Chalkielaw Farm House and Steading

Duns, Scottish Borders, TD11 3LS

Offers Over £650,000

1.83 acres

  • B-Listed Georgian farmhouse
  • 2 reception rooms
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • Traditional sandstone steading with planning for 9 dwelling houses
  • Planning Ref : 21/01900/FUL
  • About 1.83 acres

SITUATIONChalkielaw is situated about half a mile to the south of the former market town of Duns, about 45 miles south east of Edinburgh in the heart of the Scottish Borders. The farmhouse and steading lie on the southern perimeter of the town of Duns in an extremely accessible position overlooking rolling countryside beyond. The historic county of Berwickshire is a renowned farming area as well as offering a myriad of tourist and local services.Duns is a bustling former market town and provides an excellent range of local amenities including a wide variety of independent shops, supermarket, professional services and High Street bank. The town boasts a primary school and the highly regarded Berwickshire High School which forms the heart of the local community.The larger centres of Kelso and Berwick upon Tweed provide a wider range of amenities with prominent national hunt racing and the Borders Ice Rink at Kelso with popular sports and arts centres found at Berwick.The Scottish Borders is well known for its recreational, amenity and sporting opportunities and Chalkielaw enjoys a central position being a short distance from the Lammermuir Hills and the spectacular scenery found along the east coast of the country.DESCRIPTIONChalkielaw Farmhouse is a stunning B Listed Georgian property that, although in need of modernisation, presents an incredible opportunity to create a family home enjoying an enviable location and far reaching outlooks. The farmhouse is accessed via its own entrance and enjoys a private garden to the south of the property.The accommodation and room dimensions are set out in more detail in the floor plans contained within these particulars.ACCOMMODATIONGround Floor: Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Utility, Study, CloakroomFirst Floor: Landing 3 Bedrooms, 4th Bedroom/Office, Family BathroomGARDEN AND GROUNDSAn enclosed south facing garden.STEADINGChalkielaw Steading is an attractive former agricultural steading, cart shed and threshing mill. Built of sandstone and whinstone under a pan tile roof, the building is in good condition and presents an opportunity to utilize the planning permission in place to develop 9 residential units with gardens and parking.Borders Council Planning Ref : 21/01900/FUL—Change of use of steading, alterations and extension to form 9 dwelling house.Planning has been granted to develop this former agricultural steading into a very attractive residential development.