'Rare opportunity' for a rural redevelopment of a former farm in heart of the North York Moors

Whilst the farmhouse requires full refurbishment and improvement, the sale also includes traditional farm buildings that come with planning consent for three dwellings and permission for a further three bedroom new build home.

The "rare-offering” of a package all comes with a guide price of £900,000 and, in total, the site is just under an acre.

There is almost 2,900 sq ft of internal accommodation and the farmhouse has retained many of its period and traditional features.

The ground floor accommodation comprises an entrance hall that leads to the kitchen, a sitting room with fireplace, two utility rooms, a pantry and a boot room.

Meanwhile, on the first floor, there is a family bathroom and five bedrooms - of which those that are south facing have views across the countryside and the salmon populated River Esk beyond. The second floor is currently divided into two rooms of generous proportions.

The planning consent for the redevelopment of the property has a vision of contemporary, open plan living spaces on the ground floor, a study, five bedrooms and four bathrooms.

The extensive range of stone built, traditional farm buildings to the north of the farmhouse cover more than 7,350 square feet. These buildings incorporate original features and are currently used for general farm storage.

The buildings do already have approved planning consent for conversion to three new dwellings with associated access, parking, amenity spaces and landscaping works together with construction of one new dwelling and a double garage to serve the existing farmhouse.

Will Douglas, director in the rural agency team at Savills in York and whose team is handling the sale, says: “The sale of Stainton Hall provides the buyer with a rare opportunity to put their own stamp on an appealing development with an enviable village position from which to take advantage of popular locations which the National Park is renowned for.

“Notwithstanding the current planning consent, the buildings could form part of some ancillary accommodation to the main farmhouse to create an extensive and unique dwelling or alternatively could provide office space, storage, equestrian facilities or other amenity use, subject to the necessary consents. As such, we anticipate a strong level of interest from a range of buyers.”

David Steel, the chief executive of Dawnay Estates whose property portfolio includes 14 tenanted beef, sheep and dairy farms across Danby added: “We are pleased to be working with Savills to bring this exciting mixed development site to the market – it’s a rare offering in a prominent position in a popular and attractive North York Moors National Park village.”