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Spectacular East Lothian church with massive garden goes on sale for £100,000

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Vincent
AuthorJacob Farr
Published date22 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
The Church has been forced to put the fantastically spacious property up for sale after the Presbytery of Lothian came to the conclusion that it was no longer financially viable to maintain the property in its current state

A recent survey of the building found that the boiler needed to be replaced and a number of other issues meant that the Church could no longer use the building for congregations.

As a result they have decided to use their limited resources elsewhere - a move that is being replicated across the country by Church presbyteries.

The planning element of the RightMove ad states that: "The hall is not listed and could be used, without the necessity of obtaining change of use consent, as a crèche, day nursery, day centre, educational establishment, museum, art gallery or public library.

"It also has potential for a variety of other uses, such as a theatre, cinema or entertainment venue, hospitality and restaurant, retail space or community resource subject to obtaining appropriate consents. Conversion to residential accommodation might also be possible, again subject to the usual consents."

The detached former Church building was originally constructed around 1950 in the small East Lothian village of Whitecraig and those looking to secure the 1,985 sq. ft. property will have ample opportunity to renovate the space.

It is situated in its own 0.25 acre garden grounds with a large driveway and it's understood that the property was built using a variety of materials including stone, brick and roughcast outer walls under a pitched and slated roof.

The internal accommodation comprises: entrance vestibule, church hall, kitchen...

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