Land North of Ballochruin

SITUATION
The Land North of Ballochruin is situated in a
private rural position with the village of Balfron
being 1.5 miles away, offering a range of local
amenities. Glasgow (Scotland’s largest city) is only
18 miles away and offers the full range of amenities
including shopping, leisure and business facilities
with regular mainline rail connections to Glasgow
and Edinburgh. The historic Ccity of Stirling is
about 20 miles away and Edinburgh (Scotland’s
capital) is about an hour and a half’s drive away.
The Land North of Ballochruin is located in close
proximity to an excellent transport infrastructure
with the M9/M80 motorway system accessible
within about a 20 minute drive. Glasgow and
Edinburgh International Airports are only about
24 miles and 51 miles distant respectively and
offer regular domestic and international flights.
Sitting in the heart of the historic county of
Stirlingshire, the local area offers an enormous
range of cultural and leisure opportunities.
There are some excellent golf courses in the
area including a nearby course at Balfron as
well as Buchanan Castle and Strathendrick
Golf Clubs near Drymen, and the world famous
courses at Loch Lomond and Gleneagles are
easily accessible. There are private sports clubs
at Drymen and Milngavie, whilst Balfron has the
Community Sports Centre with swimming pool.
The land is located close to the eastern boundary
of the scenic Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
National Park which offers world famous
scenery with a plethora of recreation and leisure
opportunities, including a wide range of water
sports.
The surrounding hills, the Trossachs and the
Campsie Fells are extremely popular with hill
walkers and climbers and the region also offers
excellent opportunities for mountain biking,
sailing, pony trekking, shooting and fishing.
Agriculturally, the local area is well provided for
by merchants and suppliers, with local livestock
markets nearby providing a fantastic outlet for
good quality livestock which the area is renowned
for producing.

DESCRIPTION
The Land North of Ballochruin extends to
approximately 1.26 Ha (3.11 acres) comprising of
an area of woodland extending to 0.74 Ha (1.83
Acres) and an area of rough grazing and hard
standing extending to approximately 0.52 Ha
(1.28 Acres), and currently utilised for the storage
of machinery and building supplies. The land
is classified as Grade 4.2 by the James Hutton
Institute. The field is enclosed by rylock stock
fencing which is in a stock proof condition. Access
to the Land North of Ballochruin is taken directly
onto Ballochruin Road, which leads to the A81, the
Glasgow to Aberfoyle road. There is no water or
electrical services to the site.

PLANNING
The property has been granted full conditional
planning consent by Stirling Council, Ref
19/00006/FUL, dated for “partial change of
use from agricultural land to caravan site for
the siting of 5 No. yurts and ancillary building,
and formation of a new access and associated
parking provision”. The decision has been made
with 10 conditions which must be submitted and
approved before the commencement of building.






Marketed by: Galbraith, Stirling