6 bedroom detached house for sale

*WITH PLANNING* *OPPORTUNITY*
Back on the market - New Hall comprises of an attractive, substantial stone building under a pitched stone slate roof, sat in a total plot of approximately 1.67 acres or thereabouts.. The building was originally utilised by United Utilities as a water treatment works, however the recent planning consent under application 2022/0375 allows for the conversion and extension of the building to create a substantial detached dwelling, sat within a spacious garden plot with off road parking and amenity woodland. The purchaser has the ability to design and create their own bespoke dwelling in a highly sought-after, rural / edge of village location.
This fantastic property is located off Gincroft Lane, being positioned just outside the popular village of Edenfield. The village benefits from a variety of amenities including a primary school, cafes, village pubs, places of worship and independent shops. Edenfield is nestled within the Rossendale valley and positioned approximately 6 miles to the north of Bury town centre, and is within easy commuting distance of Bolton, Manchester, Preston and Blackburn, being within approximately 1 mile of the M66 road network.

The building is currently constructed of dressed stone with a part pitched stone slate roof and part flat roof, and includes regular window and door openings. These existing openings are mainly framed with characterful stone drip moulds, stone lintel and stone sills, with a number of stone mullion divisions within window openings. The building has formerly been utilised for water treatment purposes, with the redundant tanks and pipework still being in-situ within the site.

Planning consent was granted under application number 2022/0375 on 12th December 2022. The current plans allow for the conversion and extension of the building to create a substantial family dwelling. The current design would provide for the following rooms:

Ground Floor – entrance hallway, downstairs WC, utility/boot room, kitchen/dining/living room, lounge, study, internal hallway, bedroom/lounge and guest bedroom with ensuite.
First Floor – landing area and 5 spacious bedrooms, all with ensuite bathrooms. The two main bedrooms include double doorways leading out onto a side sun terrace.

The property benefits from superb, uninterrupted views over the surrounding valley and moorland and sits in a total plot of approximately 1.67 acres, including a large area of amenity woodland to the south, providing huge scope for amenity or alternative uses. Externally, the current plans provide for a small area of woodland to be cleared to the front of the property in order to create a private garden area with a southern outlook and space for private parking within the owned property boundary. As detailed on the site plan, the property will also have the potential use of the area hatched / dotted ‘green’ under a parking licence, allowing for further parking of vehicles.

The placing of New Hall on the market allows builders, developers and private individuals an exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire a substantial rural development site in a much sought after and accessible location, providing huge scope to a variety of purchasers.