Description
A traditional stone barn with Planning Permission for conversion, farm buildings and about 12.26 acres (4.96 ha) of pastureland set in an elevated position in the Marshwood Vale close to Bridport and the coast.
Situation - Gerrards Farm occupies a superb, elevated setting in the heart of the popular Marshwood Vale just to the northeast of the hamlet of Shave Cross with its ancient inn. The property is surrounded by the rolling West Dorset countryside, designated a National Landscape (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The nearby Georgian market town of Bridport offers a wide range of amenities including restaurants, good independent shops, a twice weekly market and a Waitrose. This vibrant town offers a range of cultural activities including the Electric Palace Theatre, Arts Centre and Leisure Centre. The coast at West Bay with its picturesque harbour and access to the World Heritage Site Jurassic Coast, provides excellent opportunities for walking, fishing and swimming. The county town of Dorchester is easily accessible with a wider range of facilities and cultural activities. The A35 provides a route to the A31 and London. Mainline railway stations are available at Crewkerne and Dorchester.
The Property - Gerrards Farm was formerly part of the Pilsdon Manor Estate and has not been offered on the open market for nearly sixty years. The property offers prospective purchasers the rare opportunity to acquire a versatile country property with land and the potential to develop a barn conversion, well separated from the farmhouse, within this sought after area of West Dorset.
Lot Two - Barn With Planning Permission For Conver - North of the farmstead, well shielded from the farmhouse, with separate access from the rear farm drive, is a lower yard. There are a range of farm buildings set around extensive concrete yards. The attractive, traditional Hamstone Barn (12.03m x 6.04m) with tiled roof has planning permission to convert into a double storey 3-bedroom dwelling. There are additional buildings including:
1. Steel framed and block former Milking Parlour with Leanto Dairy (22.5m x 13.9m)
2. Farm Building (21.40m x 6.38m) steel framed, 4 bay, housing 5 loose boxes
3. General Purpose Farm Building (21.4m x 18.9m) concrete portal and block (former cubicle house)
4. Dilapidated Former Milking Parlour (8.6m x 10.3m maximum) steel framed
To the north of the yard with access from the rear farm drive is 12.26 acres of level or gently sloping pastureland, with a pretty stream running through.
Services - Lot Two: Main electricity. A right to connect to main water, (if sold separately) will be granted over Lot One.
Tenure - Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.
Planning - Planning permission has been granted for conversion of barn to a 3-bedroom dwelling, which will require two agricultural barns to be demolished and a detached bat feeding roost building
to be erected. (West Dorset District Council Planning Ref: P/FUL/2022/06940 Decision date 7 February 2023).
Fencing Obligation - If sold in lots the purchasers of Lots 1 and 2 will equally share the cost of erecting and maintaining thereafter a new stock proof fence between the two Lots. The boundary will be pegged for identification purposes.
Sporting - All rights are understood to be owned and included in the sale. Hunting with The Seavington Foxhounds. Racing at Taunton or Wincanton. Golf at Bridport. Sailing on the coast at West Bay or Portland.
Rights Of Way - No public footpaths cross Lot Two.
Education - Primary schooling at Marshwood. Good State secondary schools at The Woodroffe School and the excellent Colyton Grammar School. Independent Schools in the area include Perrott Hill, Sherborne, Millfield and Milton Abbey.
Local Authority - West Dorset District Council. Tel: 01395 516551
Designations - Gerrards Farm is located in the Dorset National Landscape (AONB). The farm is not located in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) and has no Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
