Throphill Farm

An excellent arable and livestock rearing farm, extending to 318.33 acres.

An excellent arable and livestock farm, extending to 318.33 acres (128.01 ha) including an array of modern farm buildings and planning consent for a new, detached three bedroom residential dwelling and additional farm building. LOT 2 NOW SOLD STC.

An excellent arable and livestock rearing farm, in a desirable location, extending to approximately 318.33 acres (128.81 hectares) in total. For sale by private treaty as a whole or in two lots.

To fully appreciate what Throphill Farm has to offer, we highly recommend viewing the drone video which can be found on our website.

The land lies within 2 ring fenced parcels and predominantly forms good quality arable cropping and mowing/grazing land, with some woodland areas, all in good heart, with generally well-maintained boundaries.

The farm includes a range of modern agricultural buildings, all currently used for livestock housing. Each of the buildings benefit from a mains water supply.

Throphill Farm also benefits from planning consent for both a new three-bed dwelling and a further agricultural building on the land south of the B6343 road.

Lot 1 consists of approximately 174.85 acres (70.76 hectares) of land and agricultural buildings to the north of the road.

LOT 2 - SOLD STC
Lot 2 consists of approximately 143.16 acres (57.93 hectares) of land to the south of the road, including the development site for the three-bed dwelling and agricultural building, along with fishing rights on a 1.6 kilometre stretch of the
River Wansbeck.

LOT 1
AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS AND 174.85 ACRESGUIDE PRICE £1,600,000Lot 1 consists of approximately 146.97 acres (59.48 hectares) of arable land and 22.55 acres (9.12 hectares) of grassland. The land also benefits from 0.74 acres (0.30 hectares) of woodland. Also benefitting Lot 1 are three modern farm buildings located within a yard area. The buildings are all of a modern steel portal frame construction. Currently these buildings are used for livestock housing. The buildings have a mains water supply. The yard accommodates a cattle handing system that may be available by separatenegotiation.

LOT 2 - NOW SOLD STC
3 BED DWELLING DEVELOPMENT SITE, BUILDING DEVELOPMENT SITE, AND 143.16 ACRES OF LAND GUIDE PRICE £1,350,000The land within Lot 2 extends to approximately 116.0 acres (46.94 hectares) of good quality arable and grazing/mowing land which benefits from a mains water supply and approximately 27.16 acres (10.99 ha) of mixed woodland which comprises of a mix of standing trees and recently felled and restocked commercial forestry areas. The restocked areas are 100% Sitka Spruce commercial plantation. The Vendor has successfully operated a syndicate shoot utilising this area of woodland, as well as areas across the wider holding. The land is shown edged blue on the attached plan.

PLANNING PERMISSION
Lot 2 benefits from a rare opportunity to develop a three-bed dwelling with a further agricultural building located close to the dwelling. Please see the sale plan,which shows where the dwelling site is located.Planning consent was granted in 2017 and a certificate of lawful development was also obtained to confirm that development of the dwelling has commenced, which relates to the creation of the track and water connections.The planning consent was granted under reference 17/02677/FUL and can be viewed in full on Northumberland County Council’s online planning portal. The dwelling is substantial in nature, with accommodation over one storey, with three bedrooms, large open plan kitchen/living/dining area, two bathrooms and various ancillary workshop space/boot rooms/drying rooms which are useful in relation to the wider agricultural nature of the property.The design includes large areas of windows and glass throughout, which capitalise on the extensive views over the surrounding countryside that can be enjoyed from the site. The consented dwelling is restricted to occupation by a person mainly or wholly employed in agriculture, commonly referred to as an Agricultural Occupancy Condition.

FISHING RIGHTS
The land within Lot 2 also includes the benefit of fishing rights on the north bank ofthe River Wansbeck, located on the southern edge of the property. The north bankextends to a length of approximately 1.60km, and we are advised that the river isstocked with Trout. The fishing rights are held in-hand.

ENTITLEMENTS
All of the land is registered for Basic Payment Scheme purposes. The entitlements are included in the sale and will be transferred to the successful Buyer(s) upon completion. There will be a fee for the transferring of these entitlements of £300 + VAT, payable by the Buyer(s).It is a requirement of the sale that the Buyer must indemnify the Seller against any loss due to breach of cross compliance arising from an RPA inspection of the land. The Seller will retain the 2022 payment in full.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES
The majority of the land is currently subject to a Mid-Tier Countryside StewardshipScheme (CSS). The Scheme is scheduled to end in 2023.

SPORTING AND MINERAL RIGHTS
The mines and mineral rights, together with ancillary powers of working, are excluded and reserved to a third party. The sporting rights are included insofar asthey are owned.

BURDENS
The property is sold subject to all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, rights of light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights, obligations and easements, quasi easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether or not constituted in the title deeds or referred to in these particulars. The Buyer will be held to have atisfied themselves as to the nature of such burdens.