Land for sale

Sithney, Helston, Cornwall TR13

In a lovely spot, a former waterworks building with planning in principal for a dwelling and just over 14 acres. Further land and buildings available.

Situation
Trelissick Farm is located about 2 miles south from the rural hamlet of Sithney with its attractive 15th century church. Helston, a thriving market town is only 3 miles away and is known as the gateway to the Lizard Peninsula, which is famed for its stunning coves, beaches, and cliffside walks. The popular coastal village of Porthleven is also a short drive away and boasts an impressive working fishing harbour and its own sandy beach.

Heading further west are the historic harbour towns of Penzance, Mousehole and St Ives which is often referred to as the “jewel in the west” is well known for its artists community and many art galleries.

Lotting
The farm is available as a whole or in the following lots.

Lot 3: The waterworks building with planning permission for a dwelling and approximately 14.05 acres (5.67 hectares).

Further land available as follows.

Lot 1: The farmhouse, range of modern farm buildings, range of traditional barns with planning and some 28.17 acres (11.42 hectares) of land.

Lot 2: Approximately 43.54 acres (17.62 hectares) of pasture land.Lot 1 ~ Trelissick Farmhouse
Approached from the entrance lane, the farmhouse has a good sized parking and turning area to the side of the property, and from here a gate leads to an enclosed garden and patio. The farmhouse accommodation comprises;

Lot 3 ~ Waterworks Building & Land
(Coloured pink on the plan)
Sitting in the bottom of a pretty valley with a small stream running through, lot 3 comprises a pretty block of rolling pasture, woodland and former quarry extending in all to some 14.05 acres (5.67 ha). It also benefits from a former waterworks and ancillary reservoir building, which have potential to convert into a dwelling. Please see note on planning permissions.

Both buildings are single storey and constructed of rendered concrete block under a slate/tiled roof and once housed a filtration system and water vessel (since removed).

Other Information
Tenure: The farm is freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

Farm Plan: The farm plan is based on ordnance survey extracts, and the areas are not guaranteed and purchasers must satisfy themselves as to their accuracy.

Floor Plans: The plans used are not to scale and for identification purposes only.

Easements, Wayleaves, Rights of Way: The property is offered for sale, subject to and with the benefit of all matters contained in or referred to in the Property and Charges Register of the registered title together with all public or private rights of way, wayleaves, easements and other rights of way, which cross the property.

Boundaries: Any purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and neither vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof. Should any dispute arise as the boundaries or any points on the particulars or plans or the interpretation of them, the question shall be referred to the vendors agent whose decision acting as experts shall be final.

Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (nvz): The farm in not in an nvz.

Services: Farmhouse and annexe = Oil fired central heating. Mains water. Mains electric. Private drainage.
Farm buildings and land = Mains and private water supply and three phase electricity connected to the buildings.

Photographs: Taken June/July 2025.

Local Authorities: Cornwall Council, Truro.

Council Tax: Band F.

Energy Performance Certificate: Energy efficiency rating E (44)

Planning Permissions
Planning permission for the range of traditional barns was granted in 2007 (PA07/00407). Subsequent work has commenced and verified by the Cornwall Council confirming the permission is held in perpetuity.

Permission in Principle has been granted for the proposed conversion of a building (the Waterworks ~ lot 3) to form a self contained dwelling (PA25/05392).

Directions
Postcode: TR13 0RL.
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