Castle Farm Barns, Castle Street, Ongar | Property for sale | Savills
1.21 Ac(0.49 Ha)
Price on application

Castle Farm BarnsCastle Street, Ongar

  • New
  • Sole agency
  • Freehold
Development & Land
1.21 Ac (0.49 Ha)

Key features

  • Multiple redundant barns suitable for conversion;
  • Site area extends to approx. 1.211 acres (0.49 ha);
  • Positive Pre-Application response for residential development;
  • Freehold sale via private treaty;
  • Seeking both unconditional and 'subject to planning' offers;
  • Semi-rural location in an affluent Epping Forest town;

Residential development opportunity in Chipping Ongar, Essex

About this property

  • The site consists of several redundant barns occupying 2 plots extending to approximately 1.211 acres (0.49 ha) in total. The barns are split across two separate plots separated by the Castle farm Cottages. The property is accessed via an existing private road in the vendor's ownership. One of the redundant barns (barn 1) is Grade II listed (list number: 1168146) and barns 2 and 3 are curtilage listed. Adjoining the Castle farm Barns is Land at Castle Farm, Castle farm Cottages and Castle Farm Bungalow.

Local information

  • The site is located to the east of Chipping Ongar, running south from the A414 bounding the east site of the settlement to the Motte and Bailey Castle to the south east. Chipping Ongar lies within the County of Essex and the district of Epping Forest and is located approximately equidistant between the town centres of Harlow and Brentwood, approximately 9 and 7 miles to the north west and south east respectively. These towns provide mainline rail services to London Liverpool Street in a journey time of approximately 30 to 35 minutes.

Additional information

  • A Pre-Application application was submitted to Epping Forest District Council in 2020 for the conversion of the 5 barns. As part of this, M P Architects LLP carried out a feasibility exercise which is accompanied by three drawings of a potential conversion scheme to provide 4x 2 bed units and 1x three bed unit with associated parking areas and gardens. The land sits within the Metropolitan Green Belt, with Barns 1, 2, and 3 (the western parcel) located within the Ongar Conservation Area.