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
(Tel. 0151 489 6000)
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.
