The barn at lawn farm, newsam green, leeds LS15 9AD

City centre 5 miles M1 (J45) Motorway 1 mile

Development opportunity
historic farm yard barn for conversion

Former farm buildings with planning consent for conversion to residential use situated adjacent to Lawn Farm, Newsam Green, Leeds. Benefitting from a relatively rural location which is recovering from earlier mining activities and with restoration of former disposal sites locally, the position is conceived now significantly improving with a pleasant and tranquil rural aspect seen in a historic context.

The full planning consent provides for the division of the vernacular brick outbuilding to create two semi-detached dwellings (approx. 1, 272 sq ft each) and a third potential 1, 230sq ft single storey dwelling to be retained by the seller or potentially available along with the entire property.

Price: For sale by private treaty - Offers in the region of £320, 000 for the barn.

Viewing by appointment with the Agent

Situation

The farm yard is particularly conveniently located to the south side of Pontefract Lane about a mile west of its junction with Bullerthorpe Lane which arises at its northerly end close to Sainsbury’s supermarket alongside junction 46 of the M1/A1 link and so while in open country the property is close enough to rapid transport links and commercial centres and the city amenities. From the south Bullerthorpe Lane starts from the A162 Wakefield Road between Swillington & Oulton with village amenities conveniently available in both and the added attraction of a rail station at Woodlesford.

Pontefract Lane skirts and forms the boundary to the property on its north side but is here locally closed to through traffic and traffic light controlled. Permitted access is available west to Junction 45 on the M1, very conveniently, about a mile west and extending into Leeds centre as the A63.

To the south of the site are open grass fields and to the west currently the Biffa disposal site which has a finite active life of about 18 months prior to complete restoration.

The character of the area is reinforced by the Listing of the adjoining Lawn Farm.

Planning

The planning consent was obtained in 2012 is registered under Leeds City Council under 11/04473/fu granted 3-1-2012 subject to conditions. The seller has applied to resolve, or discharge most of the conditions but not applied to satisfy the archaeological recording or construction detail.

Main barn

Gross internal floor area, the whole – 236 sq metres

Divided into two units each with lounge, kitchen diner and ablutions on the ground floor and 3 bedrooms and bathroom to the first floor.

Garden areas are proposed to the western side of the units and a community orchard, grassed area contemplated to the southwest aspect.

North Barn
This has linked in addition a former stable block to be adapted as a garaging or storage.

South Barn
Private designated parking is contemplated as identified on the plan.

Access
to the barns is to the west of the complex and it will be the requirement of the developer to provide to an approved specification and available for joint use by the remaining properties, subject to a future maintenance contribution according to user.

Plans and drawings

An indicative site plan showing the development site outlined blue (lot 1) is attached, the optional former blacksmiths shop and paddock are outlined green (lot 2), together with the architect’s layout plan showing the dwellings’ proposed accommodation.

The full set of plans and drawings are available to be inspected at the Agent’s offices, please note that the plans are provided for guidance and any dimensions will need to be verified on site.

Services

Main water and electricity are available on site. There is no mains sewer and a jointly serviced package treatment plant is contemplated with a discharge to the dyke to the south. Gas is not within statutory distance.

EPC Not required.

Bc/305 17 August 2014