There has been plenty of interest in a property going for auction in Co Wicklow. It’s a 45ac farm with a modern farmyard, a separate large storage unit with its own entrance and planning permission for a new house.

The property is at Ballymanus, Aughrim, and is being sold by O’Neill & Flanagan auctioneers. The guide price for the entire is €600,000.

The farm is 4.5km from Aughrim, 18km from Arklow (where there is access to the M11 motorway) and 28km from Baltinglass.

The land is all in grass, elevated and free-draining with little waste. It is well sheltered by forestry on one side and by mature hedging. The ground is laid out in five main fields.

The planning permission is for a four-bedroom bungalow on 1ac.

The c9,000 square feet building currently used for storage. It has its own entrance from the public road.

The farmyard has a three-bay slatted cattle shed and a round-roofed hayshed with lean-to measuring 85ft feet by 45ft. There is also a dungstead, silage pit and livestock handling facility. This yard has its own entrance from the public road.

Alongside, there is a 9,000ft2 agricultural/commercial building. It has a mezzanine floor with stairs, ESB and water connections and is currently used for storage.

The auction will be held in Murphy’s Hotel, Tinahely, Co Wicklow, on 25 August 2022 at 3pm and will run on the LSL platform.

The property will be offered in four different lots, each with its own entrance.

  • Lot 1 will be a 1ac site with full planning permission for a four-bedroomed bungalow.
  • Lot 2 will be the c9,000 ft2 agricultural/commercial unit.
  • Lot 3 will be c44ac with the farmyard.
  • Lot 4 will be the entire of c45ac.
  • Find more property for sale on our classifieds website FarmersMarket.ie.