A 20th century farm will have a new chapter in its history when it is transformed into a luxury residential housing development in Nottingham.
Grade II listed Bulcote Corporation Model Farm, on Old Main Road in Bulcote, has been sold to house builder Woodall Homes by leading property consultancy Fisher German.
The farm was built by Nottingham Corporation in 1904 and was designed around a quadrangle with several red brick buildings for housing cows, pigs and horses as well as crop storage.
Two buildings to the south-west of the site and one within the main quadrangle were demolished in the 1960s due to under-usage, and the remaining dairy herd moved out of the 11-acre complex in 2013.
Midlands Land Portfolio Ltd and the Promoter Northern Trust Land instructed Fisher German on the sale of the site in 2021.
Detailed planning permission for a development of up to 65 properties, including 41 new build homes and 24 conversions of former farm buildings and stables, was granted planning approval in July 2022.
A new community building will be located in the Old Dairy as well as a shared amenity space within the Courtyard, and there will be 145 parking spaces and 25 cycle spaces through the development.
Matthew Handford, Senior Associate at Fisher German who is based at its Ashby office, said it was fantastic the historic Bulcote Farm was to be given a new lease of life, and work is now expected to get underway.
He said: “We are extremely pleased to complete the sale of Bulcote Farm.
“This was a complex site, with planning permission being granted for the new build homes on condition of the restoration of the conversion and restoration work to the farm buildings being completed first.
“The highway works also needed to be completed before the new build properties could be constructed, which involved a package of work relating to a nearby railway line and to widen Old Main Road and provide a footpath.
“Our expertise meant that we were able to successfully market the site and secure the right purchaser for the project.
“We are delighted that this development will now be going to the next stage in this highly sought-after area since it is unusual to have new build properties and the conversion of existing farm buildings on one site.”
