Surfleet Bank, Spalding, PE11 4DS

DESCRIPTION A detached 19th century south facing Farmhouse built of brick under a concrete interlocking tiled pitched roof to the main part and providing the following accommodation; 

Ground Floor  

Main Hall  

Staircase off  

Sitting Room  

(into alcoves) Fireplace (RHS) 3.89m x 4.39m  

Living Room  

(LHS) 3.94m x 4.39m Fireplace  

REAR HALLWAY 2.07M X 2.44M  

Pantry off 2.09m x 2.80m  

Main Kitchen 2.07m x 5.4m Rear Entrance Porch and former WC off  

First Floor  

Staircase to first floor Landing  

Bedroom No.1 (RHS) 3.44m x 4.09m Victorian cast fireplace, 2 No. built in cupboards 

Front Bedroom No. 2  

No. built in cupboards (LHS) 3.48m x 3.98m 2  

Rear Bedroom No. 3  

plus built in cupboard (LHS) 2.64m x 3.98m  

ReaR Bedroom No. 4  

(RHS) 2.70m x 4.45m  

Bathroom 1.74m x 2.14m  

Outside  

brick and corrugated asbestos construction Attached Garage 6.50m x 3.40m  

Attached Outbuildings  

Wash House 3.97m x 3.68m Note - There is a Well just inside the door on the left-hand side, please do not remove the lid as it is a HAZARD - Unaccompanied children should not be allowed in this property and particularly not in this building. 

Coal House 6.07m x 1.99m  

Former WC  

(without roof) 2.57m x 1.09m  

GROUNDS The property is approached off Surfleet Bank through a newly erected set of double gates leading down a sloping driveway giving access to the rear (north) of the house and garage. There is a significant area of ground between the house and the newly erected fence (belonging to the property) on the south side separating it from the adjacent farm yard.

The total area of the house and the immediate grounds is approximately 0.51 Acres (0.20 Hectares). 

The Adjacent Paddock The adjacent grass field which lies to the north side and is bounded on the south by a hedge owned with the property, to the east by Surfleet Bank (Road) with this boundary being a well-established hedge and the A16 to the west side. Convenient access is available to the A16 just at the north end of the grass field. The total area included in the Registered Title is approximately 7.22 Acres (2.92 Hectares). 

CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL USE The availability of Machins Farmhouse offers one of the increasingly scarce opportunities to acquire an untouched property requiring complete renovation and refurbishment or the possibility of a replacement dwelling subject to obtaining the necessary Planning Consent. Whilst the house has not been used for some years, it has recently had confirmation by the South Holland District Council with the issue of a Certificate of Lawful Use, a copy of which is available on request. Essentially this confirms that it can be reoccupied:- 

1. Planning Reference No: H17-0333-24 granted on 22/5/24  

2. A copy of the Certificate is available upon request. The property is conveniently located just off the A16 some 5 miles north of Spalding and 10 miles south of Boston and within 3 miles to the south of the A16 and A17 junction at Algakirk. 

NOTE TO INTERESTED PARTIES It should be noted that there is a working farmyard and other buildings to the south of the property. There is an application presently submitted to the South Holland District Council for an Anaerobic Digester Project on land to the northeast of the property. There is also a proposal for a new high voltage National Grid Transmission/Pylon line crossing the area. interested parties should make their own enquiries on these matters.  

TENURE: Freehold POSSESSION: Vacant possession will be available upon completion. 

ASSESSMENTS  

AND OUTGOINGS: The house will be reassessed for Council Tax upon reoccupation or replacement. Drainage rates for the land are payable annually to the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board.  

SERVICES: There are no services connected to the property at present. It will be the responsibility of the purchaser to investigate such services as may be required in terms of mains electricity and water. Certain rights have been reserved over the adjacent farmyard for access to connect to services. However, interested parties should make their own specific enquiries. It is envisaged that foul drainage will need to be to a private onsite system to be fully compliant with modern regulations. There is no mains gas available in the immediate locality.

VIEWING: Only by prior appointment with R Longstaff & Co LLP  

Tel 01775 765536 Email .  

HEALTH AND SAFETY NOTE AND OTHER INFORMATION It should be noted that the property is in an unimproved state, all those entering the property and viewing both the interior and exterior should exercise extreme caution at all times. There may be trip hazards in the grounds or other obstacles which are unseen and great care should be taken. In addition, do not lift the Inspection Lid in the wash house under which there is a deep soft water cistern as this is extremely dangerous.

There is no electricity connected to the house at present and therefore viewings will be assisted by parties bringing their own torches.

HAZARD
There is a well or cistern or some other underground apparatus which is positioned in front of the house reasonably close to the newly erected fence. This is a hazard and a dangerous area and all parties viewing the property should keep well away from it. It can be clearly seen with a number of concrete posts which have been laid across it to prevent access. These posts should not be removed.
 

LOCAL AUTHORITIES District and Planning South Holland District Council, Priory Road, Spalding, Lincs. PE11 2XE 

CALL: 01775 761161  

Water Anglian Water, PO Box 10642, Harlow, Essex, CM20 9HA  

CALL: 08457 919155 Electricity National Grid - - New Supplies 

Customer Application Team, Tollend Road, Tipton, DY4 0HH  

Email:  

CALL: 0121 623 9007 County and Highways Lincolnshire County Council, Council Offices, Newland, Lincoln. LN1 1YL  

CALL: 01522 552222 Internal Drainage Board Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board 

Deeping House, Welland Terrace, Spalding PE11 2TD  

CALL: 01775 725861