Solicitor completes on purchase of Scunthorpe farmhouse

Solicitor Laura Gill recently handled the purchase transaction for a farmhouse. A common concern that can arise when purchasing a farm is the issue of boundary disputes in relation to adjacent fields and parcels of land and Laura had to pay extra attention to the title plan supplied to her by the vendor’s Conveyancing Solicitor for clarification.

An extensive planning history was revealed in the results of the local authority search, including the following permissions:

1. Full planning permission for erection of stable block for private use (land off Godnow Road)
2. Approval for the change of use of private stables to commercial (11/06/1999)
3. Permission to erect steel portal agricultural buildings (15/12/1999)
4. Change of use of private stable to commercial and site a mobile caravan (refused 19/12/1999)
5. Outline to erect a dwelling incorporating an accommodation block for up to 6 students and to site a mobile classroom (21/06/2002)
6. Approval to erect a detached house (18/12/2002)
7. Offices, 2 hay barns and vehicle workshop in connection with a hay and straw merchants (refused 27/01/2005)
8. Change the use of an existing equestrian centre and stables to commercial kennels and private greyhound racing school (25/04/2007)

The farm was located at Godnow Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 and had an estimated value of £349,500. The governing local authority district was North Lincolnshire Council at Pittwood House, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1AB.

The conveyancer acting on behalf of the vendors was dealt with by the Clarke Willmott branch covering the area of North Lincolnshire; the estate agent Fine and Country at Marshalls Court, Scunthorpe, DN21 2 AG.

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