Land for sale

Lot 10: 95.36 acres of grass and woodland.
CLOSING DATE FOR OFFERS 12 noon Tuesday 15th June 2021

Please call to request a tender form and further information in respect of the offers process.

ON BEHALF OF HARWORTH GROUP PLC

Lot 10: 95.36 acres of grass and woodland.

IMPORTANT
PLEASE READ THESE GENERAL CONDITIONS WHICH APPLY TO ALL LOTS.

1. All relevant documents applicable to each lot are available within a web based Data Room. Access can be gained via
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Interested parties visiting the site will need to provide contact details before being able to access data relating to the individual lots.
2. All the lots are freehold but most lots are subject to leases or licences. Please refer to the individual lot descriptions. Full details are available in the Data Room.
3. All lots are sold subject to all rights of support, public and private rights of way, water, light, drainage and other easements, quasi easements and wayleaves, all or any other like rights, whether mentioned or not.
4. There will be no apportionment of rents paid in advance to the vendor who will retain all rental payments made prior to the completion date.
5. All existing uses are permitted (agriculture, equestrian and forestry as appropriate to the individual lots). A development clawback will attach to all lots whereby 20% of the uplift in value as a result of the grant of planning permission for alternative uses within a period of 25 years from the date of completion will apply.
6. Lots 1 and 10 are undisturbed land. Lots 2 to 9 inclusive and lot 11 have been the subject of open cast mining or ancillary uses as part of the Maidens Hall and Steadsburn Open Cast Scheme. A number of these lots are subject to Aftercare provisions. It will be the responsibility of the purchaser of each lot to abide by and complete any outstanding works outlined in the Aftercare provisions. Details available in the Data Room.
7. An inspection of all lots may be undertaken at all reasonable times whilst carrying a copy of this brochure. Please note that a number of lots are subject to existing Licenses or Tenancies and care should be taken not to cause damage to crops or endanger the welfare of any livestock. Parties inspecting the land do so entirely at their own risk. A number of lots can be accessed via existing public rights of way.
8. Areas are approximate and are taken from Ordnance Survey data and have not been taken from the Rural Land Registry data/maps.
9. The treatment of Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements insofar as they are registered are covered by the terms of individual tenancy agreements. Please refer to documentation within the Data Room.
10. Boundary responsibilities where known are indicated on the lot plans by means if T marks in the direction of ownership.
11. Sporting rights, insofar as they are owned, are included in the sale of all lots.12. Date of information. Brochure prepared April 2021. Photographs taken April 2021.

Lot 10 – Coloured green on the plan
95.36 acres (38.59ha) of grass woodland at Widdrington, Morpeth, Northumberland
Description
Useful grassland in several enclosures (circa 74 acres) and semi mature woodland.
Tenancy
The land is subject to a Farm Business tenancy expiring on 31 March 2022 subject to a one month early resumption clause.
Part of the land is occupied by the Widdrington Gun Club under a Tenancy at Will.
Rights of Way
There is a public right of way running along the north eastern boundary.
This lot is subject to a right of way in favour of Lot 11 and 3rd parties with or without vehicles and over the track between the points I and J and coloured brown on the plan. Maintenance liability to be assessed according to user.
This lot has the benefit of a right of way with or without vehicles along with third parties over part of Lot 9 at point I on the plan and over the track between the points K and L and coloured brown on the plan and between the points L and J forming part of Lot 11 and coloured brown on the plan.
Services
Water is understood to be connected.
Wayleaves
There are towers and high voltage overhead cables crossing this lot.
Option
This Lot is subject to an Option Agreement expiring on 20 October 2021. Full details in the Data Room.

Appendix
Covenants under the lease to Peel Wind Farms (Blue Sky Forest) Ltd until 17 June 2045, relevant to Lots 4 to 8 inclusive, include the following:
a) To permit the Tenant to enter onto the Landlord's property or on nearby land owned or controlled by the Landlord on reasonable notice to trim or lop any tree or hedge on which may have grown to a height which in the reasonable opinion of the tenant interferes with obstructs or affects the free flow of wind and sit to the Turbines on the Site or the wind speed or wind direction over the Site.
b) Not to interfere with or damage (or knowingly to permit to be interfered with or damaged) the Turbines.
c) That the distance between any building or other structure erected on the Landlord's Property or on nearby property owned or controlled by the Landlord and the Turbine nearest to it will exceed that part of the height of the relevant building or other structure which is above the surface level of the land upon which such Turbine is constructed, multiplied by 10.
d) Not to do or permit to be done anything in or upon the Landlord's Property or on nearby property owned or controlled by the Landlord which might in the reasonable opinion of the Tenant interfere with obstruct or affect the free flow of wind and air to the Turbines on the Site or the wind speed or wind direction over the Site.
e) To pay a fair and reasonable contribution (according to area) of the cost of maintaining the Access Roads.
f) Not to breach or permit to be breached or cause the Tenant to be in breach of the Necessary Consents
g) Not to do or permit to be done anything in or upon the Landlord's Property which could damage the Supply Cables or in any way cause a breach of any statute, order, regulation or byelaw for the time being in force relating to the Supply cables and to take reasonable care not to disturb or uncover any underground Supply Cables.
h) Not to erect nor, other than under statutory compulsion, to allow any person to erect any building or dwelling of any kind on the Landlord's Property or (save for the Leisure Complex) within 1,000 metres of any Turbines.
i) Not to occupy nor, other than under statutory compulsion, to allow any person to occupy any building or dwelling of any kind on the Landlord's Property or (save for the Leisure Complex) within 1,000 metres of any Turbines.
j) Not to plant or allow any person to plant any trees to grow on the Landlord's Property or within 1,000 meters of any of the Turbines save for the Leisure Complex or as required in terms of the Mining Restoration Plan or Section 106 Agreement.
k) Not to grant any lease, licence or option of any other rights over the Landlord's Property for a use similar to the Development (or otherwise allow anyone other than the Tenant to promote any use similar to the Development on the Landlord's Property) and to include in any conveyance, transfer, lease, licence, contract for sale or option entered into in respect of the Landlord's Property a covenant on the part of the purchaser, lessee or grantee not to use any part of the landlord's Property (other than the Property) for a use similar to the Development.
l) Not to sell, grant a lease of the reversion or otherwise dispose of the Landlord's Property save to someone who (i) acquires the freehold of the Landlord's Property subject to (and with the benefit of) this Lease or (ii) acquires a lease of the area shown hatched mauve on the Plan subject to the restrictions contained in the Lease.
m) Not to grant or create any legal or equitable interest in the Landlord's Property which would adversely affect the rights granted in the Lease.
n) Not to grant or create any rights in favour of any person to acquire any legal or equitable interest in the Landlord's Property which would adversely affect the rights granted in this lease.
Schedule 1 of the Lease gives rights for the Tenant to undertake works over the Landlord's retained Property including the laying, installation and maintenance of access tracks and roads; service media; ditches, culverts etc; signage; security systems etc.
Sales will include restrictive and positive covenants binding purchasers and successors in title to the covenants entered into by the Landlord (Vendor) under the Lease as set out above including a requirement for a future purchaser to provide a deed of covenant with this obligation protected by a restriction on title.

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