Property description
SUMMARY For Sale | Millers Farm Barns are available at a guide of £500,000 with full residential planning permission or as 2 Lots.
LOT 1 - North Barn with a guide of £285,000
LOT 2 - South Barn with a guide of £215,000
Millers Farm Barns are offered with full residential planning permission and offer a very rare opportunity to convert two magnificent unlisted, two story, brick and beach-cobble flint barns under pantile roofs. Dating back to the early 18th Century the barns form the centre piece of Millers Farm, and flank the original 16th century Hall House and single story Bull Barn. Although unlisted, the barns are noted as being an important group of farm buildings within the Trunch Conservation Area. Millers Farm is within an Area of Outstanding National Beauty and located along an historic lane just on the edge of the peaceful and hugely desirable North Norfolk village of Trunch, just over 1 mile from the coast. The Barns provide the potential of 7,116 sq. ft of living space over two levels and sit within grounds of 3.49 acres which forms part of a landscape Masterplan for the Farm created to integrate the barns into the original meadow, pond, vegetable gardens and orchards.
THE BARNS LOT 1 - NORTH BARN
Refer SK 022 NORTH BARN PLOT
SK 024 NORTH BARN MASTERPLAN
& 06/22/100
Ground Floor Area: 3,358 sq. ft
Maximum first floor area: 1,541 sq. ft
Total potential living area 4,899 sq. ft
Plot size: 2.94 acres (STS)
- The North Barn formed the original working heart of Millers Farm comprising a threshing barn, stabling for shire horses and attached milking parlour
- A Masterplan has been created to maximize the northerly and easterly aspect and gardens
- Long landscaped entrance drive
- Overlooking 2 acre hay meadow Grade 1 classification land within plot curtilage
- Vegetable garden and newly planted orchard
- Views over farmland to the north, east and horizon.
Potential for six double bedrooms ensuite
LOT 2 - SOUTH BARN
Refer SK 022A SOUTH BARN PLOT
SK 024A SOUTH BARN MASTERPLAN
06/22/100 REV.A
Ground floor area: 1,341 sq. ft
Maximum first floor area: 880 sq. ft
Total potential living area: 2,217 sq. ft
Plot size: 0.55 acre (STS)
- The South Barn forms the centerpiece of Millers Farm
- A Masterplan has been created to maximize the southerly and easterly aspect and gardens
- South facing elevation and garden
- Grounds contain large pond, orchard and tree lined boundary.
Potential for five double bedrooms ensuite
HISTORY called Millers Farm after John Miller whose family farmed here in the 1830's.
The North Barn was built circa 1720 as confirmed by Norfolk's Historic Buildings Officer and forms the original working heart of Millers Farm.
Millers Farm is one of five farms that display a Saxon layout and field system along an historic lane with the oldest buildings being on a north south axis.
The Barn is constructed of beach cobble flint and pantile roofs with internal reed and plaster ceilings.
Last used as a dairy farm in 1950's, the North Barn was a threshing barn and cart horse stabling with attached milking parlour.
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Field and orchard are on Grade1 classification land.
All in designated area of Outstanding National Beauty and Conservation Area.
PLANNING PLANNING HISTORY
Original Planning Application dated 27/04/07:
PF/07/0730 Conversion of farm buildings to four units of holiday accommodation.
With reference to original Ground Floor Plan 06/22/100 development comprising of Plot 1, Plot 2, Plot 3 & Plot 4.
Current Planning Application dated 23/04/14:
PF/14/0509 Removal of condition 3 of planning permission reference 07/0730 to permit full residential occupation for Plot 1, Plot 2, Plot 3 & Plot 4.
THE MASTER PLAN A new Masterplan for Millers Farm has been created to provide additional vehicular access, and one less Plot resulting in greater gardens and privacy for remaining plots. This forms a development of the current planning permission. Additional land being included in the sale of the North Barn and South Barn upon adoption of new Masterplan SK 024 and SK 024A.
With reference to marked-up Ground Floor Plan 06/22/100 Plots 2 & 3 are offered within the sale of Lot 1 the North Barn which is being sold as one residential unit. Plot 4 is sold as Lot 2 the South Barn, refer 06/22/100A.
OUTSIDE The two barns occupy an area of 3.49 acres (STS). To the north there is a newly planted orchard and a two acre hedged south facing meadow with absolutely stunning views of arable farmland and beyond toward the coast. To the east of the barns is a vegetable garden, pond and a further old orchard. The garden to the south of the barns is currently laid to lawn.
LOCATION The picturesque village of Trunch is a thriving community with a fine 14th Century church, and uniquely retains a village shop/post office stores and popular public house. The coast at Mundesley is only 1 mile away and has excellent sandy beaches whilst the market towns of North Walsham and Aylsham are 3 and 8 miles respectively providing everyday and specialist shopping facilities, including a Waitrose at North Walsham. The thriving town of Holt, renowned for its boutique independent shops, Byfords delicatessen and Gresham School, is about 12 miles. Norwich, the cathedral city and regional centre of East Anglia, is approximately 19 miles, and has a thriving business community together with cultural and leisure activities for most tastes and a regular rail service to London Liverpool Street with a journey time of 1 hour and 50 minutes. The city also has an increasingly impressive education sector at all ages and levels.
APPROACH Currently accessed off a quiet country lane. The new proposed dedicated access will sweep around the eastern boundary of the barn. see Masterplan, SK 024
LOCAL AUTHORITY North Norfolk District Council. Telephone 01263 513811.
DIRECTIONS Leave Norwich on the B1150 to North Walsham, turn left at the first set of traffic lights to follow signs to Mundesley B1145. At the end of the village of Swafield go straight ahead to Trunch. Turn right onto Back Street then left onto Mundesley Road. Millers Farm is the last property on the left as you leave the village.
SERVICES Water, gas and electrics need to be installed. There is access to mains sewage from Millers Farm.
VEWINGS Strictly by appointment through Barn Masters 01603 621177.
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