Description
An exciting development opportunity on the edge of a lovely village on the Somerset/Dorset border.
A development site of three barns and two bungalows representing a unique opportunity to build or convert on the edge of this lovely rural village with superb views. Land available by separate negotiation. For sale as a whole or in lots.
Higher Clinger Farm is a former farmyard occupying a superb elevated position on the edge of Cucklington on the Dorset / Somerset border. The yard is no longer in agricultural use with application numbers 23/02440, 23/02442 and 23/02443 being approved by Somerset Council for change of use from agricultural building(s) to dwelling houses. The unique scheme by highly regarded Somerset Architects Della Valle proposes the conversion of the three barns in a very contemporary style.
Lot 1 Barn A is a detached 4 bedroom barn measuring about 237 m sq (2551 sq ft) with accommodation on the ground floor and with the main kitchen/dining/living space across the back, facing south and having wonderful views over the surrounding countryside, standing in a plot of about 0.49 acres.
Guide price £400,000
Lot 2 Barn B is a 3/4 bedroom detached barn of 172 m sq (1851 sq ft) with accommodation on the ground floor and an extensive south facing terrace in a plot of about 0.53 acres.
Barn C (Lot 2) is a smaller detached barn of 41 m sq (441 sq ft) with one bedroom and would make ideal annexe accommodation for Barn B.
Guide Price £550,000
Lots 3 and 4 - Two detached bungalows (not subject to Agricultural Occupancy Conditions), Springfield and Greenfields with large gardens, plots both measuring 0.46 acres, super views and southerly aspects. Planning permission for replacement dwellings is awaited.
Guide prices £400,000
Lot 5 Approx. 3.15 acres of level pasture adjoining lot 4. Guide price £210,000
Lot 6 Approx. 1.19 acres of level pasture with shepherd's hut.
Situation - Cucklington lies between Wincanton and Gillingham, on the edge of the ridge overlooking the Blackmore Vale on the Somerset/Dorset border. The village itself has a church and a village hall, an excellent public house nearby in Buckhorn Weston.
The nearby towns of Gillingham and Wincanton both have a range of excellent everyday amenities, including a Waitrose and a mainline railway station at Gillingham with direct access to London Waterloo.
For more sophisticated amenities the abbey town of Sherborne is to the west and the regional town of Yeovil beyond.
There are excellent road links with the A30 close by and the A303 lying some 2 miles to the north giving access to the South West and London via the M3.
The area is renowned for its schools, both in the public and private sector. These include Bruton School for Girls, Kings School, Sexeys School and Sunny Hill prep. Other private schools include Sherborne Boys, Sherborne Girls, Bryanston, Milton Abbey, Leweston and Millfield. Prep schools include Hazelgrove at Sparkford and Sherborne Prep.
Directions - From the West Stour Crossroads head towards Sandley and continue through. Ignore the first and second signs to Cucklington and take the third into Rowls Lane where the entrance to Clinger Farm will be found on the left hand side.
Services - Mains water and electricity are connected. Buyers to install treatment plants for drainage.
Viewings - During daylight hours having first contacted the Agent.
01258 473766 option 1
gwb@symondsandsampson.co.uk
