Land for sale

Thorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 3BZ

Guide Price

£1,500,000

  • Status: FOR SALE SOLD UNDER OFFER
  • First Marketed: Jul 2021
  • Removed: Date Not Available
  • 41.07 acres

Residential Tags: Farmhouse

Property Tags: Equestrian, Grain Storage

Land Tags: Overage / Clawback

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  • First Marketed: Jul 2021
  • Removed: Date Not Available
  • Residential Tags: Farmhouse
  • Property Tags: Equestrian, Grain Storage
  • Land Tags: Overage / Clawback
Situated in the heart of ‘Rhubarb Triangle’, Thorpe Lane Farm is a well-equipped commercial farm, comprising an attractive bungalow, ranges of traditional and modern farmbuildings, standing in 16.62 hectares (41.07 acres) of productive farmland.

The property is currently used as part of a mixed market garden and rhubarb holding and is in close proximity to the M1/M62 motorways providing excellent transport network to the length and breadth of the country.

FOR SALE AS A WHOLE BY PRIVATE TREATY

THORPE LANE FARM

Enclosed within a ring fence, Thorpe Lane Farm provides an excellent opportunity for purchasers to acquire a productive commercial farm /market garden with potential for alternative usage standing in 16.62 hectares (41.07 acres) or thereabouts.

Thorpe Lane Farm Bungalow

Accessed by a long driveway off Lingwell Gate Lane, the property comprises a spacious detached dormer bungalow, built c.2000 of brick construction under a pitched tiled roof.

Farmbuildings

The farm comprises ranges of traditional and modern farmbuildings with areas of hardstanding that provide useful for operating a business. The buildings are as follows:

Packhouse - of steel frame construction under a box profile steel sheeted roof with cavity insulated brick and block walls, and an insulated concrete floor. The internal accommodation comprises:-

Ground Floor

Inward & Outward Loading Bays with two cold stores

Grading & Packing Room

Trimming Room

Lab with wash services, office, canteen, cloakroom and w.c. facilities

First Floor

General Office with under eaves storage.

General Purpose Building - concrete frame construction with block walling under a box profile sheeted roof with cladding to the side elevations and having an adjoining lean-to.

Grain Store - brick built with lean-to under a box profile sheeted roof.

Rhubarb Sheds (5no.) - of brick construction under pitched mineral felt roofs with heating pipes and adjoining boiler and packing houses containing heating boilers with automatic controls.

General Purpose Building - of brick construction with mono-pitched sheet roofing.

Mistal - of stone construction under a pitched slate roof, providing three loose boxes with hay loft over.

Land

Extending to 16.62 hectares (41.07 acres) or thereabouts, the land is enclosed by a ring fence and is current cropped with rhubarb, vegetables and temporary grass. Further details regarding previous cropping are available upon request.

According to DEFRA’s land classification series, the land is Grade 2 being land suitable for a wider range of agricultural and horticultural crops.

General Information

Tenure & Possession

The property will be sold freehold with vacant possession

Services

Thorpe Lane Farm benefits from three phase mains electricity and mains water.

The farm bungalow has oil-fired central heating and drainage to a septic tank, as does the farm cottage and packhouse.

Energy Performance Certificate

The farm bungalow’s current rating is D (68).

The farm cottage’s current rating is G (1).

Council Tax & Business Rate

The farm bungalow is assessed as Band F.

The farm cottage is assessed as Band C.

We are advised the farmbuildings are not rated for business rates.

Fixtures & Fittings

Only those items specifically mentioned in these particulars are included within the sale.

Sporting, Mineral & Timber Rights

All sporting, mineral and timber rights over the land, where owned, will be included within the sale.

Method of Sale

Thorpe Lane Farm is offered for sale by private treaty.

Wayleaves, Easements & Public Rights of Way

The holding is crossed by overhead powerlines for which annual payments are received.

There is a right of way over the farm driveway in favour of a third party to access an adjoining residential property.

Other than those already mentioned, we are not aware of any further wayleaves, easements or public rights of way.

Overage Provision

Further details are available upon request.

Local Authority

The property lies within the planning control of Leeds City Council,Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 1UR

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   Solicitors

   GM Wilson Solicitors (James Marris)

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   Viewing

   The land may be viewed at any reasonable time however we would ask interested parties to carry a copy of the sales particulars.

   The bungalow and farm buildings to be viewed strictly by appointment only.

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Basic Payment Scheme

The land is registered for the Basic Payment Scheme and the Entitlements are included within the sale.

The purchaser will make a contribution to the transfer of entitlements in the sum of £200 plus VAT made payable to the vendor’s agent.

Payments for the 2020 scheme year are reserved.

Countryside Stewardship

The land and buildings are currently in a Mid-Tier agreement with approximately 3 years remaining. The purchaser will be under no obligation to continue with this agreement, although would have the option to continue, subject to confirmation from Rural Payments Agency that the agreement is transferable.

Health & Safety

We would ask that interested parties take care when viewing the property particularly in respect of the old farmhouse and farmbuildings. All parties should be as vigilant as possible for their own safety.

Special Note

We use our best endeavours to make our sales particulars accurate and reliable when producing this brochure (as at November 2019).

 



Marketed by: Wilbys, Barnsley

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