Bolton with Fangfoss Methodist Church, Main Street, Bolton, YO41 5QT

COMMUNITY USE RESTRICTION

A former Methodist Church building requiring repair and improvement being situated in the heart of the rural village of Bolton approximately 11 miles east of York.

Location

The property is situated in the small rural east Yorkshire village of Bolton. The village provides limited services however the city of York is just 11 miles to the west providing an excellent range of services and amenities.

Description

This small brick built Methodist Church with blue slate roof is accessed directly from the council highway and entered via a porch with arched doorway into the Main Hall.

The Main Hall (6.90m max x 10.14m max) has a graduated floor with arched windows either side. To the rear is a lean to extension (4.91m x 3.67m) with kitchen area to one corner comprising base and wall units, laminate work surface, stainless steel sink and drainer and tiled splash back. The remainder of the room provides a meeting space with external door. Beyond the kitchen area is a useful store adjoining which is a cloakroom with w.c. (2.94m x 2.01m).

We have estimated the approximate gross internal floor area of the building to be 95 sqm.

The property has private vehicle parking to the front with pedestrian access to each side leading round to a burial ground at the rear.

Restriction on Use

Being previously used as a place of worship, the property has been identified by East Riding Council as an existing ‘Community Facility and Social Space' and is protected as such under the adopted local plan.

Any proposed new use for the property must first be approved by the Local Authority in writing to ensure it is compliant with the community use policy.

Overage

The property is sold subject to an overage clause in relation to future  residential and commercial change of use that will entitle the vendors and their successors in title to 50% of any uplift generated by the grant of planning permission for change of use. The term of the overage clause will be for a period of 30 years from the date of completion of the sale.