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Map5 bedroom farm house
Key information
Features and description
- Equestrian property
- Excellent spacious buildings
- Five bedroom house
- 42 acres (17ha)
- 3 miles from Dumfries
An excellent residential, equestrian or commercial property which is also ideal for many business uses, subject to any required consents. The holding extends to around 42 acres (17ha) and has a quality 5 bedroom house with surrounding views, productive grazing land with arable potential and a good range of improved and well maintained buildings with some development potential. Westhill Farm is well located on the edge of the town less than 3 miles from Dumfries town centre and handy for Mabie Forest and the attractive Solway coast.
The Farmhouse
An impressive detached two storey dwelling with surrounding views, oil fired central heating to radiators throughout the principal accommodation and mostly PVC double glazed windows. The accommodation has many interesting architectural features to include ornate cornices, natural timber doors with moulded architraves and bay windows.
The accommodation briefly comprises: Entrance vestibule with double doors to the hall. The sitting room is generously proportioned and boasts a bay window and timber and marble fireplace. The second reception room is used as a living/dining room and is exceptionally spacious, enjoying a dual aspect and ornate cornicing to the ceiling.
The kitchen/breakfast room offers a good range of fitted units, a Rangemaster range, windows to side and rear elevations and room for dining. Adjacent to the kitchen is a useful store and the utility room, which is plumbed for white goods and also houses the boiler. Also on the ground floor is a modern shower room, and access to the integral garage (7.74m x 3.66m)
An attractive pine staircase with half landing leads to the first floor landing, where four double bedrooms can be found. There is also a potential fifth double bedroom located off the half landing, presently used as an office. Several of the bedrooms boast fitted wardrobes and there are two shower rooms, one of which is a 'Jack and Jill' en-suite, serving two bedrooms.
The Steading
The steading has an excellent range of well maintained and improved buildings which are ideal for equestrian, storage, workshop or agriculture subject to any required planning consent for change of use. Many buildings have electric light and sockets and water. They have previously been used for equestrian purposes and could be readily adapted for stabling if required but equally for any workshop or storage use. These comprise with approximate internal measurements include;
Lean-to
13.3m x 4.3m being a brick and sheet built storage building.
General Purpose Building
20m x 14.3m with concrete floor and steel frame roof.
Store
9.4m x 3.9m being an open fronted shed.
Workshop
5.1m x 11m.
Stone Barn
6.1m x 9m with loft over.
Lambing Shed
18.4m x 5.9m and 13.9m x 11m comprising a 4 bay dutch barn with 3 bay lean to.
Secure Shed
17.5m x 7m of brick and sheet construction.
Walled Enclosure
60m x 39m approx.
Secure Building
18m x 10.5m a store/workshop/stock building.
Workshop
8.3m x 11.7m with concrete floor and vehicle access doors.
Open Fronted Barn
11.9m x 4.5m.
Storage Building
29.8m x 11.6m being a five bay steel portal framed building.
Stock Building
11.4m x 18m having access to paddocks to the rear and used as field shelter.
Unfenced Grazing Area
There are areas that are presently used for grazing within the steading which are unfenced but do have some development potential.
The Land
The holding as a whole extends to around 42 acres (17 hectares) with enclosures shown on the sale plan and detailed in the schedule of areas. To the rear of the steading (west) there are four excellent grazing paddocks which are well fenced and easily accessible. In addition there are three useful grazing and mowing enclosures on the other side of the quiet access lane numbered 1 to 3.
Schedule of Areas
Approximate areas taken from PROMAP;
Hectares Acres
1 6.08 15.023
2 3.15 7.783
3 2.96 7.314
4 a to d 3.29 8.129
5 Buildings/grazing 1.31 3.237
6 House/garden/paddock 0.24 0.593
Total 17.03 ha 42.079 ac
Services
The property has mains electricity and water and a private sewerage tank, with an oil fired central heating system plus a cast iron stove (back boiler on the stove has been disconnected). The house is mostly pvc double glazed with a few timber single glazed windows.
Sporting and Mineral Rights
Insofar as they are owned by the Vendors, these are included in the sale at no additional charge.
Council Tax/Rates
The farmhouse is assessed under band F for council tax purposes.
Local Authority
Dumfries & Galloway Council, English Street, Dumfries, DG1 2DE. [use Contact Agent Button].
Planning
All enquiries regarding the potential for planning consent for change of use of the buildings should be addressed to the local authority planning department.
Entry and Vacant Possession
Entry and vacant possession of the property will be given upon completion of the sale at a date to be mutually agreed. All buildings will be vacant unless other arrangement agreed.
Vendors’ Solicitors
McJerrow & Stevenson, 55 High Street, Lockerbie, DG11 2JJ. Telephone:[use Contact Agent Button] for the attention of Steve Williams.
Viewing
Strictly by appointment with the Sole Selling Agents [use Contact Agent Button] or [use Contact Agent Button]
Basic Payment Scheme & Designations
The land is all registered with SGRPID but no entitlements to the Basic Payment Scheme are included within the sale. The holding is in the Lower Nithsdale NVZ and classified as LFA and Region 1. The vendors have 16 units of entitlements which are available for sale by further negotiation. The vendor has made a claim for 2021 and will retain the payment.
Ingoing
There will be no ingoing payable.
Wayleaves, Servitudes and Rights of Way
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all reservations, servitudes, rights of way and other matters whether public or private and whether constituted in the title deeds or not. There is a pylon line crossing fields 1 and 3. We understand there is an appropriate right of way along the access lane from the public road as far as field 1.
Offers
Offers for the property as a Whole or or in part if appropriate, should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to C&D Rural, Lakeside, Townfoot, Longtown, Carlisle, CA6 5LY. Those parties wishing to be informed of a closing date for offers should notify the Selling Agents of their interest as soon as possible to ensure that they are contacted. The Vendors and the Selling Agents do however reserve the right to sell privately without imposing a closing date and do not bind themselves to accept the highest or any offer.
The successful purchaser will be asked to provide proof of identity to the selling agents for which a photographic driving licence with a utility bill or similar showing home address would suffice.
Floor Plan
The floor plan for the house is provided for identification purposes only.
EPC
The farmhouse Energy Performance Certificate is available by email on request or can be downloaded from the websites we use. EPC = E
Rooms
Garden
There are three principal accesses off the public highway with the first leading to the dwelling, the second leading to the rear of the dwelling and to the buildings with a third access also leading into the steading. There is a private lane to the north of the steading with accesses to the buildings and fields. The house has ample parking to the rear but also on the front driveway which leads to the integral garage. There is a garden area to the side with garden/potting shed 4m x 2.5m. To the front there is further garden area, which is a former orchard and is predominantly laid to lawn with mature fruit trees. The roads around the farm yard are generally stone with some areas of concrete.
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