Land at Broadhey Farm

LAND AT BROADHEY FARM AS A WHOLE

To acquire a block of productive agricultural land available as a whole or in six lots, the land, formerly part of Broadhey Farm, extends to approximately 89.26 acres (36.12 hectares) with a range of agricultural buildings

LOT 1 - 28.55 ACRES OF ORGANIC GRASS LAND

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Lot 1 is subject to a Farm Business Tenancy until 31st December 2022. The land within Lot 1 comprises of three regular shaped well sized fields, which the current tenant has farmed in a fully organic manner. The land is productive grass with fields 1 and 2 suitable for mowing and all suitable for grazing with parts gently sloping to the south. The land is fully stock proof with a mixture of stone walls and stock fencing. There are several small areas of woodland within the lot with a range of tree species.

LOT 2 - 17.96 ACRES OF PASTURE LAND

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The land within Lot 2 comprises of two regular shaped well sized fields of productive grass, field 4 is suitable for grazing with a slope to the east and field 5 is suitable for both mowing and grazing with a gradual slope to the south. The land is fully stockproof with a mixture of stone walls and stock fencing. Lot 2 is accessed at the end of the hard track which runs to the rear of Broadhey Farm.

LOT 3 - 1.03 ACRES - AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS AND YARD

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Lot 3 comprises of a well sized general purposes agricultural building constructed of a steel portal frame with a fibre cement roof, two high concrete panel walls with Yorkshire boarding to the eaves on three sides and a concrete floor. Five of the bays are currently loose housing and two used as a muck store. There is a 3 bay lean-to the rear used as a machinery store of similar construction and a small lean to on the end.
There is a second smaller single bay building used as a fodder store, constructed of a steel frame, mono pitched box profile roof and side cladding with an open front. The yard area is hardcore with plenty of space to store fodder. Part of field 7 is also included providing curtilage to the rear of the main building.

LOT 4 - 11.69 ACRES OF PASTURE LAND

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Lot 4 consists of permanent pasture and woodland, split into two fields suitable for grazing livestock. Field 6 also includes the woodland areas which are steep and grazed, the land is undulating in parts but good dry grazing land. The purchaser will be responsible for erecting and maintaining the fence between field 7 and the buildings and the access gate off the Lane within two months of completion.

LOT 5 - 5.56 ACRES OF PASTURE LAND

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Lot 5 comprises of two regular shaped fields either side of the driveway to Broadhey Farm, field 8 is level and field 9 has a slight slope to the north. Both fields are suitable for mowing or grazing and offer good amenity value.

LOT 6 - 24.47 ACRES OF PASTURE LAND

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Lot 6 is split into three permanent pasture fields, suitable for mowing or grazing purposes and each field is stockproof. Field 10 has a gentle slope to the north and field 11 & 12 are fairly level. The land is accessed via Yeardsley Lane towards Brownough though field 10.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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LOCATION

The Land adjoining Broadhey Farm is situated off Yeardsley Lane and Diglee Road both being no through roads. Yeardsley Lane adjoins the A6 opposite Station Road within Furness Vale. The town centre of Whaley Bridge is approximately 1.8 miles to the south by road.

DIRECTIONS

Heading north out of Whaley Bridge along the A6, continue into Furness Vale and turn left just before the traffic lights opposite Station Road onto Yeardsley Lane. For Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 turn right onto Diglee Road being a single-track road. Lot 5 is the first two fields approached on the left and right of the lane, at the Y junction turn right towards Broadhey Farm, Lot 3 is the first entrance on the right being the farm buildings and Lot 4 being the second gate into the grass field alongside the gate into the yard. For Lot 1 and 2 continue along the track to the left of Broadhey Farm up the hill, Lot 1 is on the left and Lot 2 is at the end of the track, field 4 being straight ahead and field 5 on the right. For Lot 6, continue along Yeardsley Lane and turn right at the junction towards Brownough. The land is accessed through the first gate on the right along the drive. Each lot will be identifiable by a Whittaker & Biggs 'For Sale' sign at the entrance. The...

SOIL TYPE & LAND GRADE

According to the Cranfield Soil and Agri-food Institute (Soilscapes of England & Wales), the soil is classed as “Soilscape 6” described as Freely draining slightly acid loamy soils and the land is Grade 4 (Land Classification Series for England & Wales) (Grade 1 - best, Grade 5 – worst).

LAND REGISTRY

The land is registered under title numbers: DY260037 and DY372201, the title registers, and title plans are available upon request.

WAYLEAVES AND EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY ETC

There is a footpath that runs through Lot 1 and 2 from east to west. The Land is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing rights including Rights of Way whether public or private, light, drainage, water and electricity supply, and all other rights, obligations, easements, quasi easements and all wayleaves or covenants whether disclosed or not.

TENURE AND POSSESSION

The Land is sold freehold and with vacant possession granted upon completion. Lot 1 is let until 31st December 2022

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME

The land is eligible for the Basic Payment Scheme however no Entitlements are included with the sale of the land. The vendor has claimed the BPS in 2022.

SERVICES

Mains water is connected all lots. Lots 5 and 6 have a right to take a supply of water for the land from the pipeline crossing at no charge. It is understood that mains water supplies are to be made available to Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4 however the vendors have not applied to the relevant Utility Company to verify this.

CLAWBACK PROVISIONS

In respect of Lot 3 there will be a Development Overage placed upon the buildings which will be in place for a 30 year period and in the event of Planning Consent being obtained for residential development or permission obtained under Permitted Development Rights Class Q an overage will be payable on the sale of the building with planning consent or upon the commencement of development and which will be 25% of the uplift from the value of the building as an agricultural building with no prospect of development and the value of the building with the benefit of planning consent or permitted development rights for conversion to residential property/ properties.

SALE PLANS

The sale plans have been prepared by the Agents for the convenience of the prospective purchasers and are for identification purposes only and they are not to scale. They are deemed to be correct, but any error, omission or misstatement shall not affect the sale. Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to their accuracy.

MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS

Prospective Purchasers will be required to provide photographic identification and a utility bill proving residency to enable us to comply with the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations prior to the acceptance of any offer made for the property.

METHOD OF SALE

The property is offered for sale by Informal Tender. The closing date for offers to be received by is 12 noon on Thursday 9th June 2022. A Tender Form is attached to these particulars and only offers submitted using the Tender Form will be considered. All Tender Forms should be addressed to Mr S Buckingham, Whittaker and Biggs, 16 High Street, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 1BD 'Land at Broadhey Farm – SJB'. The vendor reserves the right to not accept the highest, or any offer.

DEPOSITS AND COMPLETION

The successful purchaser will be required to pay a deposit of 10% of the sale price upon exchange of contracts. It is expected that exchange will take place within 28 days of an offer being accepted and that completion will take place as soon as possible thereafter.