Belleau Bridge, Belleau, Alford, LN13

Belleau Bridge is a mixed use farm situated on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB. The property comprises a former trout farm and coarse fishery, with extensive buildings (with holiday and residential planning permission for conversion) woodland, lakes and grassland extending to 30 acres (12.1 Ha). The property is bordered by the River Great Eau chalk stream.

Location
The property is accessed directly off a quiet country lane between the villages of South Thoresby and Aby. Situated 6 miles north west of Alford and 9 miles South of Louth on the eastern slopes of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Lincoln is 34 miles distant. Humberside Airport - 34 miles.

The area boasts several thriving market towns with a number of Grammar Schools and excellent local amenities. The Wolds offer great walking, riding and cycling, with the quiet beaches of the Lincolnshire coast being just a short distance away. The City of Lincoln has direct trains to London.

Belleau Bridge
The name Belleau is derived from French, meaning 'beautiful water'. One of the few chalk streams in Lincolnshire, the water supplying the Great Eau is filtered through the chalk aquifer, producing excellent water quality. The farm has been in the same family for multiple generations, with the original farmhouse constructed in the mid 1800s. The family diversified into trout farming in the 1970s and later into recreational fishing in the 1980s. Belleau offers a range of assets, with leisure and development opportunities from existing planning consents. The farm is situated in the lowest risk flood zone. (Note: The farmhouse is available by separate negotiation).

Belleau Bridge Trout Farm
Developed in the 1970s, the trout farm produced fish for both the table and restocking to recreational fisheries. Although no longer in operation, Belleau Bridge produced quality rainbow trout, grown in natural earth ponds utilising the supply of mineral rich chalk stream water from the River Great Eau, together with a naturally occurring spring which rises on the farm, close to the former hatchery.

The original farming operation comprised six earth ponds, five concrete raceways and holding tanks. The former hatchery area includes former concrete tanks and raceways. In addition is a separate processing unit.

Belleau Lake
Excavated in the 1980s and fed by the chalk stream water, the mature lake has two central islands and established margins, Extending to 5 Acres (2.0 Ha) of water, with an average depth of 3.5ft. Stocked with mixed coarse fish species including carp to 30lbs+, bream and roach.

Agricultural Buildings
A collection of farm buildings with separate access and yard area, including:
Former Stables - A two storey building of brick construction under a pan tile roof. Attached to the rear of this building to create an L shape is a single storey concrete panelled extension.

Open fronted barn - Extending to approx. 10m x 7.5m. Steel framed with brick walls, concrete panels and an asbestos cement clad roof.
Former Grain store - Extending to approx. 21m x 10m, a steel portal framed building with corrugated cladding.

Storage - Steel framed building - 14m x 6m

Planning Permission - Residential Development
The former stables building (No.2 on the site plan) has permission for conversion to a detached three bed dwelling. (ref - N/014/02116/21) has been granted for a dwelling with a gross internal floor area of 220sqm (2368 sqft).

The steel portal framed open fronted barn (No. 3a on the site plan) has the benefit of permission for conversion to a 3 bed dwelling under permitted development (N//014/00809/22). A spacious layout over two floors extending to over 185sq m (2,000 sq ft).

Planning Permission - Holiday Accommodation
The L shaped farm buildings to the rear of the dwelling (No. 3 on the site plan) benefit from planning permission for conversion into two three bed holiday cottages (N/014/00817/22) and have potential for a variety of uses.

Paddock Land
Lying close to the house and other barn conversions and just the other side of the Trout Farm access track is a 3.8 acre grass paddock. The land has road frontage. This offers the option of paddock land for horses, livestock, or other amenity uses.

Grassland & Nature Area
On the north east of the site beyond the lake and hatchery, is a large area of grassland, woods and wetland areas. These are biodiverse and have much environmental potential. There are about 7.2 acres of grassland and 8 acres of woodland and wetlands. Accessed via the hatchery track to the south.

Licencing
The farm benefits from an abstraction licence in addition to the naturally occurring spring water. The farm also benefits from a discharge licence with an outlet flowing back into the Great Eau.

Income
The coarse fishery is operated on a day ticket basis. Income and expenditure details available to interested parties, upon request.

Services
Mains water and electricity are connected.