High Sourmire Farmhouse, Healey, North Yorkshire HG4

Key Features
Traditional stone-built farmhouse requiring significant renovation
Range of substantial stone barns and outbuildings
Location - sits inside the Nidderdale National Landscape
Attractive dry-stone wall boundaries
Panoramic views over surrounding countryside
Potential for restoration, redevelopment or conversion (subject to planning)
Ideal lifestyle, smallholding, agricultural opportunity
Accessible yet highly peaceful setting

Details
An increasingly rare opportunity to acquire a traditional stone-built farmstead occupying an idyllic and highly private rural setting, surrounded by open countryside and enjoying far-reaching views across rolling pastureland and adjacent woodland. The property comprises a substantial derelict detached farmhouse together with a range of traditional tone outbuildings and barns arranged around a sheltered farmyard. Constructed of local stone beneath pitched slate roofs, the buildings retain significant character and offer considerable scope for renovation, restoration or alternative uses, subject to the necessary consents. Approached via a private track, the former farmhouse stands within generous grounds enclosed by attractive dry-stone walls and mature trees, creating a secluded and picturesque setting. The accompanying agricultural buildings provide the potential for extensive ancillary accommodation and present exciting opportunities for conversion, extension or redevelopment, depending on purchasers’ requirements and planning considerations. Set amidst unspoilt countryside, the property benefits from a spectacular outlook across undulating fields, wooded valleys and open moorland, offering a unique combination of tranquillity, privacy and natural beauty. The surrounding land enhances the appeal of the holding, making it suitable for a variety of residential, agricultural, or lifestyle pursuits (subject to the necessary planning permission being granted). This is a rare chance to secure a characterful rural holding with exceptional potential in one of the regions most beautiful locations.

Planning
North Yorkshire Council has issued a Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development (CLEUD) in respect of High Sourmire Farmhouse, Healey, North Yorkshire (HG4 4LX). The certificate formally confirms that the farmhouse remains a lawful Use Class C3 dwellinghouse. Application Reference: 26/01864/CLEUD.

History & Heritage
High Sourmire is a traditional Yorkshire upland farmstead with origins dating back at least to the nineteenth century, appearing on historic Ordnance Survey maps from the 1850s onwards. Set within the dramatic landscape of Healey and Colsterdale, the farmhouse and its range of stone barns reflect the agricultural heritage of the Yorkshire Dales and have formed a recognised feature of the landscape for generations.

Healey, North Yorkshire
Distances: Healey 1 mile, Kirkby Malzeard 2.5 miles, Masham 5 miles
(All distances and times are approximate)

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