North Yorkshire reservoir site hits the market
A FORMER reservoir site in Timble, North Yorkshire has been brought to the market following the successful sale of two similar restoration opportunities.
Keyland, the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister-company to Yorkshire Water, has appointed property agent Dacre Son & Hartley to launch the listed Beecroft Barn, located in a woodland setting just 600m from Fewston Reservoir, to market with planning permission for a detached family home.
The residential property is designed to be created within an existing structure to blend into the surrounding landscape.
The Fewston Reservoir site has been brought to market following the successful sale of two former reservoir sites also in North Yorkshire.
A redundant farm complex on the banks of Grimwith Reservoir in Appletreewick within the Yorkshire Dales National Park which overlooks the largest reservoir owned by Yorkshire Water was sold for £246,000 and a former stable block on the southern banks of Gouthwaite Reservoir near the Michelin starred Yorke Arms in Pateley Bridge was sold with planning permission in place for £196,000.
Ryan Unsworth, development manager at Keyland Developments, said: “There continues to be a high level of demand from individuals seeking to create one-off homes in coveted areas of the region, but opportunities to acquire properties such as these remain scarce. The sites we acquire from Yorkshire Water and secure planning consent on, enable us to release to market previously untapped land that is surplus to requirements and often brings a wealth of history and character with it.“
Dacre Son & Hartley is marketing Beecroft Barn for £295,000.
