The Barley House Development Site Lot 1, Woodside, Woolaston, Gloucestershire, GL15

The Barley House Lot 1 comprises an appealing rural smallholding development package with a traditional stone barn with implemented and started planning consent to convert to a three-bedroom residence, an excellent portal framed outbuilding, a mobile home, a further traditional stone buildings and a ringfenced compartment of productive pastureland extending in all to 1.52 acres (0.61 ha). Forming one of Two possible Lots.

Location & Situation
The Barley House Lot 1 enjoys an excellent location and situation positioned a short distance north of the popular Forest of Dean village of Woolaston. Woolaston is a thriving village with many amenities such as Woolaston Primary School, The Netherend Inn, The Rising Sun Free house, Netherend Stores and Post Office, Woolaston Memorial Hall and Woolaston Football Club. Woolaston is serviced by a bus service providing easy access to the towns of Chepstow, Lydney and Cinderford.

The town of Lydney is less than five miles from the property offering an excellent range of amenities including three supermarkets: Aldi, Tesco and Lidl, with a thriving high street with shops, bars, pubs and restaurants, a local library, and a range of schools including Severnbanks Primary School, Lydney C of E School and the Dean Academy. The town also has medical facilities in the form of three doctors’ surgeries and fantastic railway access from Lydney Railway Station with direct trains to Cardiff Central, Cheltenham Spa, Birmingham New Street and Nottingham.

The Barley House enjoys an excellent accessible location 6.9 miles east from the centre of Chepstow, a thriving border town with the picturesque historic Chepstow Castle dating back to the 11th century, the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain and the renowned Chepstow Racecourse. Chepstow has a bustling high street with a mixture of high street chain stores, independent shops and eateries as well as everyday services such as banks, post offices and grocery stores, three distinct shopping areas and a good selection of restaurants and bars. For education, St. John’s on-the-Hill is a co-educational day and boarding preparatory school with all-year round Day Nurseries. There are also primary schools in the area and Chepstow Comprehensive School. An abundance of tourism and recreational activities exist within Chepstow and the wider Wye Valley region.

Monmouth is located just 11.8 miles from the property and boasts excellent schools including Haberdashers’ Monmouth School, Llangattock School Monmouth with Montessori Nursery, a variety of primary schools and Monmouth Comprehensive School. Monmouth also offers an upmarket traditional shopping street, with boutique shops, Waitrose supermarket, M&S Simply Food, The Savoy Theatre and an extensive range of recreational and leisure facilities. An abundance of tourism and recreational activities exist within Monmouth and the wider region.

Gloucester is just 24.7 miles away from the property with all the benefits a city has to offer, such as a bustling Hight Street, Gloucester Quays shopping district, Gloucester University and Gloucester Rugby Club who play in the Rugby Premiership, England’s top division of rugby, as well as in European competitions. Gloucester Cathedral is one of the finest examples of gothic architecture in the UK and Cheltenham Racecourse is just seven miles from the city, host to the world renowned Gold Cup.

The Barley House 
Accessed from the west side of Woodside Road a short section of gated drive leads up to the barns and yard. Planning was approved on 23rd March 2021 under planning reference P2044/20/FUL for “Conversion of existing barn buildings to form a new dwelling on land adjacent to Pleasant View, including associated access tracks, car parking and landscaping. Conversion of part of existing farmhouse into annexe associated with Pleasant View.” The development has been commenced. Once completed the property will feature a front hallway with ensuite double bedroom, open plan kitchen/sitting/dining room, shower room and second double bedroom. Stairs from the hallway lead up to the first floor and the third bedroom and bathroom. When completed the property will be a charming spacious barn conversion in an excellent location.

Outbuildings & Mobile Home
Positioned directly north of the Barley House is a useful monopitched traditional stone storage building. On the western side of the yard is a portal framed block and sheeted building with fibre cement roof which offers an excellent outbuilding to serve the barn conversion.

Positioned adjacent to the portal framed building is a three-bedroom mobile home which is connected to mains electricity providing onsite accommodation for anyone commencing the build.

The barns and buildings adjacent to the yard are all serviced with mains electricity.

All the outbuildings are in good condition with the portal framed barn providing scope for change of use and conversion subject to obtaining the necessary planning permission.

Land
The land at The Barley House Lot 1 is set over two ringfenced filed enclosures of level to gently sloping permanent pasture. The field enclosures could be subdivided further to create paddocks. The land is all permanent pasture, all capable of being grazed and mown for fodder and would provide the perfect grazing for a collection of ponies or pedigree livestock.

No Public Rights of Way cross over the land. The owners of Pleasant View benefit from a right of access over the first part of the drive to the property.

The property is offered as a whole and in two Lots with Lot 1 being the barn with planning, buildings, mobile home, yard and the adjacent field extending to approximately 1.52 acres (0.61 ha). Lot 2 includes two traditional stone barns and land extending to approximately 6.86 acres (2.78 ha). 

Key Information
Services: Mains electricity is connected to Lot 1. There is a well within Lot 2 which could provide a private water supply to the property. Mains water is close by and the vendor has obtained quotes for this. Foul drainage is to be to a package treatment plant. Any interested parties are to make, and reply upon their own enquiries, regarding any utility or service connections to the site.

Wayleaves & Easements: The site is sold subject to all existing Wayleaves & Easements that may exist at the date of sale. The owner of Pleasant View benefits from a right of access over the first section of drive to access their property.

Sale Method: The Barley House Development Site is available For Sale by Private Treaty. The Vendor & Selling Agents reserve the right to conclude the sale by any alternative Sale Method.

Development Clawback: A development clawback overage provision will be incorporated into the sale contract to capture any future residential development of the portal framed barn within Lot 1. This will capture 30% of any uplift in value provided by any residential planning consent for a period of 20 years from the date of sale. The overage may be negotiable subject to level of offer.

Local Planning Authority: Forest of Dean District Council. Telephone: 01594 810000.

Viewings: Strictly by appointment with the selling agents.

Directions: From The A48 Main Road heading east at Woolaston turn left onto Netherend Road in the direction of Netherend and Woolaston Common. Proceed on Netherend Road for 0.3 miles then fork left onto Severn View Road in the direction of Woolaston/Woodside. Proceed on Severn View Road for 0.8 miles. The road then turns into Woodside. Proceed for a further 0.3 miles. You will pass a left turn to Woodside Road. Do not take this. The next left will be the driveway to the property. Proceed up the right-hand drive through the black metal gate.

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Planning Consent: The Planning Consent secured upon the Development Site has been achieved by Apex Architecture Ltd.
Technical design, drawings & architectural work undertaken by Apex Architecture Ltd.
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