Land for sale

Formerly farmed as part of Clandown Farm, these seven lots of mainly arable capable land are set between Radstock and Bath and total about 176.74 acres. Each lot has been well managed and farmed as part of a larger dairy enterprise, providing a combination of grass fodder and arable crops, until the current owners took the decision to retire from farming 

LOT A Bidding to start at 9am and close at 2pm
Approximately 15.88 acres as coloured red.
Guide Price £125,000 to £140,000.
Mature pasture land with good direct road aspect and predominantly level in aspect. Mains water connected.
 

LOT B Bidding to start at 9am and close at 2.30pm
Approximately 30.43 acres as coloured dark blue. Guide Price £235,000 to £265,000.
Good direct road access at two points. Level to gently sloping in aspect. Currently in an arable rotation and planted to maize.

 

LOT C Bidding to start at 9am and close at 3pm
Approximately 41.15 acres as coloured green
Guide Price £325,000 to £375,000
A useful block of mature pasture and arable capable ground held in four enclosures with good road access. Level to sloping in aspect.

 

LOT D Bidding to start at 9am and close at 3.30pm
Approximately 7.97 acres as coloured light blue
Guide Price £70,000 to £80,000
A single enclosure of mature pasture land, sloping in places and running alongside the stream to the eastern boundary which provides a natural water supply.
 

LOT E Bidding to start at 9am and close at 4pm
Approximately 20.83 acres as coloured purple
Guide Price £160,000 to £180,000
Good direct road access at two points and currently in an arable rotation and planted to clover. Predominantly level in aspect.
 

LOT F Bidding to start at 9am and close at 4.30pm
Appromiately 54.38 acres as coloured orange
Guide Price £410,000 to £460,000
Level to sloping in aspect with two road access points along the southern boundary. Held in three parcels with gateways connecting each. Currently in an arable rotation and planted to peas and barley.

 

LOT G Bidding to start at 9am and close at 5pm
Approximaltely 6.1 acres as shown as edged brown
Guide Price £55,000 to £60,000
A very gently sloping parcel of arable land located close to the village of Clandown with access via Fosse Lane and enclosed by mature hedges. Currently planted to barley.
 

NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE Lots A, B, C, E and F fall within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. 

SERVICES Mains water is available to Lots A, B, C and G
Potential purchasers must rely on their own enquiries regarding the location of any services and making a connection into them.
 

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 are footpaths that cross Lots A, C, D and G as shown by the broken green line on the location plan below.
 

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME The land is registered for payments under the Basic Payment Scheme. The purchaser of each lot 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.

This does lot apply to Lots F and G as they fall under the minimum claimable area of 5ha, unless of course the purchaser already holds additional land or they are purchased with one of the other lots.
 

VIEWING At any reasonable time on foot with a set of the sale details 

COMPLETION Completion for each lot has been set as the 30th September 2021 to allow for the existing tenancy to come to an end.
 

COVENANTS Lots A, B and C will be sold subject to a restrictive covenant preventing building of any kind within certain areas of the land. Further details are available on request. Lots A, B, C and D will be sold subject to an existing covenant "NOT to use or permit to be used the property nor any building now or hereafter to be erected thereon for any offensive noisy or dangerous purposes or for any purpose which shall or may be or grow to be in any way a nuisance damage grievance or annoyance to His Royal Highness, His Successors in Title or His tenants or to the owners or tenants of any of the neighbouring property or the neighbourhood or which may tend to depreciate or lessen the value of any such neighbouring properties
(b) NOT to use the property otherwise than for agricultural purposes."
 

BIDDERS 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.
 

SOLICITOR Michelmores, Bristol
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