Brisco Bank Farm is an imposing traditional built farmhouse ready for renovation with opportunities to further develop or extend into the attached traditional buildings. The modern farm buildings are suitable for agricultural use as well as a host of other business opportunities. The elevated site has panoramic views across the Solway Firth towards the Scottish hills and is on the fringe of the Lake District National Park. The land extends to 67.95 acres (27.5 ha) in total and is to be sold by private treaty in 5 lots, combination of lots or as a whole.

Lot 1 – The Steading consists of the original farm steading extending to approx. 0.53ha (1.31 Acres) encompassing the farm house, traditional buildings, modern agricultural buildings and the concrete yard. There is a tarmac entrance drive leading from the main highway into the farmyard. Please note Lot 3 will have a right of access over this drive into the agricultural land.

Accommodation, briefly comprising;

Ground Floor;

On the north western elevation there is a single-story porch with a vestibule leading into the main hallway of the property. There are 3 west facing public rooms with fireplaces containing gas fires. On the south eastern elevation there is a single-storey lean-to extension containing a living kitchen; the kitchen area has fitted wall and floor units containing an Aga stove.

First Floor;

A turned staircase has a window on the half landing, leading on to a large landing with windows overlooking the rear of the property. There are four double bedrooms, three with views over the Irish Sea toward the Scottish hills. The bedrooms have built in storage. There is a family bathroom with Bath, WC, wash hand basin and airing cupboard.

Lower level:

From the main hall there are stairs down into two cellar rooms.

Council Tax

Copeland Borough Council Tax Band ‘E’.

Services

The property has mains electricity, water and gas. Drainage is to a shared septic tank system. There is a gas central heating system throughout the property.

Externally Attached to the main dwelling on the southern elevation there is a range of traditional barns and loose boxes, some lofted, traditionally built from stone with slate roofs. On the northern elevation there is a later block built single storey open fronted car port under a box profile roof. There is an internal shower room, WC and wash hand basin. There is a large west facing lawn garden with access from the road.

The modern agricultural buildings include:

5 bay steel portal framed barn built of a mixture of block and concrete panel walls with Yorkshire boarded sides under a corrugated asbestos roof. On both sides there is lean-to loose housing with access to walled livestock handing yards. Attached on the northern side there is a steel portal framed shed with rendered block walls with asbestos cladding and roof. There are further storerooms at the rear of the buildings.

Development potential (subject to planning)

The farm house has the potential to be extended and developed into the adjoining traditional buildings or even with the correct planning have an additional dwelling development on the site. The substantial range of modern agricultural buildings and large yard have the potential for multiple uses.