Land for sale

An exciting opportunity to purchase a site with full planning approval for a detached five bedroom dwelling house.

Location
The property is located approximately ½ mile north east of the village of Nenthead. The market town of Alston is approximately 5 miles north west and the larger city of Carlisle is approximately 33 miles west.The site is located within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding National Beauty and benefits from outstanding views of the surrounding countryside.

Description
The site at present forms the remains of a former dwelling house known as High House. The site has the benefit of full planning permission for the erection of a substantial five bedroom dwelling and forms an exciting opportunity for any purchaser. The site extends to approximately 0.45 ha (1.12 acres) in total and therefore offers extensive grounds

Planning Permission
Full planning permission has been granted by Eden District Council for the Rebuild of the dwelling and change of use of agricultural land to residential use together with the installation of a domestic wind turbine. A copy of the Decision Notice is attached to these particulars and other documents are available to view online at: https://plansearch.eden.gov.uk/fastweb/ by entering planning reference 20/0552.

Access
The property benefits from direct access off the unsurfaced highway which is owned and maintained by Cumbria County Council. NB at present the track is only suitable for access by 4x4 vehicles. It is assumed that Cumbria County Council will upgrade the track upon the development of the site.

Services
It will be the responsibility of the Buyer to install all services. We are advised there is an existing water supply nearby to the site and foul drainage is to be to a treatment plant and soakaway. The planning permission grants permission for an electricity turbine allowing the property to be “off-grid” and energy efficient.