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Kelton Church and Hall, Kelton, Castle Douglas, DG7 1RX

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Place of worship for sale

Description

CLOSING DATE: Wednesday the 23rd of October at 12pm

Property
B-Listed Church dating back to the 1800s with a detached hall set within its own grounds on the edge of the hamlet of Kelton. The church benefits from truly stunning features with a pitched timbered ceiling and unique internal brickwork.

The property is surrounded by countryside views and comprises:

Church - Entrance vestibule, main worship area and vestry
Hall - Main hall, kitchen, WCs and an additional separate room

The property includes grounds surrounding the building outlined clearly in pink and blue on page 4.

Services
Both the Church and hall are connected to a mains supply of electricity. The water supply to the hall may require to be separated from the current co-user with separate meter if Scottish Water
deems necessary dependent on future use. There is a private septic tank drainage system. The hall has an oil-fired central heating system supplied by a Worcester Heat Slave 15/19 boiler. The church has a grant condensing boiler, 2 fan blowers and electric heaters.

Planning
The building could be used, without the necessity of obtaining change of use consent, as a crèche, day nursery, day centre, educational establishment, museum, art gallery or public library. It also has potential for a variety of other uses, such as a theatre, cinema or entertainment venue, retail space or community resource subject to obtaining appropriate consents. Conversion to residential accommodation would also be possible, again subject to the usual consents.

EPC
Church rating: G
Hall rating: G

Local Area
The hamlet of Kelton is approximately 2 ½ miles from Castle Douglas.

Amenities can be found in Castle Douglas including library, swimming pool, coffee shops, restaurants, supermarkets, banks, post office, golf course, medical practice, primary and secondary schooling.

There are mainline railway stations in both Dumfries and Lockerbie, providing
excellent links to both the north and south

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Kelton Church and Hall, Kelton, Castle Douglas, DG7 1RX

Approximate location

NEAREST STATIONS

Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode
  • Dumfries Station17.1 miles

About Church of Scotland, Edinburgh

121 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4YN

The responsibility for holding and preserving most Church properties rests with the General Trustees. They also authorise sales and lets of property, vet alterations at buildings, assist local congregations with maintenance and improvement work and give financial assistance in a number of ways. The trustees can also provide advice and financial assistance to local congregations to help with maintaining and improving their buildings.

The Church's Central Properties Department has responsibility for redevelopment of Church property and managing existing property.

The responsibility for properties overseas lies with The Church of Scotland Trust.

Help with providing housing accommodation for retired ministers and their widows or widowers is offered by the Housing and Loan Fund.

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