Land for sale

For sale by online auction. Thursday 28th October 2021. Bidding to start at 9am and close at 5pm. Auction Guide Price £575,000 to £600,000* A super block of approximately 60 acres of level agricultural land together with a livestock building and the benefit of consent for two additional buildings. All set on the outskirts of the Longleat Estate

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Located just to the south of the town of Warminster lies this superb block of pasture land that would suit a wide variety of uses and has the benefit an existing livestock building and the consent for two further agricultural buildings.

Access to the land is via a track from Bradley Road, which runs to the rear of Botany Farmhouse. There is a gate from this track that leads directly into the land and then into an enclosed collecting yard and the existing building which is of a part block built constructions and corrugated fibre cement cladding and roof. Planning consent was granted on the 13th October 2020 (Planning reference: 20/06317/FUL) for two additional buildings sited just to the south of the existing building and will offer additional livestock housing and a machinery and implement store.

The land is predominantly level in aspect with the eastern parcels sloping away towards the eastern boundary. The land is divided into six conveniently sized parcels with the perimeter comprising a mixture of mature hedges, trees and stock fencing and the dividing boundaries a combination of hedges and stock fencing.

Subject to gaining any of the necessary consents the land would be suited to a variety of uses including of course agricultural use, equestrian or recreational.

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Nitrate Vulnerable Zone
The land falls within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone

Land Classifcation and Soil type
The land is classified as Grade 3 agricultural land and the the soil is a free draining slightly acid loamy soil.

Services
Mains water is connected to the land.
Potential purchasers must rely on their own enquiries regarding the location of any services and making a connection into them.

Basic Payment Scheme
The land is registered for payments under the Basic Payment Scheme. The purchaser will be required to purchase at the current market value the Entitlements. These will then be transferred to the buyer once the transfer window opens in the New Year. The vendor has submitted the claim for 2021 and the purchaser is to agree to follow any cross-compliance requirements.

Designations
The land falls within the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB.

Completion
Completion for has been set as the 26th November 2021 or earlier by mutual consent.

Rights of Way
The land is being sold subject to and with the benefit of Rights of Way, Easements and Wayleaves whether referred to in these sale details or not. There is a single public footpath the runs through the land as shown by the broken green line on the location plan below. There is also a public bridleway that runs along the southern boundary as shown by the dashed green line on the plan. The adjoining property, Botany Farmhouse and its two cottages benefit from a right of access along the access track.
The land also benefits from a right of way across land owned by Botany Farmhouse (to the rear of their stables) and also along a track just beyond the reservoir giving access to the western point.

Bidder's Registration
Cooper and Tanner requires all bidders who wish to bid at our Auction to Register beforehand. A fixed Bidders Registration Fee of £1200 inc VAT per lot must be paid on registration. The fee is retained by Cooper and Tanner at the fall of the electronic gavel if a bidder is successful. The fee will be returned to all unsuccessful bidders. Please note that this does not form part of the deposit.

All checks required by current anti-money laundering legislation must be satisfactorily completed as part of the registration process before prior approval to bid will be granted, this will include providing proof of funds.

Deposit
On conclusion of the auction, successful bidders will be required to pay to the solicitor acting for the vendor a deposit of 10% of the purchase price within 24 hours at the fall of the electronic gavel.

Viewing
At any reasonable time on foot with a set of the sale details. Please be aware of livestock when walking the land and no dogs are to be taken on viewings. The postcode for the closest property is BA12 7JY.

Solicitor acting
Rutters, Shaftesbury
Catharine Morrison acting
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