Land for sale

An attractive block of productive pasture land incorporating parcels of woodland, with agricultural and amenity appeal. In all about 22.67 Acres.

This sale provides an opportunity to acquire an attractive block of agricultural land occupying a convenient and yet tucked away rural position, primarily comprising undulating grassland incorporating small parcels of woodland with some lower lying areas of more poorly drained rush pasture. Access to the land is gained via a right of way from the council road to the south, with a gated entrance leading off a stone track. The land is more moderately sloping towards the western boundary, running down to unmanaged and mainly coniferous woodland, with access available to a stream, providing some natural watering.
Currently utilised for livestock grazing the land would now benefit from some improvement, affording the potential to create a useful block of productive pasture. The convenient position and aesthetic appeal of this land may make it suitable for a variety of agricultural, equestrian or other amenity uses.
Extending in total to about 22.67 Acres (9.17 Ha) the land is offered for sale as a whole as shown shaded red on the attached identification plan.

The land occupies an outstanding rural position in unspoilt North Devon countryside between South Molton and Barnstaple. The land lies about 1.5 mile from the popular and historic village of Chittlehampton, which has a thriving and very active local community with its primary school, post office/village stores, cricket club and traditional public house, The Bell Inn.
The market town of South Molton provides an excellent range of everyday services and amenities including shops, primary and secondary schools, restaurants and banks, together with a supermarket, two health centres, recreational facilities and a cottage hospital. From South Molton the A361 North Devon link road provides quick and easy access to the regional centre of Barnstaple as well as Tiverton and the M5 motorway (Junction 27). Mainline intercity rail links are available at Tiverton Parkway (London Paddington approx. 2 hours) with international airports at Exeter and Bristol.

Tenure 

The land is of freehold tenure with vacant possession available upon completion of the sale.

Services 

The land benefits from some natural watering.The land will be sold without any mains services of any kind and prospective purchasers should make their own enquires as to the availability of any mains or other services.

Basic Payment Scheme 

If required, Basic Payment Scheme entitlements for the relevant area of land will be included in the sale and the Vendors agree to use their best endeavours to transfer the entitlements to the Purchaser subject to receiving written instructions. On request of this transfer the Purchaser(s) will be responsible for the Vendors Agents reasonable costs incurred in completing the relevant transfer documents.

Hunting Rights 

It is understood that the hunting rights across the land have been vested in the Badgworthy Land Company and are therefore excluded from the freehold sale.

Designations 

We understand that land is not currently entered into any agri-environment schemes. The land lies within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

Rights of Way, Easements, Etc 

It is understood that the land benefits from a right of way over a private road and stone track leading from the council road to the south east, as shown shaded yellow on the attached identification plan. The land, as far as required by the Vendors, will be conveyed, subject to all public or private rights of way, easements, and wayleaves of telegraph and telephone poles, stays and wires, electric pylons, poles and cables, water and gas pipes at present erected on and passing over or under the property and subject to the agreements affecting the same (if any).

Method of Sale and Lotting 

The land will be offered for sale by private treaty as a whole, as detailed within these sale particulars.

Marketed by: Greenslade Taylor Hunt, South Molton