Brookside Farm

Location

Chorlton is a small hamlet near the prosperous village of Malpas with its bustling High Street, historic church and the highly sought after Bishop Heber High School. Outstanding walks can be enjoyed from the property or alternatively just a short drive to the Bickerton and Peckforton Hills (3 miles) where one can pick up the Sandstone Trail and enjoy far reaching views across the Cheshire Plain and Welsh Hills. There are many recreational facilities available within the area including golf clubs, cricket, tennis, football, hockey and rugby clubs as well as horse riding schools. The historic City of Chester is just 14 miles.

Accommodation

This attractive and imposing period farmhouse offers a blank canvas for buyers to renovate and modernise the property completely to their own tastes, having not been occupied for a number of years. There are a wealth of original features throughout the property which could be enhanced to reinstate the property to its former glory. Externally these include decorative chimneys sash windows. Internally there are attractive tiled floors, exposed beams and open fireplaces. The ground floor is formed around a central reception hall which gives access to the four main reception rooms with the current kitchen and utility room situated in a single storey lean to on the side of the house.

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To the first floor there are three bedrooms which benefit from built in wardrobes and are serviced by a substantial sized bathroom and separate WC. A further staircase leads to the second floor and whilst currently divided in to three attic rooms these could be altered to provide further accommodation. The farm benefits from a range of traditional brick farm buildings with potential for equestrian use or conversion to residential dwellings subject to the necessary planning consents. These buildings are located in close proximity to the farmhouse and create a courtyard with vehicular access.

Gardens (highlighted in blue on land plan)

Mature gardens encircle the house which lead to a a cottage style garden extensively planted with flowering plants and shrubs to the front and a more open lawned style garden with stream to the rear. Mature trees and shrubs border the roadside and ensure that the house has a feeling of total privacy and seclusion. Although these gardens have become somewhat left to their natural course in the last few years it is clear that with some work they could be returned to their original glory.

Easements and Right of Way

Please note that a bridlepath runs past the property which then links to the Bishop Bennett Way. The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, telephone and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements, quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves or masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas or other pipes, whether referred to in the sales particulars or not and to the provisions of any planning scheme or county or local authorities without obligations on the part of the vendors of their agents to specify them.

Planning/Clawback

The property is sold subject to residential development clawback. In the even that planning permission is granted for any use over agricultural within 25 years (from 2021) the original seller will be entitled to a 25% proportion of the value.

Additional Land

Opposite the property there is an additional 6.5 acre paddock which could be available to prospective purchasers subject to separate negotiation

Directions

From Malpas follow Church Street out of the village and proceed into Cuddington Heath. Turn right signposted for Chorlton and Shocklach. Upon reaching Chorlton continue through the village, when the road bears sharply left continue straight ahead onto the no-through road and the property will be found on the left hand side.

Services/Tenure

Mains electric is connected, water is from a private borehole supply. Drainage is to a private system, (mains water is available in the village, connection to this supply would be at the cost of the buyer). Electric night storage heating system/Freehold.

Viewings

Strictly by appointment with Cheshire Lamont Tarporley.