Land at Bennetts Hill
Shipton Gorge, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 4NH
Guide Price
£615,000
Residential Tags: N/A
Property Tags: N/A
Land Tags: Arable Land, Farm Business Tenancy, Pasture Land
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Jan 2022
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: N/A
- Property Tags: N/A
- Land Tags: Arable Land, Farm Business Tenancy, Pasture Land
LOCATION
The land is located on Bennetts Hill a short distance to the north of the village of Burton Bradstock and Chesil Beach, and about three miles to the south-east of Bridport.
PROPERTY
The land comprises a parcel of about 82 acres of predominantly pastureland divided between five principal enclosures, three of which are pasture, and two of which are partly arable. Along the northern boundary adjoining Bennetts Hill Lane is a former stone barn. There is also what is understood to be a former reservoir along the southern boundary of the land, which is now overgrown.
The land has the benefit of impressive farreaching sea views over the top of the village of Burton Bradstock and along the Jurassic Coast.
Access to the land is available along the northern boundary, from the corner of Bennett’s Hill Lane, and by means of a right of way along the track forming the northern boundary of the land, into the westernmost enclosure.
METHOD OF SALE
The land is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole or in two separate lots.
Lot 1 comprises 59.97 acres with access from the track to the north. The guide price is £425,000.
Lot 2 comprises 22.10 acres with access from Bennett’s Hill Lane. The guide price is £190,000.
Please note that the land is held in Trust. The sole Trustee, Lloyds Bank, has instructed us that once a sale is agreed, the land will continue to be marketed until contracts for the sale have been exchanged.
TENURE & POSSESSION
The freehold of the land is offered for sale subject to a farm business tenancy agreement. Notice has been served on the tenant to bring the agreement to an end from April 2023.
BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME
There are no Basic Payment Scheme entitlements available to be included in the sale.
SERVICES
The land has the benefit of a mains water supply.
WAYLEAVES EASEMENTS & RIGHTS OF WAY
There is a public footpath and a public bridlepath running through the land.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Potential purchasers are requested to take particular care when inspecting the land, being mindful of potentially uneven and slippery surfaces, as well as livestock and machinery movements.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Dorset Council
VIEWINGS
Potential purchasers can view the land at reasonable daylight hours (on foot only) with a set of these particulars in hand, after informing the agents, Carter Jonas, on .
DIRECTIONS
Following Shipton Lane from Burton Bradstock in a northerly direction (up the hill) toward the village of Shipton Gorge, continue up to the top of the hill for about one mile. Shortly before the left-hand corner, turn left onto Bennetts Hill Lane. Continue along Bennetts Hill Lane until reaching the end of the lane/beginning of a track and a right-hand corner. The land will be found on the left-hand side.
What3words
escuer.closer.resonates
Marketed by: Carter Jonas Rural, Taunton
The land is located on Bennetts Hill a short distance to the north of the village of Burton Bradstock and Chesil Beach, and about three miles to the south-east of Bridport.
PROPERTY
The land comprises a parcel of about 82 acres of predominantly pastureland divided between five principal enclosures, three of which are pasture, and two of which are partly arable. Along the northern boundary adjoining Bennetts Hill Lane is a former stone barn. There is also what is understood to be a former reservoir along the southern boundary of the land, which is now overgrown.
The land has the benefit of impressive farreaching sea views over the top of the village of Burton Bradstock and along the Jurassic Coast.
Access to the land is available along the northern boundary, from the corner of Bennett’s Hill Lane, and by means of a right of way along the track forming the northern boundary of the land, into the westernmost enclosure.
METHOD OF SALE
The land is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole or in two separate lots.
Lot 1 comprises 59.97 acres with access from the track to the north. The guide price is £425,000.
Lot 2 comprises 22.10 acres with access from Bennett’s Hill Lane. The guide price is £190,000.
Please note that the land is held in Trust. The sole Trustee, Lloyds Bank, has instructed us that once a sale is agreed, the land will continue to be marketed until contracts for the sale have been exchanged.
TENURE & POSSESSION
The freehold of the land is offered for sale subject to a farm business tenancy agreement. Notice has been served on the tenant to bring the agreement to an end from April 2023.
BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME
There are no Basic Payment Scheme entitlements available to be included in the sale.
SERVICES
The land has the benefit of a mains water supply.
WAYLEAVES EASEMENTS & RIGHTS OF WAY
There is a public footpath and a public bridlepath running through the land.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Potential purchasers are requested to take particular care when inspecting the land, being mindful of potentially uneven and slippery surfaces, as well as livestock and machinery movements.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Dorset Council
VIEWINGS
Potential purchasers can view the land at reasonable daylight hours (on foot only) with a set of these particulars in hand, after informing the agents, Carter Jonas, on .
DIRECTIONS
Following Shipton Lane from Burton Bradstock in a northerly direction (up the hill) toward the village of Shipton Gorge, continue up to the top of the hill for about one mile. Shortly before the left-hand corner, turn left onto Bennetts Hill Lane. Continue along Bennetts Hill Lane until reaching the end of the lane/beginning of a track and a right-hand corner. The land will be found on the left-hand side.
What3words
escuer.closer.resonates
Marketed by: Carter Jonas Rural, Taunton
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.