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Catforth, Preston PR4
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0 bed
0 bath
3.95 acre(s)

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Property description & features

  • Sought after edge of village location.
  • One existing residential dwelling on site.
  • Plot extending to 3.95 acres (1.6 hectares)
  • Re-development opportunity of interest to developers and commercial operators
  • Range of Farm buildings providing in excess of 40,825 sqft (3,788 m2) of covered area.
An exciting re-development opportunity which allows residential developers and commercial buyers the rare opportunity of acquiring a substantial property which is ideally located in a semi-rural location at the edge of the popular village of Catforth and within easy access to the main arterial roads and to the new Junction 2A M55 motorway. The property offers tremendous re-development opportunities (subject to gaining necessary planning consents).
The property currently has one residential property on site known as Barons Cottage which is a small detached 2 bedroom traditional cottage situated at the eastern edge of the existing farmyard internally comprising; Kitchen/Diner, Lounge, Store, Bathroom and to the first floor 2 bedrooms. The property has an energy efficiency rating of Band G and has scope for modernisation and redevelopment (subject to gaining planning consent)

The extensive range of farm buildings on site comprise a range of traditional and more modern constructed buildings originally designed for a poultry rearing and hatchery business but now redundant. The buildings provide in excess of 40,825 sqft (3,788 m2) of covered area set in a total plot of 3.95 acres (1.60 Hectares) with ample frontage onto Chapel Lane and Square Lane.

The buildings include:
Main Hatchery – Modern galvanised portal framed concrete shuttered wall with profile clad and pitched modern hatchery building, internally

Clearspan – 18,500 sq.ft / 1,718m2

Office Complex – set centrally within the farmyard, concrete block brick under pitched fibre cement roof office and storage complex – 9,000 sq.ft / 836m2

Store - Mono pitched adjoining store which is connected to the office comprising mono pitched block storage – 2,000 sq.ft (185m2)

Store Room - Detached Store Room comprising concrete block under pitched roof double height store – 2,625 sq.ft (243m2)

Storage Building – Zinc sectional constructed storage building _ 1,200 sq.ft (111m2)

Mill Building – traditional double height former mill building to the east of the plot – 1,200 sq.ft (111m2)

Traditional Store – a single storey red brick under pitched asbestos roof storage building – 3,000 sq.ft / 278m2.

Timber Store – affronting Moss Lane is a sectional timber French storage – 1,350 sq.ft (125m2)

Workshop – modern steel portal frame concrete shuttered wall workshop with roller shuttered door – 750 sq.ft (70m2)

Sectional Timber Buildings - Two sectional timber buildings 1,200 sq.ft / 111m2

Total 40,825 sq2 (3,788 m2) or thereabouts

Surrounding the farm buildings is a mixture of stone tarmacadam and concrete yard area with ample storage.

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