5 bedroom house

An outstanding detached 5 bedroom stone house together with a range of modern farm buildings and pasture land, conveniently situated in rolling south Northamptonshire countryside.Extending to approximately 29.81 acres (12.07 ha).

Description
An outstanding detached stone house together with a range of primarily modern farm buildings, conveniently situated in rolling south Northamptonshire countryside extending to approximately 29.81 acres (12.07 ha).

Stowe Heights Farm comprises a five bedroom farmhouse with flexible accommodation, an extensive range of timber, block and brick farm buildings, more modern steel portal framed buildings and around 27.88 acres of pasture including an established spinney. The farmhouse constructed in 1986 provides excellent scope for modernisation.

The property extends in total to approximately 29.81 acres and is accessed via a secure gated entrance with the house via its own electric gate. The holding is down as permanent pasture with mains fed water troughs and a number of field shelters shown on the site plan, the land is surrounded by stock proof fencing and mature hedgerows throughout.

Distances
• Daventry 7 miles
• Towcester 7 miles
• Northampton 10 miles
• M1 junction 16, 4 miles

The Farmhouse
The farmhouse, (numbered 11 on the attached plan), is constructed of traditional Northamptonshire stone under a tiled roof. The house is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition; full details are available from the vendor’s agent. The residential accommodation is over two floors and is comprised of the following. (The measurements for the farm house are shown on the floor plan)
• Entrance hall and downstairs WC leads to the dining room and the drawing room
• Rear entrance, utility room and WC lead to the kitchen/breakfast room
• Inner hall fitted parquet flooring leads to the snug and study
• Bedroom 5 with fitted wardrobe and vanity unit
• Downstairs bathroom
• Double garage

Stairs leading to the central landing with:
• Principal bedroom with a walk in wardrobe and access to the loft storage space
• Bedroom 2 leads to extensive loft storage above the garage
• Bedroom 3
• Airing cupboard
• Bathroom
• Bedroom 4 with eaves storage

Outside & Farm Buildings
The large garden wraps around the house with the gravel drive leading from the farmyard to the front of the house. The garden is laid to lawn and surrounded by ornamental borders and established trees and is surrounded by open countryside beyond.
The farmhouse and buildings are accessed directly from the public highway and are located within the south east corner of the farm. The farm buildings consist of brick, timber and block buildings and modern steel portal framed buildings surrounding a part concrete and soil yard which extend to a total of 15,166 sq.ft (1409sq.m), shown in more detail on the site plan.

Building 1
(10.17m x 8.92m) Steel portal frame open fronted building with box profile roof, timber clad walls and concrete floor.
Building 2
(6.34m x 3.52m & 7.33m x 3.52m) Two single loose/calving boxes, large loose box with block walls, tin roof and concrete floor.
Building 3
(5.59m x 2.94m & 5.56m & 2.81m) Two loose boxes, the former milking parlour and dairy block (5.82m x 5.59m & 5.57m x 2.89m) block construction under a tin roof with concrete floor.
Building 4
(13.8m x 7.28m) A traditional open sided Dutch barn, with timber cladding to the rear and sides.
Building 5
(5.08m x 7.25m) A traditional open fronted timber frame lean-to, low block walls, tin sheets to the rear and sides and sits under a tin roof.
Building 6
(18.55m x 16.34m narrowing to 18m) A steel portal frame building with block and brick walls, timber boarding to the rear and gable ends under a fibre cement roof complete with feed barriers and double gates to the front, lean-to (18m x 2.52m), fitted with timber poultry pens under a tin roof.
Building 7
(11.3m x 5.8m) A single storey timber frame and clad former poultry shed under a fibre cement roof.
Building 8
(15.2m x 22.97m) An open sided steel portal frame general purpose building with a soil floor and clad with steel panels and fibre cement roof with a vented ridge, complete with a feeding gates to the front of the building and lean-to (5.75m x 22.97m), open sided steel frame, clad with steel panels and timber boarding under a fibre cement roof.
Building 9
(22.87m x 6.77m) A steel portal frame straw barn with steel cladding to the rear under a pitched metal clad roof.
Building 10
(4.10m x 4.92m) A concrete sectional garage under a fibre cement roof and slabbed floor.

The Land
Natural England classifies the land as Grade 2 on the Agricultural Land Classification Maps with freely draining slightly acidic base and loamy soil with high fertility.
The land lies to the south and west of the house and buildings and is sub-divided into six conveniently sized paddocks with mains fed water troughs and mature hedgerow boundaries integrated with electrical fencing. There are three field shelters found in OS numbers 0869, 9063 and 7662 and a central woodland plantation. The land is shown in the schedule below and the attached plan edged in red.

OS No. Description Acres Hectares
7662 Permanent Pasture 5.53 2.24
8150 Permanent Pasture 6.07 2.46
Pt 9164 Permanent Pasture 2.13 0.87
Pt 9164 Woodland 1.72 0.69
9953 Permanent Pasture 4.26 1.72
9966 Permanent Pasture 4.10 1.66
0869 Permanent Pasture 4.07 1.65
1359 Buildings and yard 1.93 0.78
TOTAL 29.81 12.07

Agricultural Occupancy Condition
The property is subject to an agricultural occupancy condition. On the original grant of the planning permission (DA/83/0592). The wording of the condition 4 states:
“The occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly employed, or last employed in the locality, in agriculture, as defined by Section 290 (1) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1971, or in forestry, including any dependants of such a person residing with him (or a widow of such a person)”

Basic Payment Scheme
The land is registered to receive payments under the Basic Payment Scheme and a claim was submitted by the vendor for the 2020 scheme year. This payment will be retained by the vendor who will ensure that the appropriate number of entitlements are transferred upon completion (or when the RPA system allows), to the successful purchaser to enable a claim to be made for the 2021 scheme year.

Overage
The vendor will impose a development clawback based on 30% of the uplift in value for a period of 30 years for any non-agricultural or equestrian use on the buildings or land.

Sporting, Timber & Mineral Rights
All rights are believed to be held with the freehold owner and will be included within a sale of the land.

Boundaries & Fencing
Boundary ownership where known is marked by an inward marked ‘T’.

Vendor Solicitor
Kate Austin, Arnold Thomson Solicitors, 205 Watling Street, Towcester Northants NN12 6BX
Email: kate.austin@arnoldthomson.com
Telephone: 01327 350266

Viewing
Strictly by prior appointment through the agents at the Rugby Office on 01788 564680.

Important Notice
1. These particulars have been prepared in all good faith to give a fair overall view of the property. If any points are particularly relevant to your interest in the property please ask for further information. 2. Nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the property is in a good structural condition or otherwise, nor that any services, appliances, equipment or facilities are in good working order. Purchasers should satisfy themselves on such matters prior to purchase. 3. The photograph/s depict only certain parts of the property. It should not be assumed that any contents, furnishings/furniture etc. photographed are included in the sale. It should not be assumed that the property remains as displayed in the photograph/s. No assumptions should be made with regard to parts of the property that have not been photographed. Please ask for further information if required. 4. Any areas, measurements or distances referred to are given as a GUIDE ONLY and are not precise. If such details are fundamental to a purchase, purchasers must rely on their own enquiries or those which can be performed by their appointed advisers.