Land for sale

A freehold residential development site with planning permission for 21 new dwellings.Site area 1.68 acres.

Location
The site lies to the west of Swinford village being accessed directly off Rugby Road. This popular village is ideally placed for access to major roads as well as benefitting from a Church, the Chequers pub, and a primary school.
Swinford is about 5 miles from Lutterworth and 7 miles from Rugby both of which offer a good range of everyday services and amenities. Market Harborough is approximately 15 miles to the east.
London can be reached via a direct train service from Rugby or Market Harborough in around 1 hour and Birmingham International Airport is also easily accessible via the M6 (J1) 6 miles. The M1 (J21) and A14 (J1) are both within 4 miles.

Description
The site extends to around 1.68 acre (0.68 hectares) of level ground which is down to pasture.
The site has consent for 21 residential dwellings to be built with a mixture of housing types including six affordable properties. The schedule of plots is below providing a total gross internal floor area of 2,041 sq m, 21,969 sq ft.

Planning Permission
Planning permission was approved under delegated powers on 9th February 2021 by Harborough District Council subject to completion of the S 106 agreement for planning application reference 19/01596/FUL for Land Adjacent to Meadowside, Rugby Road, Swinford, Leicestershire for the erection of 21 dwellings.
At the time of preparation of these particulars the Section 106 agreement had not been signed, a copy of the draft Section 106 agreement and draft decision notice setting out the planning conditions are contained within the Data Room. Interested parties should make themselves aware of the planning conditions and it is intended that a copy of the Section 106 agreement will be provided to all interested parties prior to the bid date.
A copy of the planning permission decision notice and relevant plans can be viewed on Harborough District Council’s website or are available from the agent. Interested parties should make themselves aware of the draft decision notice, in particular take note of the conditions on the draft decision note.

Land Registry Title
LR Title No. LT371740

Retained Land
The vendor is retaining ownership of the land where the balancing pond is to be built and
will grant the purchaser the necessary rights through a licence for access to build the pond
and ongoing maintenance. The vendor will retain rights of drainage into the balancing pond
for future use, subject to available capacity.

The vendor will require the purchaser to erect a fence around the balancing pond. Exact fencing to be agreed between purchaser and vendor.

Tenure & Possession
The whole of the property is offered as freehold with vacant possession given upon completion.

Services
We believe that mains water, foul and surface water drainage and electricity connections are all at or close to the site boundary. The data room holds a location map for the nearest mains water and drainage connection locations and a budget quotation from Western Power Distribution.

Lotting
The property is being offered for sale as a whole. The vendor reserves the right to offer the property for sale in any order other than that described in these particulars, to sub-divide, amalgamate or withdraw the property from sale without prior notice.

Plan, Area & Description
The plan, area and description are believed to be correct in every way but no claim will be entertained by the vendor or their agent in respect of any error, omissions or misdescription. The plan is for identification purposes only.

Method of Sale
The property will be offered for sale by informal tender. The agents will confirm the tender date and provide a tender form for completion by interested parties at that time. When submitting a tender, interested parties will also be required to provide details of their bid, proof of ability to proceed and / or details of the buyers funder, details of any Housing Association partner for the affordable housing and identify separately the level of the HA bid, solicitors details and supporting letters from other agents, solicitors etc. It is likely that there will also be an interview process, for the best bidders to enable the landowners to decide upon which bid to accept.

VAT
The property sale will not be subject to VAT.

Rights of Way
There is a footpath located adjacent to the site. There is a sewage pipe and electricity pylons that cross the land. There is a wayleave registered to the title for the electricity pylons.

There is a public footpath running to the east of the site which will be required to be diverted as part of the development. The footpath will be within land retained by the vendor.

Local Authority & Utility Companies
Harborough District Council Tel.-01858-828282
Leicestershire County Council Tel.-0116-2323232

Data Room
Data Room Contents
• Archaeological Report (1)
• Area Schedule (1)
• Deed of Grant (4)
• Elevation & Floor Plans (21)
• Great Crested Newt Survey (1)
• Severn Trent (2)
• Western Power (1)
•WPD Budget Estimate
•Local Searches (to follow)
•Draft S106
•Draft Decision
•Draft Contract and Transfer (to follow)

Viewing
At any reasonable time with the brochure to hand.

Vendor Solicitor
Arnold Thomson Solicitors, 205 Watling Street West, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 6BX, reference Matt Hawkins, telephone 01327 350266, email matt.hawkins@arnoldthomson.com

Contact
helen.frampton@howkinsandharrison.co.uk or jeff.paybody@howkinsandharrison.co.uk Tel.-01788-564680