Our Summary

• DESCRIPTION: This is a unique development opportunity to create your own little piece of heaven as it is well located between Penrith and Carlisle, close to the peaceful settlement of Sowerby Row, and has the space to grow both your living space and the animal accommodation
• It sits set back off the road, accessed via a gated farm track (which requires improvement) and shielded by trees for added privacy and has no other immediate neighbours
• The stone barn has full planning permission for extension, alteration and change of use from an agricultural building to form a three bedroomed dwelling under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (Eden District Council reference 20/0160) which has now been implemented and the conversion works have been commenced
• We’ve got the structural report on the condition of the barn before the redevelopment commenced and so far, all the external walls that needed to be rebuilt have been recreated, with block interior and the original stone so that the rural appearance has been recreated
• The property is accessed via a farm track through the field from the public highway, consent has been given for a drive to be built to access the barn (Eden District Council reference number 20/0160) which has been created although it’d benefit from being tidied up once the conversion is completed
• The barn is situated in the middle of the landholding within an area zoned as residential use which will enable future owners to extend the property, subject to any necessary consents
• Also attached is a potential floor plan that shows it’s got potential to be a 2 bed home
• There’s also the potential to reclaim the VAT on materials via the HMRC DIY Housebuilding Scheme and we can provide the requisite documentation that we’ve got to assist
• There’s the potential to connect to mains electricity which is located in the neighbouring farmers field and previously they agreed to £10k for the rights to lay the cable across their land