Martin Croft Road, Rossendale

LOCATION
Martin Croft Farm sits in a semi rural location to the northwest of the town of Haslingden
about 1.5 miles from Haslingden town centre, it is 3.5 miles to Accrington town centre, 7.3 miles to Ramsbottom town centre and 13.3 miles to Bury town centre. There is easy access to the M66 and the M62 and to the wider motorway network. There are a wide range of services and amenities within close proximity to the property.
DESCRIPTION
Martin Croft Farm comprises a two storey stone built dwelling, an adjoining two storey height stone built farm building, a number of small single storey traditional buildings, a derelict stone built farm cottage and a number of dilapidated modern farm buildings and approximately 26.91acres of grassland. The farmstead and access road occupy an area extending to approximately 0.94acres or thereabouts.
Farmhouse:
The farmhouse provides accommodation over two floors.
The ground floor comprises a dining kitchen, lounge and living room.
The first floor comprises four bedrooms and a bathroom.
The attic is part boarded.
The gross internal floor area of the farmhouse is 214m² (2,300ft²).
The farmhouse has been well maintained but is in need of modernisation.
The Buildings:
There is range of both modern and traditional farm buildings at Martin Croft Farm with the exception of the large stone barn the buildings are in a dilapidated condition.
The Land:
Excluding the yard area and access lane, which extend to approximately 0.94acres, the land, which is all down to grass, extends to approximately 26.91acres or thereabouts. A schedule of the areas of the various land parcels is included below.
SERVICES
The property has the benefit of mains electric and water. Heating is provided by an oil fired boiler. Foul drainage is by means of a private septic tank which is assumed not to be compliant with the latest building regulations and the buyer must make their offer accordingly.
TENURE
Freehold with Vacant Possession on completion.
PLANNING
Part of the land at Martin Croft Farm, together with part of the neighbouring farm to the
south have been allocated for employment use in the adopted local plan, Rossendale Local
Plan 2019 to 2036. Policy NE3: Carrs Industrial Estate North Extension, Haslingden sets out
how the Council envisage the allocation to be developed. The policy states that the net developable
area will comprise no more than 4.26Ha and access is to be via Commerce Street.
The area of land that is included in the allocation is shown edged blue on the attached plan.
There is an area of land that has been included in the settlement boundary, but which is not
part of the employment land allocation and we consider that there is the potential, subject
to planning, for some form of residential development on this land. This area of land is
shown edged green on the attached plan.
The rest of the property is situated in an area which does not appear to have a specific
designation on the local plan map but will be treated as open countryside and within this
area the adopted polices are generally supportive of tourism, recreation, diversification and
the conversion of traditional buildings. The large two storey height barn which adjoins the
farmhouse is suitable for residential conversion.
Nationally the Government in recent years created a new category of permitted development
known as Class Q which allows the conversion of modern farm buildings into dwellings
subject to qualifying criteria, and we consider that there could be scope under these provisions
to convert one of the modern farm buildings at Martin Croft Farm into a dwelling.
OVERAGE
The Vendors intend to impose an overage/clawback on the land that has potential for
residential development shown edged green on the attached plan which will be set at 30% of
the increase in value above the amount paid for the land for a 30 year period.
COUNCIL TAX
The dwelling is in Band E.
VIEWING
Strictly through the selling agents Gary Hoerty Associates, or Trevor Dawsons,
and by appointment only.
PLANS AND AREAS
The plans in these particulars are a copy of the Ordnance Survey data from Promap. All
plans are for identification purposes only and areas are approximate and subject to
verification in the title documents.
METHOD OF SALE
The property is offered for sale by private treaty.
WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY
There are two footpaths on the property and there is an overhead electricity line which
crosses the property.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Rossendale Borough Council, Futures Park, Bacup, OL13 0BB.
FLOODING
According to the Environment Agency website, the property sits in flood zone 1.
MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
Prospective buyers should be aware that in the event they submit an offer on the property
it is required that they provide documents in relation to money laundering regulations.
These must be in the form of confirmation of the purchasers ability to fund the
purchase, photographic identification (i.e. driving licence or passport) and a utility bill
showing the potential purchaser's address, these can be provided in the following ways:
* Bring original documents to copy into Gary Hoerty Associates Ltd office.
* Post original documents to copy by Gary Hoerty Associates Ltd
* Post a certified copy via your solicitor.