Farmhouse for sale in Slaidburn Road, Clitheroe BB7

Chapel Croft comprises the footprint of a former farmhouse and a traditional stone-built barn under a blue slate roof set in a total of 0.88 acres and benefits from Planning Consent under Application 3/2020/0732 for the construction and conversion of a total of three new dwellings.

Located off Slaidburn Road, approximately 4 miles from the busy market town of Clitheroe, and positioned to the south of the picturesque village of Newton in Bowland, Chapel Croft is ideally located in the idyllic rural Forest of Bowland aonb benefiting from expansive rural views whilst also being easily accessible.

Chapel Croft provides a unique and rare opportunity to acquire a significant rural development opportunity located in the heart of the Forest of Bowland aonb.

Planning Consent – 3/2020/0732 – Replacement dwelling and conversion of barn to two dwellings

Planning consent 3/2020/0732, granted on the 14th January 2021, provides permission for the building of one new detached dwelling and the conversion of the existing barn into two semi detached dwellings briefly comprising the following;

New Dwelling – 4 bedroom detached property comprising entrance hallway, living room, home office, large open plan kitchen/dining room, utility room and boot room with w/c on the ground floor. Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and dressing room, double bedroom with ensuite, three further double bedrooms, family bathroom and snug all located on the first floor. Three bay attached garage with access from ground floor boot room.

Barn Dwelling One – 2 bedroom semi-detached property comprising boot room/ entrance hallway, w/c, open plan living/kitchen/dining room on the ground floor. Two large double bedrooms with individual ensuites on the first floor.

Barn Dwelling Two – 3 bedroom semi-detached property comprising large entrance hallway, kitchen, open plan living/dining room, wc and double bedroom with ensuite on the ground floor. Two further large double bedrooms with ensuites on the first floor.

Externally all properties will benefit from private gardens and parking areas.

Planning conditions 9 (programme of archaeological work) and 14 (full engineering, drainage and constructional details) have been discharged dated 14th April 2021 under application no. 3/2021/0283 and a material start to the works have been made.

Viewing can be arranged by appointment through the joint Selling agents.

Price offers in the region of £640,000 will be seriously considered.

General Remarks

Services - It is understood that the property benefits from an existing mains electricity supply. It will be the responsibility of the purchaser to install a new private borehole within the red line boundary of the property.

It will be the responsibility of the purchaser to install a new sewage treatment plant compliant with the Environment Agency’s General binding Regulations. No existing services have been tested by the selling agents and potential purchasers should make their own investigations into the presence of and condition of any services prior to completion.

Title and Tenure - The property is offered for slae freehold with the benefit of vacant possession.

Planning – The property benefits from Planning Consent under Planning Application 3/2020/0732. Application Date: 25th September 2020. Decision Date: 14th January 2021. All Planning Documentation can be viewed on Ribble Valley Borough Council’s website.

Local Authority – Ribble Valley Borough Council, Council Offices, Church Walk, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2RA. Tel: Web:

Viewing – Strictly by prior appointment with selling agents only.

Method of Sale – The property is offered for sale by Private Treaty

Lotting – The property is offered in a single lot with access to the public highway. The vendor reserves the right to amend, withdraw, amalgamate or change the lotting of the property as required.