Moorhouse Hall

An excellent and productive dairy farm extending in total to 146.31 acres (59.21ha) with six bedroom farmhouse and three bedroom bungalow and extensive outbuildings.

Location
Moorhouse Hall is located 2 miles North of Wigton and 7.3 miles from the A689 Carlisle Bypass.

Directions
From the Orton Road Roundabout on the A689 Bypass take the exit signposted Great Orton, continue for 2.4 miles heading towards Thornby. At the T junction at Thornby turn left signposted Micklethwaite/Wigton, then take the first T junction on the right. At the next T junction turn left signposted Moorhouse/Wigton. The access track to Moorhouse Hall Farm is on your left hand side.From the A596 Wigton Bypass take the road signposted Kirkbride then after 0.6 miles turn right signposted Moorhouse/Aikton/Wiggonby continue to the next T junction and turn right signposted Aikton/Wiggonby, the entrance track to Moorhouse Hall farm is located on the right hand side. What3Words: cement.timidly.wisdom

Moorhouse Hall Farmhouse
A traditional stone built farmhouse under slate roof coverings. The spacious property benefits from uPVC double glazed windows and oil fired central heating. The property has been rewired and a new kitchen was fitted in 2005.Accommodation briefly comprises:Utility RoomGround Floor WCDining KitchenLoungeSitting RoomLiving Room/Play RoomOffice2 Single and 4 Double BedroomsBathroom

Services
Moorhouse Hall Farm benefits from mains and borehole water supplies and three phase electricity. Drainage is to a septic tank. Please note no formal investigation has been carried out as to the operation of the septic tanks, these may not meet the current General Binding Rules 2020 and the property is being sold on this basis.

Energy Perfomance Certificate
Moorhouse Hall farmhouse has an EPC rating of E.

Council Tax
Moorhouse Hall farmhouse is scheduled in Band D payable to Allerdale Borough Council..

Moorcroft Bungalow
A newly constructed (2019) modern bungalow constructed of part rendered concrete block cavity walls, with sandstone feature walls all under a slate roof. The bungalow benefits from double glazing and underfloor heating throughout.Accommodation briefly comprises:Entrance HallOpen Plan Kitchen and Living RoomUtility RoomGarageLoungeBathroom3 Double BedroomEnsuite Wet Room

Services
The bungalow benefits from mains water and electricity with domestic sewerage to a Klargester. There is underfloor heating from an air source heat unit with water from an Ecodon 250 boiler.

Energy Performance Certificate
The EPC for Moorcroft is pending completion.

Council Tax
Moorcroft is scheduled in Band D payable to Allerdale Borough Council..

Buildings
Bulk Tank Room 5.06m x 4.65m. Block built with asbestos cement roof covering 12,000 litre DeLaval bulk tank and associated equipment.Store Boiler for bulk tank room, concrete floor, lofted above.Parlour 6.70m x 15.30m. Block and brick built with tiled roof covering, 20x20 DeLaval milking parlour with new DeLaval milk clusters, auto ID, ACR’s, milk meters, shedding gate.Cattle Court & Calving Pens Six bay steel portal frame with cement fibre roof covering, CCTV installed, calving pens, AI stalls, pens, race with crush and footbath, slatted slurry channels.Calf Shed 8.37m x 22.86m. Five bay steel portal frame with concrete floor, blockwork walls, feed barrier, pressure ventilation tube.Cubicle Shed 42.67m x 42.67m. Two adjacent seven bay steel portal frame buildings with concrete panel walls, Yorkshire Boarding and cement fibre roof covering, 186 cubicles, two feed passages, one to either side, scraper passages with automatic scrapers, six water troughs, LED programmable lighting plus six red lights, two cow brushes, Lely Juno silage robot.Lean-To18.28m x 4.42m. Steel portal frame with cement fibre roofing, slatted channel.To the rear of the Cubicle Shed planning permission exists to construct a concrete panel 1,000,000 gallon slurry lagoon, this is subject to a Section 106 Agreement which requires the demolition and removal of the existing slurry tower which then facilitates the erection of the second apex of Silage Pit 2 (the trusses for which are on site and included in the sale if required).Open Midden With block and concrete panel walls, concrete base.General Store & Lean-to Cubicles 22.86m x 22.48m. Steel portal frame with asbestos cement roof covering and blockwork walls with concrete panel dividers providing general storage. The lean-to section provides 38 dry cow cubicles.Silage Pit 136.58 x 18.28m Steel portal frame with concrete panel walls, profile steel cladding and cement fibre roof.Silage Pit 236.58m x 9.14m. Steel portal frame with concrete panel walls, profile steel cladding, cement fibre roof – the aforementioned purlins will provide the second apex of this silage pit following removal of the slurry tower.The roofing over of the silage pits was undertaken under a grant and therefore livestock are not to be accommodated in these buildings for five years from the date of the Agreement.For the avoidance of doubt all tyres are included in the sale.Slurry TowerThis slurry tower must be removed if the new concrete panel lagoon is constructed. The capacity of this slurry tower is 150,000 gallon.Cubicle Shed 27.00m x 22.60m Steel portal frame with concrete panel and block walls and profile steel cladding, cement fibre roof, 117 cubicles, feed passage, scraper passages with automatic scrapers with slatted channels.Calving Shed 14.17m x 27.43m. Six bay steel portal frame with cement fibre roof and cladding, Yorkshire boarding with part used as general storage with earth floor.L Shaped Stone BarnWith slate roof covering and concrete floors providing the following:Garage: 2.95m x 6.40mDog Shed: 8.66m x 6.40m. Store: 2.14m x 6.40m. Stone Barn:16.95m x 5.90m. Part Lofted and housing 3 tonne and 4 tonne cake buns, 15 tonne grain bin.Workshop 10.55m x 5.90mLean-To Loose Housing6.52 x 28.73m. Block built with cement fibre roof, feed barrier.Loose Housing18.28 x 13.25m. Four bay steel portal frame with concrete panel walls, Yorkshire boarding, cement fibre roof, feed barrier and associated gates.100 Tonne Barley TowerBore Hole Pump HouseStone built with asbestos cement roof covering located between the house and bungalow.

The Land
The excellent quality mowing/grazing land is all laid to grass with the exception of Field No 19 which is in Spring Barley.

Wind Turbines
There are two Gaia wind turbines located in Field No 17. These have generated the following income (net of VAT) over recent years:2020-2021 - £18,425.482019-2020 - £23,761.142018-2019 - £21,442.87We are informed the last annual servicing cost was £1,230.

Method of Sale
The property is to be offered for sale as a Whole at Public Auction at 2.00pm Wednesday 20th July 2022.Completion will take place six weeks from the date of the Auction.The Seller reserves the right to split, amalgamate, withdraw, or exclude any of the property shown at any time or to generally amend the particulars or order of sale.

Ingoings
The silage and whole crop within the pit will be taken over by the Buyer at valuation and an additional payment will be due in relation of this on completion. Please refer to the terms of the sale contract within the Auction Pack to confirm the method of valuation.

Arable Crops
The winter barley crop will be harvested by the sellers before completion. In the event that the spring barley is not harvested before completion, the sellers reserve the right to remove the crop post completion. Interested parties should refer to the legal pack for details and seek their own legal advice.

Basic Payment Scheme
All of the land is registered for Basic Payment purposes. As part of our clients’ retirement plan they will be retaining the Entitlements and the 2022 payment in full.

Viewings
Viewings are strictly by appointment, please contact Shirley Dodd on 01228 406274 to book an appointment.