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Map24 bedroom property with land
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Land
24 beds
Features and description
- Large Barn Complex
- 5 Barns For Conversion
- 3 New build plots
- Village Edge Location
- Site of 1.6 acres
- Freehold
A superb opportunity to purchase a former farm yard with planning permission for five barn conversions and three new builds. Large Barn Complex. 5 Barns For Conversion. 3 Newbuilds. Village Edge Location. Site of 1.6 acres. Freehold.
Situation - The popular rural village of Merton offers easy access to the A386, linking North Devon and Okehampton. Merton is well known for its large village square flanked by a number of period houses and cottages, together with parish church. Facilities include a primary school, local inn and superb modern village hall with excellent sports and community facilities. The village itself is surrounded by rolling typically Devon countryside, the Torridge valley being famous for its connection with Tarka the Otter and the well known Tarka Trail with walking and cycling runs close to the village. There is easy access to the market towns of Great Torrington and Bideford to the north and Hatherleigh and Okehampton to the south. From Okehampton there is direct access to the A30 dual carriage way providing a direct link to Exeter with its M5 motorway, main line rail and international air connections. The Dartmoor National Park is accessible at Okehamtpon whilst the north coasts of Devon and Cornwall have delightful beaches and attractive coastal scenery.
Description - A superb opportunity to purchase a former original stone barn complex with planning permission (in the process of being issued) for five barn conversions and three new builds. Once converted the barns will consist of 2 four bedroom barns, 2 three bedroom barns and one 2 bedroom barn. The new builds will consist of a detached contemporary 4 bedroom detached barn, along with two semi detached 2 bedroom barns.
Please see accommodation schedule below
Plot Number GF Area (m2) FF Area (m2) Total
Plot 1 88 65 153
Plot 2 74 75 149
Plot 3 50 50 100
Plot 4 216 92 308
Plot 5 216 77 293
Plot 6 166 128 294
Plot 7 97 97 194
Plot 8 75 75 150
All plots will offer areas of garden and parking/garaging. The former farmstead is set down the end of a quiet no through lane, within a plot of approximately 1.6 acres and will provide an attractive setting for potential purchasers.
Planning Consent - Details relating to the development including detailed drawings, planning and design and access statement can be found on Torridge District Council - Planning no 1/0606/2019/FUL
Proposed purchasers should be aware there is currently an obligation to pay a section 106 contribution of £214,180.
Method Of Sale - The barns are being offered by Private Treaty.
Services - We understand mains water and electricity are available nearby, (subject to connection), Private drainage would need to be installed.
Local Authority - Torridge District Council, Riverbank House, Bideford EX39 2QG. -[use Contact Agent Button].
Directions - From Okehampton town centre, proceed in a northerly direction taking the A386 to Hatherleigh. At the mini roundabout, bypass the town and proceed straight ahead towards Torrington, proceeding through the village of Meeth and onto Merton. when in Merton proceed past the primary school/village hall and take the next left into Grange lane, proceed to the end of this lane and the barns (Grange farmstead) will be found upon your right hand side.
Situation - The popular rural village of Merton offers easy access to the A386, linking North Devon and Okehampton. Merton is well known for its large village square flanked by a number of period houses and cottages, together with parish church. Facilities include a primary school, local inn and superb modern village hall with excellent sports and community facilities. The village itself is surrounded by rolling typically Devon countryside, the Torridge valley being famous for its connection with Tarka the Otter and the well known Tarka Trail with walking and cycling runs close to the village. There is easy access to the market towns of Great Torrington and Bideford to the north and Hatherleigh and Okehampton to the south. From Okehampton there is direct access to the A30 dual carriage way providing a direct link to Exeter with its M5 motorway, main line rail and international air connections. The Dartmoor National Park is accessible at Okehamtpon whilst the north coasts of Devon and Cornwall have delightful beaches and attractive coastal scenery.
Description - A superb opportunity to purchase a former original stone barn complex with planning permission (in the process of being issued) for five barn conversions and three new builds. Once converted the barns will consist of 2 four bedroom barns, 2 three bedroom barns and one 2 bedroom barn. The new builds will consist of a detached contemporary 4 bedroom detached barn, along with two semi detached 2 bedroom barns.
Please see accommodation schedule below
Plot Number GF Area (m2) FF Area (m2) Total
Plot 1 88 65 153
Plot 2 74 75 149
Plot 3 50 50 100
Plot 4 216 92 308
Plot 5 216 77 293
Plot 6 166 128 294
Plot 7 97 97 194
Plot 8 75 75 150
All plots will offer areas of garden and parking/garaging. The former farmstead is set down the end of a quiet no through lane, within a plot of approximately 1.6 acres and will provide an attractive setting for potential purchasers.
Planning Consent - Details relating to the development including detailed drawings, planning and design and access statement can be found on Torridge District Council - Planning no 1/0606/2019/FUL
Proposed purchasers should be aware there is currently an obligation to pay a section 106 contribution of £214,180.
Method Of Sale - The barns are being offered by Private Treaty.
Services - We understand mains water and electricity are available nearby, (subject to connection), Private drainage would need to be installed.
Local Authority - Torridge District Council, Riverbank House, Bideford EX39 2QG. -[use Contact Agent Button].
Directions - From Okehampton town centre, proceed in a northerly direction taking the A386 to Hatherleigh. At the mini roundabout, bypass the town and proceed straight ahead towards Torrington, proceeding through the village of Meeth and onto Merton. when in Merton proceed past the primary school/village hall and take the next left into Grange lane, proceed to the end of this lane and the barns (Grange farmstead) will be found upon your right hand side.
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Stags Okehampton office is situated close to the town centre, just off Market Street, near Waitrose and there is plenty of car parking. Situated on the northern edge of Dartmoor, Okehampton is an ancient West Devon town, on the edge of which are the ruins of a Norman castle, now owned by English Heritage and open to the public. Okehampton has excellent shopping facilities, as well as a range of supermarkets and a new hospital. It is well served for leisure activities with a cinema, leisure centre, swimming pool, golf club and the delightful Simmons Park. The A30 provides direct access to Exeter, with its mainline rail, airport and M5 motorway connections. The town's wool and tin history, which created its wealth, can be found in the Museum of Dartmoor Life and is a good starting point for any visitor, before embarking on any number of trails and footpaths through the beautiful Dartmoor National Park.