The Old Corn Mill, in Orton near Penrith, has planning permission for conversion to a four-bedroom home with a first-floor sitting room. The £175,00 price tag also includes a paddock with a stream running through it.

The property is being sold by local estate agents PFK. Kirkby Stephen branch manager Clare Birkbeck said: "The characterful property retains many of its original features and benefits from an adjoining paddock with footpath access through neighbouring fields and the Orton fells beyond.

"This is an excellent and rare opportunity to purchase a substantial detached former corn mill with unrestrictive planning consent for conversion to a dwelling, situated within the new Yorkshire Dales National Park boundaries and on the edge of this ever popular village.

"Mains electricity, water and drainage are all close by. These will be the responsibility of the purchaser.

"This is a unique and rare opportunity to purchase a self-build project located on the edge of this popular Lune Valley village. The former mill race and stream run in a south-westerly direction under the single storey section of the development, through an oversized culvert.

"It is advisable that viewers do not access the first floor of this barn as it is deemed unsafe."

The property, which is featured on Zoopla, attracted huge interest, with best and final offers taken in sealed bids. The Old Corn Mill's gone but if it's whetted your appetite, take a look at these other projects.

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