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Tenure: Freehold
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Features and description
- Development / Investment Opportunity
- Planning Permission 19/03228/FUL
- Five Barn Conversions
- Further paddock or adjoining farmhouse may be available by separate negotiation
- Short Distance to Shrewsbury
- Parking and Garage
- Private Allocated Garden
- 1.84 Acres (0.75 ha)
- Freehold
Development / Investment Opportunity, Planning Permission 19/03228/FUL, Five Barn Conversions, Further paddock or adjoining farmhouse may be available by separate negotiation, Short Distance to Shrewsbury, Parking and Garage, Private Allocated Garden, 1.84 Acres (0.75 ha), Freehold
Situation: Acton Lea Farm is situated around fifteen minutes north of Shrewsbury, near the popular villages of Grinshill and Moreton Corbet, and local amenities in Shawbury. The surrounding countryside is typical of North Shropshire, characterised by rolling fields and small woodlands. The property itself comprises a traditional quadrangle foldyard, previously the working heart of Acton Lea Farm, with some elements dating back to the late 17th Century. Though no longer suitable for modern agriculture, Acton Lea retains the distinctive character of a traditional holding.
The property is a short drive from the A49, which links North and South Shropshire, and enables a short fifteen minute drive to Shrewsbury, or onwards on the M54.
This is a unique opportunity to purchase a good quality development site, benefiting from planning permission for the conversion of five high quality country properties. Ref: 19/03228/FUL. All of the barns have a variety of original features, and will benefit from its own parking area and garden. The adjoining Farmhouse, or further land, may also be considered for sale subject to separate negotiation.
The planning permission expires on 05/03/2023. The site is sold subject to a retained right of access along the route shown blue to Acton Lea Farmhouse or the vendors adjoining property. Part of the land is within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.
Directions: Driving from Shrewsbury northwards on the A49 turn off towards Morton Corbet, keep the estate wall on your right. After 600 yards the road bears left and the Estate wall bears right alongside a “no through road” sign, turn right onto this road. After a further 700 yards the entrance is on your right.
Situation: Acton Lea Farm is situated around fifteen minutes north of Shrewsbury, near the popular villages of Grinshill and Moreton Corbet, and local amenities in Shawbury. The surrounding countryside is typical of North Shropshire, characterised by rolling fields and small woodlands. The property itself comprises a traditional quadrangle foldyard, previously the working heart of Acton Lea Farm, with some elements dating back to the late 17th Century. Though no longer suitable for modern agriculture, Acton Lea retains the distinctive character of a traditional holding.
The property is a short drive from the A49, which links North and South Shropshire, and enables a short fifteen minute drive to Shrewsbury, or onwards on the M54.
This is a unique opportunity to purchase a good quality development site, benefiting from planning permission for the conversion of five high quality country properties. Ref: 19/03228/FUL. All of the barns have a variety of original features, and will benefit from its own parking area and garden. The adjoining Farmhouse, or further land, may also be considered for sale subject to separate negotiation.
The planning permission expires on 05/03/2023. The site is sold subject to a retained right of access along the route shown blue to Acton Lea Farmhouse or the vendors adjoining property. Part of the land is within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.
Directions: Driving from Shrewsbury northwards on the A49 turn off towards Morton Corbet, keep the estate wall on your right. After 600 yards the road bears left and the Estate wall bears right alongside a “no through road” sign, turn right onto this road. After a further 700 yards the entrance is on your right.
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