Plenty of options with secluded farmhouse ripe for development

TUCKED away, Walnut Tree Farm is a small estate which offers great potential for a family looking for a home with a great deal of privacy, which could be put to a variety of different uses.

Extending to around an acre, this property includes a superb Grade II listed former farmhouse, a delightful Grade II listed cottage and a large stone barn together with land ripe for residential use, subject to permission.

“We came upon Walnut Tree Farm almost by chance as the full extent of the property cannot be seen from the road and we immediately saw the appeal and the potential of the plot.”

Dating back to the early 18th century the owners purchased the property in 1997. “We lived in the farmhouse originally while we set about renovating the cottage.

The house is steeped in history and is mentioned in several books about the Bolton area.

“We have lots of old photographs of the house and all the old deeds showing its previous owners.”

“Over the years we also gradually renovated the farmhouse and the cottage has also been fully updated again in 2012.”

The impressive, significantly improved farmhouse has a hall with a laminate floor off which is a cloakroom, lounge with a splendid period style fireplace with open fire and an attractive window seat and a dining room with a mini inglenook style fireplace and laminate flooring.

The kitchen is fitted with a splendid range of units with granite work tops, a range cooker, microwave oven, integrated dishwasher, part tiled walls and a porcelain tiled floor. There is also a utility with plumbing for a dishwasher and granite worktops.

On the half landing is a beautiful stone mullioned stained glass window while on the first floor are three bedrooms –the master bedroom having a range of fitted wardrobes, laminate floor and an en suite shower room and a family bathroom with a Jacuzzi style bath along with a huge loft area which is ripe for further bedrooms and has a permanent staircase and window.

Outside, two driveways are already installed ready for development

Walnut Tree Cottage is a delightful and much improved home which has been significantly modernised to provide a very comfortable home with a lounge with feature stone fireplace/chimney piece, a conservatory, dining kitchen with a range of contemporary style base units with an oven and hob, dishwasher and cooker hood.

There are also three bedrooms and a modern bathroom with a quadrant shower cubicle and tiled walls.

Outside is a pleasant cottage style walled garden area

The barn, which is adjacent to Walnut Tree Farm is a stone built barn with a footprint extending to more than 2,000 square feet which is currently used as a garage/workshop, which is ripe for further development, subject to planning permission.

“I think that as the land and barn have previously had planning consent passed the property may be of interest to a builder or housing association. It may even be of interest to somebody wanting to create a lovely gated retirement community or simply to run a business from or a family with dependant relatives.

“We are leaving as the property is too big for us now and with our own retirement in mind we are looking to downsize, but we will miss the fact that while the house is near to all the amenities it is still very private.

“We love all the rooms, but our only regret is that we never got round to using the fantastic loft space as it would make a beautiful master bedroom suite or a couple of extra bedrooms and bathroom for a larger family.”

The overall gross site extends to about one acre, offering considerable scope for further development, subject to planning permission, which previously existed for four detached homes, but has now lapsed. Plans are now drawn up for 13 houses – including redevelopment of the barn – in readiness for a new planning application.