4 bedroom house

*MIXED ARABLE AND GRASS LAND FARM CONSISTING OF APPROX 90 ACRES*


*CHARACTER STONE FARM HOUSE*


*RANGE OF MODERN AND CHARACTER FARM BUILDINGS AND BARNS*


*2 SETS OF BUILDINGS HAVE CLASS Q PERMISSION FOR CONVERSION INTO DWELLINGS (THIS HAS BEEN RESUBMITTED)*


AVAILABLE AS A WHOLE OR IN 3 LOTS


LOT 1 - THE WHITE LODGE, BUILDINGS, 45 ACRES ARABLE, AND 6.5 ACRE PADDOCK - £1,300,000


LOT 2 - TRIANGULAR PADDOCK EXTENDING TO 2.66 ACRES - £40,000


LOT 3 - WALTHAM ROAD LAND EXTENDING TO 35.79 ACRES - £275,000





Situation


The White Lodge is located in the beautiful Leicestershire Wolds, to


the North of the Market Town of Melton Mowbray with its famous Cattle


Market, on the edge of the Vale of Belvoir, between the villages of


Waltham on the Wolds and Eastwell.





Postcode


LE14 4NN





Melton Mowbray – 6 Miles


Grantham – 12 Miles


Nottingham – 21 Miles


Leicester – 25 Miles





The Farmhouse





A magnificent Ironstone Farmhouse with parts dating back to


the 16th Century, offering a great deal of character throughout,


including beams, exposed stonework and a delightful ‘Inglenook’.


Oil central heating, sealed unit double glazing to most windows.


The property comprises:


Entrance Porch with Cloakroom/w.c. off.


Hall with staircase leading to first floor.


Boot Room with steps leading down to Utility Room & Further


W.C.


Dining Room with beamed ceiling, stone fireplace and original


pine corner cupboard, door to Garden Room and Lobby which


gives access to :-


Living room with beamed ceiling, stone walls and ‘Inglenook with


fire grate and built in seating.


Garden Room with windows and door overlooking the formal


gardens, Velux roof lights, tiled floor with under floor heating.


Farmhouse Kitchen with bespoke solid pine cupboards and 4


oven oil powered AGA, walk in pantry.


Part Gallery Landing with feature arch window.


Bedroom 1 with window to front and side.


Bedroom 2 with window to front.


Bedroom 3 with windows to side and rear.


Bedroom 4 approached via steps, window to rear.


Bathroom with window to rear.


Separate Shower room with window to side.


Bedroom





Note:


There are 2 cottages attached to the west side of the Farmhouse that


are not included in the sale. The vendor has a right of way across the


shared access.





Viewings


Strictly by prior arrangement with the agents.





Land Classification


The land is classified as mixture of Grade 2 and Grade 3 on the


agricultural land classification map east midlands covering this area.





Basic Payment Scheme


The land is registered with the Rural Payments Agency for the Basic


Payment Scheme. The Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements will be


included in the sale..





Environmental Scheme


The land has not been entered into any Agri-Environmental schemes.





Designations


The farm is in a nitrate vulnerable zone.





Growing Crops


The vendor will harvest the 2021 crops and will work with any


purchaser for the 2022 growing season subject to negotiation.





Mains Water


The farm and land benefit from mains water.





Public Rights of Way, Wayleaves & Easements


The property is being sold subject to all Rights of Way, whether


public or private and subject to all Easements and Wayleaves


whether specifically mentioned or not. Public footpaths have been


identified by a green line on the enclosed map.





Sporting, Mineral, Timber etc.


The sporting, mineral and standing timber rights are as far we are


aware are owned and therefore included in the sale.





Local Authority


Melton Borough Council


Parkside, Station Approach, Burton Street,


Melton Mowbray, LE13 1GH


Telephone:


Email:





Value Added Tax


The land is not elected for VAT





Method of Sale


The freehold property is for sale by private treaty.





Vendors Solicitors


Browne Jacobson


Mowbray House


Castle Meadow Road


Nottingham


NG2 1BJ





The Farm Buildings Comprise





Building 1:


An agricultural building with concrete floor, approximately 60ft x


40ft. Steel frame with corrugated asbestos roof sheets sitting on


steel purlins. Motorway crash barrier panelling to rear, sides and


part of front with corrugated steel sheet cladding to front and rear,


plus a small part of Yorkshire boarding to one side. To the front


there are three four rail sheeted yard gates (two of which are in a


pair) and a six-rail metal gate.





Building 2:


An agricultural building, approximately 65ft x 75ft in total


encompassing a 15ft lean to at the rear and 10ft extension on


one side. The main body of the building has a steel frame and


concrete flooring with corrugated asbestos roof sheets which


sit on wooden purlins. A section of the flooring is sunken to


one side for vehicular access with an earth base. Breeze block


walling front and one side, with railway sleeper walling to rear.


Clad in corrugated steel sheeting with some corrugated asbestos


sheeting in part. The 15ft lean to is constructed of telegraph poles


with corrugated asbestos sheeting to the roof and side. The 10ft


extension has a concrete floor, wooden rafters and purlins and is


clad in corrugated steel sheeting.





Building 3:


An agricultural building with concrete floor, approximately 70ft


x 60ft. Steel frame with corrugated asbestos roof sheets sitting


on steel purlins. Brick walling in part to rear with three internal


sections divided by a combination of breeze block, corrugated


steel and wooden panelling. Two bays for vehicular access to


either side of front, clad above and centre with corrugated steel


sheeting and wooden boards. One side and part of the rear is


clad with box profile steel sheeting, with the remainder of the rear


clad in corrugated steel sheeting.





Class Q Development Planning Permission:





The Vendor secured confirmation from Melton Borough Council


that Prior Approval was granted for Class Q conversion of barns


to provide two dwellings on site by virtue of an application


approved on 12th March 2017 (Reference: 17/00013/GDOCOU),


a copy of the correspondence is available within the data room.


Subsequent to this original Class Q permission, the Vendor


resubmitted a second application in March 2018 for Class Q


Prior Approval in order to make some minor amendments to the


scheme and to extend the lift of the consent. The second Class


Q application was confirmed by Melton Borough Council on 4th


June 2018 with a condition that development must be completed


within 3 years from the date on which prior approval was granted.


The reference of the second application is 18/00386/GDOCOU.


A third application for Class Q rights was submitted to Melton


Borough Council on 12th March 2021 described as a resubmission


of the second application and at the time of writing


this application is awaiting determination. The third application


seeks confirmation that Class Q rights can be used for the


conversion of agricultural buildings to 2 dwellings and the


reference number is 21/00318/GDOCOU.





The drawings submitted with the second Class Q Prior Approval


application list the plot sizes for the two proposed dwellings as


follows:


• Plot 1 – 2,201.33 sqft (204.51 m2)


• Plot 2 – 2,460.85 sqft (228.62 m2)


A copy of the drawings submitted with all three Class Q Prior


Approval applications is made available for interested parties to


download from the data room.














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