Farmhouse and Barns with Planning Consent for Conversion into Three Dwellings
Planning Consent
Full planning permission was granted by Forest of Dean District Council on 22nd August 2022 (Ref P1918/21/FUL) for "Conversion of No. 3 barns to No. 3 dwellings with ancillary accommodation (revised scheme)".
Details of the planning permissions, approved plans and any other relevant papers can be found on the Forest of Dean District Council website.
- None of the barns are listed.
- The property is not located in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
- The property is not crossed by a public footpath.
Location
Ash Farm is located in a rural, yet easily accessible location along Morse Lane between Ruardean and Drybrook. Ruardean Hill is the highest point in the Forest of Dean with a superb outlook as well as a village shop and primary school.
Ash Farm is easily accessible from Ross-on-wye, just 6 miles north, as well as the wider Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The M50 is located approximately 10 miles to the north of the farm and provides access to Junction 2 of the M5 motorway.
The Farmhouse
Ash Farmhouse is approached directly off Morse Lane and sits to the southwest of the farmyard. Constructed primarily of rendered stone under a pitched slate roof, the accommodation includes a kitchen and utility room, two reception rooms, a fourth bedroom/office, and a cloakroom to the ground floor, and three bedrooms and a family bathroom to the first floor.
The farmhouse is generally in need of modernisation throughout however has the potential to create a fantastic family home with superb views across the surrounding countryside.
Proposed Development
The buildings at Ash Farm are located to the east of the farmhouse and comprise a range of traditional and contemporary former agricultural buildings.
The 7 bay steel portal frame and brick shed with an adjoining 3 bay steel, brick, and profile sheet lean to referred to as buildings A and B will comprise two dwellings:
Unit A
Open plan kitchen/dining room
Living room
Bedroom 1 with an ensuite bathroom
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
Bathroom
Unit B
Open plan Kitchen/ dining room
2 bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms
The traditional stone and slate barn with a 3 bay steel lean-to referred to as building C will comprise a Single Dwelling:
Unit C
Open plan kitchen/living room
Bedroom 1
Bathroom
The traditional brick and slate barn with adjoining brick and slate former cow byre referred to as the 'Annexe' will comprise:
Annexe
A detached annexe consisting of a workshop, wet room, and two home offices
Services
The property is connected to mains electricity, gas, water, and drainage.
Details of Lots 2 - 5 can be found in the attached sales particulars.