Fosse Road, Brough, Newark
- Land size
- 0.25 acres
- Bedrooms
- 3
Key Features
- Grade II Listed Church
- Planning Permission and Listed Building Consents for Change of Use to dwelling with side extension
- Newark and Sherwood District Council
- PA Numbers - 24/01603/FUL and 24/01604/LBC
- Plans include Open Plan Living Dining Kitchen with full height vaulted ceiling
- 2 x GF bedrooms, mezzanine bedroom
- En suite bathroom and house bathroom
- Proposed living space 120.5m² / 1,297sqft.
- Wrap around mature grounds, off road parking planned. Approx 0.25 acres.
- Convenient for A46, A1, Newark, Lincoln, London Kings Cross rail service
Description
THE CHURCH OF ST STEPHEN, FOSSE WAY, BROUGH, NEWARK, NG23 7QE
DESCRIPTION
A 19th Century village Church of considerable character, now with Planning Permission for extension and change of use to an inspired three bedroom home.
The approved drawings show a contemporary home, yet respectful of its heritage, briefly comprising Entrance Porch, stunning open plan Living Dining Kitchen arrangement with vaulted ceiling open to full roof height, two ground floor bedrooms, one of which has an en suite shower room, house bathroom and rear lobby. A staircase ascends to a further mezzanine bedroom.
The Seller's architect estimates the floor area on completion is approx. 120.5m² (1,297 sqft)
Outside the former church is set back from Fosse Way with wraparound gardens and the ability to create off road parking as per the planning permission.
LOCATION
The Former Church of St Stephen lies in the modest hamlet of Brough, off the A46. As such the village is ideal for those wishing to commute into Newark or Lincoln or access the A1 in the west from which the wider motorway network is available. Nearby Collingham has a good range of local amenities and full facilities may be found in the trent side town of Newark and Cathedral city of Lincoln. Newark has a direct rail service into London Kings Cross, approx. 1hr 20 mins.
DIRECTIONS
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PLANNING PERMISSION
Newark & Sherwood District Council granted full Planning Permission for change of use from place of worship to dwelling with single storey side extension on 20 January 2025 under application number 24/01603/FUL. The local planning authority also granted Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations to facilitate use of former place of worship as a dwelling on the same date under application number 24/01604/LBC.
Interested parties should access the planning documents by visiting Newark & Sherwood District Council's online planning portal via publicaccess.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/online-applications/ and quote the above reference numbers.
LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY
Newark & Sherwood District Council, Castle House, Great North Road, Newark, NG24 1BY. Telephone .
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
- The property is sold subject to the recommendation of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham and approval of the terms of sale.
- The property is to be sold by Private Treaty, subject to contract and proof of funding will be required to demonstrate ability to purchase and complete the conversion scheme.
- Offers in the region of £175,000 are invited for the freehold interest.
- Newark and Sherwood District Council has confirmed Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is payable on this development, calculated at £9,604.61 subject to indexation. CIL is payable by the Buyer.
VIEWING
Strictly by appointment only. Please contact the selling agents, Brown & Co on .
CONTACT
To discuss any aspect of the sale, please contact Jeremy Baguley MRICS on , or via email Jeremy. .
These particulars were prepared in April 2025.
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- Date Posted
- 2026-05-11
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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- Parking
- Off-Street Parking
- Garden
- Garden
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Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 53% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
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Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Winthorpe Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 111
- Type
- Academy converter
- John Blow Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 192
- Type
- Community school
- Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 195
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Muskham Primary School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 139
- Type
- Academy converter
- Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 409
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Magnus Church of England Academy4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 678
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Newark Academy4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,164
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Suthers School5.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 684
- Type
- Free schools
- North Kesteven Academy8 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 587
- Type
- Academy converter
- Sir Robert Pattinson Academy8.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,310
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
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Getting Around
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Flood Risk
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- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
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- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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