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2 bedroom barn conversion
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Opportunity to Purchase a Home with a Difference
- Converted from an Agricultural Building
- Located in Longhirst - With Easy Access to Morpeth
- Energy Efficient House Design
- Using the Concept of Passivhaus
- Occupying Almost One Acre of Grounds
- Close to Beautiful Countryside
- Quote: ID 399825
This is a rare opportunity to purchase a home with a difference in Northumberland, occupying almost one acre of grounds and close to beautiful open countryside. The building has been substantially converted from an agricultural building to a residential home and is now available for completion by the buyer, to their own specification.
This exciting opportunity is located in Longhirst, within easy access of Morpeth (4 miles), the coast (Cresswell 6 miles) and Newcastle (22 miles). This could be the perfect place for you and your family, to relocate out of the city and into the countryside.
The house design is intended to be extremely energy efficient, using the concept of Passivhaus. This appears to have originated in Germany and is growing in popularity throughout Europe, with many schemes now in the United Kingdom. The house is intended to be very energy efficient using mechanical ventilation and heat recovery together with very high insulation standards. Further details are available at
Accommodation
The architect drawings show accommodation as:
Ground Floor, entrance vestibule, open lounge and dining area with large glazed areas being south facing and overlooking the grounds, kitchen, utility room, two double sized bedrooms (one with en-suite) and a family bathroom.
First Floor: Mezzanine gallery and large attic/void area with four velux/rooflight type windows.
Externally: grounds amounting to almost one acre with meadow/grassed area and a mature wooded area to the south.
Measurements and Layout
The interior shell measures approximately 12m by 8.8m and is currently laid out to mostly open plan. Subject to any necessary consents, the buyer could revisit this layout if required. There is a large first floor area currently shown on the drawings as an attic area with a rooflight/velux type window over, which could possibly be utilised for further accommodation, again subject to consent, and acceptable standing height. The vendor is prepared to discuss such ideas on site with potential buyers.
Passivhaus
We have been informed that this conversion has been designed upon the concept of Passivhaus and we have on file detailed architects paperwork which is available to serious and proceedable buyers upon request. The concept of Passivhaus is for extremely low energy useage and high insulation values.This is a statement taken from the Passivhaus Trust website “The heat losses of the building are reduced so much that it hardly needs any heating at all. Passive heat sources like the sun, human occupants, household appliances and the heat from the extract air cover a large part of the heating demand. The remaining heat can be provided by the supply air if the maximum heating load is less than 10W per square metre of living space. If such supply-air heating suffices as the only heat source, we call the building a Passivhaus”
Strict construction and design measures are required to confirm to this standard and the buyer must satisfy themselves as to whether these measures have been achieved. We are not qualified to verify these matters.
Planning and Construction.
Planning permission was granted on 2 July 2018 for change of use of agricultural building to residential (C3 use). Full details including all conditions are available online using reference number 18/00817/AGTRES.
Construction is of steel frame with steel external cladding and roofing, with high insulation value panels internally with timber faced surfaces. The vendor has informed us that he believes the external surfaces could possibly be changed to alternative materials, subject to any necessary consents.
The building is almost ready for windows, doors and internal fitting, which will be the resonsibility of the buyer. The windows and glazing on site are to be included in the sale.
Services
There are currently no services installed and the provision of services shall be the responsibility of the buyer. We have been advised by the Vendor as follows
Water: mains is laid nearby but a bore hole may be a possibility.
Electricity: mains is laid into nearby workshop and but solar is a possibility.
Foul water: Options include septic tank, water treatment plant, reed bed filtration and water harvesting.
Heating: see Passivhaus concept but if heat source is required then gas is not available.
The buyer must carry out all necessary surveys and enquiries regarding services prior to exchange of contracts.
Possibilities with the grounds
The vendor advises that there have been discussions with NCC planning regarding the development of the grounds to offer glamping pods, log cabins or camping. The nearby workshop has an electricity supply. The vendor is applying for permission for the workshop to remain. If approved it will stay but if not, it will be removed.
This is verbal information only and the buyer must make their own enquiries.
Tenure
We have on file Land Registry report showing that the tenure is Freehold We understand that there are access rights/right of way for others and buyers must make all necessary enquiries before exchange of contracts.
Note
The property is situated adjacent to the Newcastle to Edinburgh railway line.
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