Farm

Farmhouse, farm buildings with potential for conversion, caravan storage sites and 77 Acres 

For Sale as a Whole or in Lots

LOT 1             House, buildings, yard and part of an arable field a total of 5.46 acres

                         offers in the region of  £880,000

 LOT 2             27.62 acres - offers in excess of £350,000

 LOT 3             45.22 acres - offers in excess of £575,000

Situation

Barn Hey Farm is situated between Liverpool and Widnes with excellent access to the motorway network.

Description

The farmhouse offers the potential for renovation and modernisation incorporating
beams and other original features to form an attractive family home with an
extensive garden.

The brick buildings and the block built building of more recent construction offer
the potential for conversion to residential or commercial use, subject to
planning permission.

Additional steel framed buildings.

A 40 berth caravan storage site with planning permission.

A total of 77 acres of productive arable land with access from Netherley Road.

LOT 1

Farmhouse, buildings, yard and a total of 5.46 acres of land.

Forming part of the farm yard complex the house offers the potential for renovation to an attractive family home
incorporating original features, with an extensive garden and orchard to the East. The accommodation is as shown on the floor plan.

Services

Mains water and electricity and septic tank drainage.   (There is a well adjacent to the house).

Council Tax

Band E.

The Buildings

The brick and slate buildings and the block building (formerly the cowshed, dairy and parlour) were the subject of
pre application advice from Knowsley Council under reference 19/00020/PREAPP.  This is available together with advice from a highways consultant, on our website and the OnTheMarket website.

The attached floor plans indicate the floorspace of each building

In addition there are two steel framed Implement Sheds (one with a timber lean-to), a timber framed barn and a block
wall midden.

The purchaser of Lot 1 will be responsible for erecting a stockproof fence along the Southern boundary of the Lot within one month of completion.

The Caravan Storage Site has planning permission for a capacity of 40 berths granted by Knowsley Council under reference APP/94/00348 which is also available on the websites.  The Rateable Value is assessed as at 1st April 2017 to present at £6,400.  Annual income from this use is in the region of £19,200 p.a. which will be apportioned on the completion date.

LOTS 2 AND 3

A total of 72.84 acres classified as Grade 2 on DEFRA’s Land Classification Map, which is apportioned between two lots as shown on the plan both with separate direct access from Netherley Road.

Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements will not be available for purchase with or without the land.

Reservation of Development Value

The seller will reserve a 35% share of development value for a period of 40 years in respect of Lot 2 and Lot 3 in the event of the grant of planning permission for any uses other than agriculture, equine, forestry or horticulture.

Minerals and Sporting Rights

Included in the sale.

Viewing

By appointment with the agents.

Local Authority

Knowsley Borough Council, Municipal Buildings, 20 Archway Road, Huyton, Liverpool.    L36 9UX

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Sale of the Company

As an alternative to the sale of the property, the seller, A. Humphries and Sons Ltd. are willing to sell the company which owns Barn Hey Farm (together with a small area of land at Rainhill).

We are advised that the company has no debts or TUPE liabilities. This option is only open to those buyers who wish to buy the whole property and if there is any interest from such prospective buyers then those buyers are recommended to seek independent advice and contact the Agents.