The Hope, Dunston Heath, Stafford, ST18 9AQ

Full Description

A unique opportunity of interest to developers or those wishing to create extended family dwellings or a buy to let development, to purchase a traditional farmhouse with excellent range of agricultural buildings with planning permission.

• Grand period six bedroomed traditional farmhouse in need of refurbishment
• Outstanding range of brick-built farm buildings with timber beams throughout
• Planning permission obtained for five residential dwellings, planning ref: 02/00367/COU
• To be sold in up to two lots or as a whole

FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY

Offers circa £1,050,000 for the whole
Lot 1      Offers in Excess of       £500,000
Lot 2      Offers Based on            £550,000

LOCATION
The Hope is situated in a rural location in South Staffordshire on the outskirts of the two small villages of Dunston & Levedale. The town of Penkridge is approximately 2.8 miles south of The Hope with the larger county town of Stafford 4.6 miles to the north and links to the M6 and wider motorway and rail networks within a few miles.

DIRECTIONS
From the centre of Penkridge, head north towards Stafford, taking the next left turn after crossing the River Penk. Follow the road around to the left continuing on Levedale Road under the rail bridge, bear right and after half a mile, turn right into Whittamore Lane. Continue for ¾ of a mile and The Hope will be found on the left as identified by our For Sale board.

FARMHOUSE
Hope farmhouse presents an exciting opportunity to renovate a grand farmhouse close to Stafford yet in a peaceful rural location. A particular feature of the property are the two Monkey Puzzle trees either side of the drive in the front garden. Providing extensive but potentially comfortable accommodation, and leading from the quarry tiled central hallway there are doors into the kitchen, lounge, drawing room, WC, pantry, utility and cellar. Stairs to the first-floor lead to three bedrooms, bathroom, WC, airing and tank room. A further three rooms are located in the attic.

OUTBUILDINGS
Outstanding range of agricultural buildings providing;

General Purpose Storage with Lean-To – Two-storey brick construction under a timber truss frame with tile roof and concrete floor internally, and planning permission for development.

Livestock Shed - Steel portal frame, with part-height timber panel wall, steel corrugated fibre/asbestos cement roof sheets and concrete flooring.

Dutch Barn with Lean-To - Steel truss frame building, with steel corrugated fibre/asbestos cement roof sheets and occasional plastic roof light, fitted out with stables internally.

Livestock Shed & General-Purpose Storage – A dual pitch of buildings of brick construction under timber truss frame tile roofs with concrete floor internally and part having planning permission for development.

Machinery Shed with Livestock Lean-To - Steel truss frame with part-height concrete block wall to the North elevation and brick-built elevation to the west. Livestock lean-to steel portal frame with brick-built elevations to the north, south, east and west with concrete flooring throughout both buildings.

General Purpose & Livestock Shed – Two-storey rendered brick construction under a timber truss frame with tile roof and concrete floor internally, and planning permission for development.

Livestock Shed & Workshop with Derelict Lean-To – Two-storey rendered brick construction under a timber truss framed tile roof with concrete floor internally, and planning permission for development.

LOTS
With the property being offered for sale as a whole or in two lots as offered below:

LOT 1: Period six-bedroom farmhouse in need of refurbishment situated within extensive gardens. Additionally within the lot is a tremendous development opportunity of a barn with planning permission which, when developed, will be a two-storey dwelling benefiting from its own private garden. 
OFFERS IN EXCESS OF £500,000

LOT 2: Former granary barns with the exceptional opportunity to develop a pair of stylish semi-detached houses in an exceptional location, detached cowshed and roadside single-storey barns to create two further dwellings arranged around a courtyard setting.
OFFERS IN THE REGION OF £550,000

Alternatively, the property may be purchased as a whole consisting of both lots with planning permission to convert the barns into five residential dwellings, along with the main house, thus providing six individual units.
OFFERS IN THE REGION OF £1,050,000

PLANNING PERMISSION
Planning permission was granted by South Staffordshire Council (ref: 02/00367/COU) on the 29th July 2002 for the change of use of the existing farm buildings to form five residential dwellings. A material start has been made and the planning permission secured and confirmed by South Staffordshire Council. A further application was successfully made on 29th June 2021 to vary the planning conditions which effectively changed the conditions from pre-commencement to pre-occupation conditions.

AGENT’S NOTE
Some of the photographs used in the sales particulars were taken in 2018.

TENURE AND POSSESSION
Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

SERVICES
The farmhouse has mains electricity, mains water, oil fired central heating and septic tank Drainage. The farm buildings are connected to three-phase electricity and mains water.

WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS & RIGHTS OF WAY
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies together with all of the rights and obligations, easements and all wayleaves whether referred to in these particulars or not.

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment only with the sole selling agent.

METHOD OF SALE
The property is offered for sale by Private Treaty.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
South Staffordshire Council
Council Offices
Wolverhampton Road
Codsall
South Staffordshire, WV8 1PX
Tel: 01902 696000

VENDOR’S SOLICITORS
Enoch Evans LLP
St Pauls Chambers
6 – 9 Hatherton Road
Walsall
West Midlands, WS1 1SX