adjoining Land Included 0.50 Acres (0.202 Hectares)
TOTAL AREA: 1.42 ACRES (0.574 HECTARES)

Sales particulars of barns with detailed planning permission for development into 6 Residential Units at:
Newtown Farm
Whitchurch Road
Audlem
Cheshire
CW3 0EL
A range of traditional Cheshire Farm Buildings of mellow brick construction with Detailed Planning Permission to form six dwellings.
EXCEPTIONAL POSITION WITH OUTSTANDING VIEWS OVER THE SOUTH CHESHIRE COUNTRYSIDE
TOTAL SITE WITH APPROVED PLANNING PERMISSION 0.920 ACRES (0.372 HECTARES)
Additional Yard Areas not covered by Planning Approval but included in
the sale 0.50 Acre (0.202 Hectares)
TOTAL SITE 1.42 ACRES (0.574 HECTARES)

Introduction

The sale of the barns at Newtown Farm offers developers, builders and others the opportunity to acquire a courtyard range of farm buildings in an enviable rural location with open views across appealing and outstanding Cheshire countryside.
The buildings are constructed of brick with slate and tiled roofs, and have the benefit of detailed planning approval for the conversion into six residential units with each providing well proportioned family accommodation with the benefit of generous gardens.
Reproduced, as part of these sale particulars is a copy of the approved Planning Permission, together with extracts from the approved plans, showing layout and certain elevations.
The respective units provide the following accommodation based upon the approved plans:
Note: All interested persons should inspect the original plans and accompanying documents which are available for inspection at the Auctioneer's Tarporley Office during normal office hours. Interested persons should check all measurements on site, as no guarantee is provided as to the accuracy of any measurements indicated in these sale particulars.

Unit 1

SINGLE STOREY
SCALE: 1:100
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall, Lobby, WC, Dining Room 3.05m x 4.75m, Sitting Room 4.75m x 3.85m, Kitchen 3m x 3.65m, Utility 3m x 1.9m. Bedroom 1 (plus Ensuite) 5.15m x 3.1m, Bedroom 2 2.8m x 3.95m, Bedroom 3 3m x 3m, Bedroom 4 2.8m x 3.6m and Bathroom 3m x 1.9m
Total Net Internal 125.01m2 (1345 sq ft)
Total Gross Internal 126.19m2 (1358 sq ft)
Total Gross External 138.93m2 (1495 sq ft)

Unit 2

SCALE: 1:100
TWO STOREY
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall, Sitting Room 5.6m x 5.2m, Dining Room 6.3m x 5.2m, Kitchen 3.4m x 3.4m, Utility 3.4m x 1.6m, Study 3.5m x 2.45m, Bedroom 3 (Plus Ensuite) 4m x 4.9m (max) Bedroom 4 (Plus Ensuite) 5.2m x 4.2m (max).
First Floor
Landing, Bedroom 1 (Plus Ensuite) 3.4m x 5.3m, Bedroom 2 3.6m x 4.2m, Bathroom 2.7m (max) x 2.4m (max)
Total Net Internal 196.64m2 (2116 sq ft)
Total Gross Internal 204.27m2 (2198 sq ft)
Total Gross External 230.17m2 (2477 sq ft)

Unit 3

SCALE: 1:100
TWO STOREY
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall, WC, Dining Kitchen 7m x 5.15m (max), Utility 3.2m x 2m, Sitting Room 5.9m x 5.2m
First Floor
Landing, Bedroom 1 (Plus Ensuite) 5.85m x 5.3m, Bedroom 2 3.9m x 5.3m, Bedroom 3 4.05m x 2.5m, Bedroom 4 4.1m x 2.4m, Bathroom 2.9m x 1.8m
Total Net Internal 176.60m2 (1900 sq ft)
Total Gross Internal 176.60m2 (1900 sq ft)
Total Gross External 199.53m2 (2147 sq ft)

Unit 4

SCALE: 1:100
TWO STOREY
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall, WC, Kitchen / Breakfast 5.1m (max) x 7.4m, Utility 2.4m x 5.1m, Dining Room 7.2m x 5.2m, Study 2.5m x 4m, Sitting Room 9.2m x 5.6m
First Floor
Bedroom 1 (Plus Ensuite) 6.1m x 5.3m, Bedroom 2 4.2m x 4.3m Bedroom 3 4.3m x 4.3m, Bedroom 4 3.7m x 3.3m, Bathroom 2.6m x 1.9m
Total Net Internal 260.71m2 (2805 sq ft)
Total Gross Internal 265.24m2 (2855 sq ft)
Total Gross External 301.15m (3241sqft)

Unit 5

SINGLE STOREY
SCALE: 1: 100
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall, WC, Dining Room 4.3m x 3.3m, Sitting Room 5.5m x 4.5m, Kitchen 4.3m x 3.5m, Bedroom 1 4.1m x 3.2m, Bedroom 2 3.1m x 4.1m, Bedroom 3 4.3m (max) x 4.6m, Bedroom 4 3.3m x 4.1m (max), Bathroom 2.4m x 2.3m
Total Net Internal 141.84m2 (1526 sq ft)
Total Gross Internal 141.84m2 (1526 sq ft)
Total Gross External 155.29m2 (1671 sq ft)

Unit 6

SINGLE STOREY
SCALE 1:100
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall, WC, Sitting Room 6.5m x 4.8m, Kitchen 3.3m x 3.8m, Dining Room 4m x 3.5m, Bedroom 1 3.8m x 3.8m, Bedroom 2 3.6m x 3.8m, Bedroom 3 4.3m x 3.4m, Bedroom 4 3.4m x 4m
Total Net Internal 146.52m2 (1577 sq ft)
Total Gross Internal 146.52m2 (1577 sq ft)
Total Gross External 161.12m2 (1743 sq ft)

Land Area

Site area included in the sale:-
Area of Land within approved Planning Permission area:
0.92 Acres 0.372 Hectares
Additional adjoining land included:
0.50 Acres 0.202 Hectares
TOTAL AREA: 1.42 Acres0.574 Hectares

General Information

The Auctioneers have been favoured with instructions to offer Newtown Farm Buildings, Whitchurch Road, Audlem, Near Nantwich, Cheshire, CE3 0EL.

Location

The development is located just off the Whitchurch Road, a short distance from the centre of the attractive popular South Cheshire village of Audlem.
Audlem is designated as a Conservation Area, well known for its Church dating back to 1279. Audlem has a full range of services including a medical centre, chemist, post office, general store, three public houses with restaurants and a wide variety of community activities. There is also a primary school with playgroup and the principal secondary school for the Audlem area is the well respected Brine Leas High School in Nantwich.
Audlem is also located within easy accessibility to other local areas of trade and commerce. Approximate distances:- Nantwich 7 Miles, Crewe 10 miles (Intercity Rail network - London 2 hours (approx.), Manchester 40 minutes), Walled City of Chester 26 miles, Newcastle Under Lyme 14 miles, Telford 25 miles, Shrewsbury 25 miles, M6 motorway - Junction 16 - 10 miles. The M6 Motorway is accessible at Jct.16 & Crewe has a mainline rail service which in addition to regular Intercity services to London also has services connecting with the other major business centres of Birmingham, Manchester & Liverpool.

Local Authorities

Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council, Municipal Buildings, Earle Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 2BJ. Tel: 01270 537777.
United Utilities Water, Dawson House, Liverpool Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire WA5 3LW. Tel: 0845 746 6220.
ScottishPower Manweb, Customer Service (Electricity), Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington, WA4 6QD. Tel: 0845 272 1212.
Defra, Customer Service Centre, Rural Payments Agency, P.O. Box 1058, Newcastle upon Tyne,NE9 7YQ. Tel: 0845 603 7777.

Planning Consent

And Approved Drawings
Full planning consent was granted by Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council on the 24th August 2004 under Planning Application Ref. No: P04/0623 the 'Change of Use of Barns to Six Residential Units subject to 13 conditions.
For the avoidance of doubt the Purchaser shall be required to satisfy the planning conditions. A copy of the approved planning permission is attached within these particulars for reference purposes. The original document plans and other reports may be inspected at the Auctioneer's Tarporley Office during normal office hours.

Easements, Wayleaves

And Public Rights Of Way
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing wayleaves of electricity, pipelines, and all public rights of way whether specified or otherwise in particular the following will be referred to in the Tender Pack.

Footpath

The footpath shown on the 1:500 block plan and stamped 'planning permission approved P04/0623 dated 24th August 2004' has been repositioned away from the development - to the Eastern side. A plan is available for inspection at the Auctioneer's Tarporley Office showing the approved new position and a copy of Cheshire County Council's confirmation notice dated 26th January 2007 is provided in the Tender Pack (this includes the plan).

Electricity

The existing electricity supply serving the holding is inadequate to service the proposed development. The purchaser shall be responsible to provide a new overhead supply to the approximate position indicated on the 1:2500 location plan. The supply shall be of adequate capacity to service the 6 proposed units, the existing farmhouse, proposed garage and manège. The vendors have spoken to Scottish Power and obtained a quotation. The capacity requirement for the development and the retained farmhouse is to be assessed as to the adequacy of the proposal and if necessary a higher capacity new supply shall be provided.
Scottish Power indicated that they would require a building to be constructed near to the transformer and the vendor will grant any necessary permission for the purchaser to so construct such a building. The vendor reserves the right to maintain the existing underground cable to the farmhouse from the existing meter position in the existing buildings until a new supply is provided by the purchaser and the vendor is able to connect thereto (in the building to be provided to house the meters).
The vendor reserves the right for all time to retain an easement over land sold to retain the existing and new electricity cable to be provided, or to replace the same that may be necessary to serve the farmhouse.

Electricity

The supply from the meter position to each individual Unit shall be provided by the purchaser and shall be laid beneath ground to the approval of the Electricity Authority.
The quotation provided by Scottish Power dated 28h November 2007 was for a sum of £39,444.74 inclusive of VAT. A copy may be inspected at the Auctioneer's Tarporley Office and was for an 84KVA supply. As stated above the supply capacity shall be independently assessed as being adequate to serve the new units and the existing farmhouse, proposed garage and manège and if inadequate a larger capacity supply provided.
The vendor will grant all necessary wayleaves over retained land to enable Scottish Power to install the new supply.
The spare generator and oil engine situate in the existing building (where the electricity meters are located) will be removed by the vendors before the 30th June 2007.

Water Supply

The existing Water Board main is believed to terminate in the approximate position indicated on the location plan near Newtown Cottages. The purchaser shall be responsible to check the availability of an adequate main supply at this point to serve both the development and the existing farmhouse. The purchaser shall provide a new metered connection for each new dwelling and provide and lay 7 new pipes, 6 to serve the development and 1 to serve the farmhouse and land retained. The vendor will provide the pipe for the farmhouse and land retained.
The trench shall therefore provide a total of 7 pipes and shall be situate in the approximate position indicated on the sale plan on land retained by the vendor and thereon marked by crosshatching. The pipes shall be within 4m of the roadside hedge and shall include for the road crossing near to Newtown Cottages. The purchaser shall extend the excavated trench to within the curtilage of the farmhouse near the boundary wall to be constructed between points A and B for the benefit of the vendor.
The vendor reserves an easement in respect of the existing water supply serving the farmhouse and land retained together with the right to repair or renew the same subject to making good any damage so caused.

Drainage

Foul Drainage Treatment Plant
The purchaser shall provide a biodisc treatment plant or such other installation that may be requested by the Environment Agency and of such capacity to serve both the 6 new residential units and the existing farmhouse and manège. The plant shall be installed either within the area included in the sale or if necessary on retained land of the vendor for which an easement will be granted, the position to be agreed in advance. The purchaser shall connect the foul drainage from the farmhouse (retained) into the new system. The vendor will further grant any necessary drainage easement from the new drainage plant to enable an outfall pipe to be laid from the plant across retained land to an adequate outfall ditch or pipe, all to be to Environment Agency approval.

Clean Surface Roof Water

The purchaser will also be granted any necessary drainage easement to connect 'clean roof and surface water' drainage into any outfall drain or ditch on retained land and shall be granted all necessary easements to install the same. The purchaser shall connect the 'clean water' drainage pipes serving the farmhouse and grant the vendor the right to connect any new 'clean water' drainage pipes into any drain provided in the future. The purchaser shall provide any necessary pipe to connect the clean water drainage from the farmhouse into the new system.

Removal Of Buildings

The purchaser will be responsible to remove all existing buildings to enable the development to be undertaken, including concrete yards within the area included in the sale. This will obviously not include the brick buildings the subject of the planning approval for conversion into dwellings.
The purchaser shall provide a stockproof fence to the boundary of the development area against land retained and maintain same stockproof at all times.

Reservation Of Fixtures

Fittings, Gates and Re-usable Farm Equipment
The vendor reserves the right to remove any re-usable fixtures, fittings, gates and penning within 3 months of completion situate within the existing buildings subject to not holding up any work or causing any damage.

Existing Brick General

Purpose Building Adjoining Driveway at Entrance to Farm
The vendor reserves the above building and the outer yard area adjoining for a period of one year after which it will be demolished, the concrete yard area removed and the land reinstated to agricultural use.

Proposed New Driveway

to Farmhouse and Buildings
The vendor has planning permission to provide a new access drive separate to that serving the development to be situate to the North and Western side of the existing development area to serve both the farmhouse, garage and manège. Until such time as the above is constructed the vendor reserves the right through the existing driftway, drive and yard area included in the sale to service the farmhouse. This will not extend beyond the 31st October 2008.
The vendor will remove the silage clamp adjoining the development including all steel girders retaining only a strip of concrete on which the new drive is to be located as referred to above. The remaining concrete area outside of the development area forming the silage clamp will be removed and the land reinstated to agricultural use. This will be completed before 31st October 2008.

Proposed Farm Buildings

and New Access Drive
The vendor has applied for a new access drive to service new farm buildings to be applied for within the land area of the farm. A copy of the application form showing the new driveway may be inspected at the Auctioneer's Tarporley Office during normal office hours (the Planning Authority have verbally stated that this is approved but the documentation is awaited). A plan of the farm buildings proposed will be available as soon as the application has been submitted which is anticipated to be in January 2008.

Existing Roadway And Drive

The access roadway from the main Whitchurch to Audlem public highway the A525 is a public highway approximately to the position of the building on the right-hand side of the roadway approximately 75m from the driftway within the building area to be converted. The purchaser shall be responsible to surface the existing driveway from that point up to the development area to an approved standard of the Local Authority and surfaced with bitumen. The vendor will grant all necessary rights to the purchaser over this length of driveway of which ownership is retained.

Environmental Survey

- Contaminated Land Survey
As stipulated within condition 'Number 6' of the approved planning consent, the site requires the completion of a contaminated land survey and written approval from the Local Planning Authority before the development commences.

Structural Survey

A structural survey was commissioned by our clients and was undertaken by Mr D Huxtable from Huxtable Hodgson, 100 Brook Street, Chester, CH1 3DU on 12th February 2004. The report summarises:
It is clear in our opinion that the building is in overall good condition and suitable for conversion without the need o undertake substantial rebuilding or repair to the external walls, But we would at minimum propose to rectify the most noticeable external wall distortions consistent with repair works undertaken during Barn Conversions
Other general repairs would in our view be largely discretionary to address areas of local weathering followed by repointing throughout.
A copy of this structural inspection report may be inspected at Wright Manley, 63 High Street, Tarporley, CW6 0DR, or a copy obtained upon payment of £35.25 inclusive of VAT.
The development shall only proceed in accordance with the terms set within this report and no further demolition or rebuilding work shall take place without prior consent from the Local Planning Authority, in accordance to satisfy condition 'number 4' on the approved planning permission.

Boundary Responsibilities

The purchaser shall be responsible for all boundaries where indicated by an inward 'T'.
The purchaser shall obtain prior approval from the Local Planning Authority as to the position and species of hedging to the boundary treatment and garden areas, with reference to condition 'number 5' of the planning approval. Any further amendments or changes to the boundaries shall not be undertaken without further consent from the Local Planning Authority.
The purchaser shall erect a 9 x 6' 0 high Old Cheshire Brick wall between Points A-B on the sale plan prior to occupation of any of the approved units.
The vendor reserves a right of access to the farmhouse and land retained until the erection of the new wall (A-B) and specifically reserves the existing right of way for a period up to 31st October 2008.

Approved Plans

The approved plans were prepared for the purpose of obtaining planning permission only. The vendor gives no guarantee that the proposals shown comply with the current building regulation requirements.

Variation Of Approved Plans

The vendor has no objection to the purchaser varying the layout of the approved plans subject to the number of residential units not exceeding 6 self-contained units.

Removal Of Buildings

The purchaser shall be responsible for the removal of all buildings as indicated on the approved Block Plan being a requirement under condition 'number 10' of the planning approval.

Town And Country Planning

The property, notwithstanding any description contained within these Particulars of Sale, is sold subject to any Development Plan, Tree Preservation Order, Town Planning Scheme or Agreement, Resolution or Notice, which may or may not come to be in force and also subject to any Statutory Provision or Bye Law, without obligation on the part of the vendor to specify them.

Access Road And Drive

The purchaser of the barns shall comply at his expense with requirements and obtain approval form the Local Planning Authority, for providing two passing places along the public roadway before initial occupation of the barns to satisfy condition 'number 12' on the approved planning permission and resurfacing requirements of the Local Planning Authority (under condition 'number 7' on the planning permission).
The occupiers of the barns will contribute to the future maintenance of the length of private driveway at 85% of the total cost and the farmhouse and retained land at 15% of the total cost for the proportion of driveway used by the vendor.

Tender

The Formal Tender document and information pack may be obtained from the Solicitors Hibbert Durrad Moxon,LLP, 25 Barker Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5EN, is to be completed and forwarded to Mr J G Lewis at Wright Manley's Tarporley no later than 12 noon on Friday 29th February 2008. This shall be accompanied by a cheque equal to 10% of the amount tendered which will be held by the Solicitors and shall be returned if the tender submitted is unsuccessful. The successful tender will be accepted with 7 days of receipt and will be binding on both parties if so accepted. A charge of £35.25 inclusive of VAT is made to cover the cost of preparation of the copies attached to the Tender Document and supplying same to any interested parties.

Viewing

Strictly by appointment with the Agent's Tarporley Office.

Tenure

Freehold with vacant possession upon completion

Os Sheets

The Sale Plan is based on the modern Ordnance Survey Sheets with the sanction of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. The purchaser shall raise no objection or query in respect of any variation between the physical boundary on site and the OS Sale Plan.

Sales Particulars And Plan

The Sale Particulars have been prepared for the convenience of prospective purchasers and whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, their accuracy is not guaranteed nor in any circumstances will they give grounds for an action in law.

Money Laundering Regulation

MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
In accordance with the above Regulations, the successful purchaser must, at the conclusion of the Auction, provide one document from each of the following lists:-
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
1.Current signed Passport
2.Current full UK/EU Photocard Driving Licence
3.Inland Revenue Tax Notification
4.Firearms Certificate
EVIDENCE OF ADDRESS
1.Current full UK Driving Licence
2.Public Utility Bill issued within the last three months
3.Local Authority Tax Bill
4.Bank, Building Society or other such organisation's statement
For the avoidance of doubt, a Driving Licence may be used to evidence identity or address but not both. If a prospective purchaser is bidding as an Agent, on behalf of the Buyer, proof of identity will be required from both the Bidder and the Buyer, together with a valid letter of authority from the Purchaser authorising the Agent to bid on their behalf. If a Bidder is acting on behalf of a Limited Company, similar documents will still be required, together with written authority from the Company itself. No cash deposits will be accepted.

Further Information

For a copy of the full sales particulars which inculdes planning permission, sale plan and approved layout plans please contact Tarporley Office Tel: 01829 731300 (REF: JGL)

MISREPRESENTATION ACT 1967. Messrs Wright-Manley for themselves and for the vendors or Lessors of this property, whose agents they are, give notice that:1.The particulars are set out as general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers, and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract. 2.All descriptions and references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct but any intending purchasers or tenants 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. 3. No person in the employment of Messrs.Wright-Manley has any authority to make any representation whatever in relation to this property.