Summary - Grimeshaw Lane, Bulk, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 3JY
4 bed 2 bath Detached
Development and agricultural potential close to Lancaster and M6 access.
- Ring-fenced 37.00 acres (approx. 14.97 ha) of Grade 3 grassland
- Planning consent granted 12 Dec 2023 to demolish and rebuild farmhouse
- Traditional stone barns with previously approved barn conversion (now lapsed)
- Range of modern portal-frame buildings adaptable for storage or conversion
- Farmhouse needs complete modernisation or implement new-build consent
- Proposed solar farm application affects part of the site — check planning
- Very slow fixed broadband speeds; oil-fired boiler heating
- Higher-than-average local crime statistics
Set within a ring-fenced 37.00-acre smallholding just over 2 miles from Lancaster, this detached four-bedroom farmhouse sits at the heart of a substantial rural estate. The site combines traditional stone barns and modern portal-frame buildings with extensive pasture, offering immediate agricultural, equestrian or amenity use alongside clear redevelopment potential.
There is current planning consent (granted 12 December 2023) to demolish the existing farmhouse and build a replacement three-storey dwelling with annex and garage, providing a ready route to a modern family home. A previously approved outline consent for conversion of a south barn to a four-bedroom dwelling demonstrates prior planning support for residential change of use, though that consent has lapsed.
The farmhouse requires a full programme of modernisation and refurbishment, or buyers may progress the new-build consent. Note the site is subject to a separate application (22/00017/FUL) proposing a solar farm with associated infrastructure; purchasers should check the planning authority records and familiarise themselves with the proposed siting before viewing. Broadband speeds are very slow, heating runs on oil and there is elevated local crime compared with national averages.
This is a strong proposition for developers, lifestyle buyers or farmers seeking scale and flexibility. The long open views (including distant estuary glimpses), excellent mobile signal, direct access to the M6 (J34 circa 0.5 miles) and a sizeable ring-fenced holding make the property rare for its combination of location, land and conversion/development possibilities.
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