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Detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Grade II Listed Redundant Church
- Ripe for conversion (subject to planning)
- Mid Cornwall village location
- Construction circa 1905
- Original features
- EPC Exempt
Description
The Property comprises the extremely well appointed south-facing Grade II listed former Church of England Mission Church. Constructed in 1905 and built of local stone with cut stone dressings, slate roof and 5 lancet windows. The property is accessed from a gabled porch entrance through chamfered archway with decorative stops.
The centrepiece of the Church is the timber belfry with lower timber slate-hung spire with triple louvred openings, surmounted by weather vane and weather cock. The former vestry lies to the rear beneath a lean-to roof.
The interior offers an open plan layout under exposed timber arched braces. The accommodation consists of (measurements gross internal area):
Nave 157 sq m - Vestry 24.6 sq m - Internal WC 7.0 sq m -
Porch 8.6 sq m
Pews have been removed. For details of the fixtures and fittings included in the sale, please contact the agents.
Location
Merrymeet village lies between the towns of Liskeard and Callington in east Cornwall. The village of Menheniot (3.2km) offers a range of near-by services, including primary school, mainline railway station (with direct services to London Paddington), restaurant, public house, and Post Office/Village. The town of Liskeard has a wide variety of restaurants, shops, supermarkets, doctors, dentists, a Post Office and bank. The city of Plymouth has a deep-water marina and regular ferry crossings to Northern France and Spain. The idyllic South Cornish Coast is less than 10 miles from the property with sandy beaches and picturesque villages and the natural beauty and walking opportunities of Bodmin Moor lay less than 5 miles to the north.
Square Footage: 2,110 sq ft
Acreage: 0.16 Acres
Additional Info
Planning History - The building was first used as a Church from 1905 and has been used as a place of worship and assembly until 2022 when, unfortunately due to a combination of factors, the building is now redundant with the Church seeking a new owner. The single storey extension to accommodate a WC was approved by planning decision reference E2/88/00505 in 1988.
Future Uses - The building could be well-suited to residential conversion subject to obtaining the necessary consents. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries with the Local Authority as to lawful uses. No planning enquiries have been made with Cornwall Council. Any proposed use will also need to take into consideration the Listing of the property and its location, condition and setting.
Designation - The property is Grade II Listed.
The Church is un-consecrated, allowing changes of use without further Church of England or Church Commissioner consents.
Utilities and Services - Mains water, sewerage and electricity. Electric wall-mounted heaters, electric lighting.
Restrictive Covenants & Overage - No restrictive covenants are to form part of the sale, nor is the Vendor seeking to apply an overage to capture uplift on the grant of any future planning permission. Offers must reflect the unencumbered nature of the sale.
Local Authority - The site falls within the jurisdiction of Cornwall Council
Tenure - The Property is available Freehold with Vacant Possession. Land Registry entry can be found under Title Number CL372419.
Vendor - The property is owned by Truro Diocesan Board of Finance a registered charity in England & Wales Charity number: 248330 as Trustees for the Parochial Church Council of Menheniot. Any purchaser with a connection to the Charity or the Parochial Church Council must declare so. Any sale is conditional upon Charity Act compliance.
VAT - The property is not currently elected for VAT.
Method of Sale - The property is available for unconditional sale by Private Treaty.
Viewing - Access to the property can be arranged, strictly by appointment with sole selling agent, Savills.
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