4 bedroom house

A delightfully situated agricultural smallholding/equestrian property set in approximately 31.35 acres and located in the sought-after village of Stanton Long in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Available as a whole or in two lotsVIEWING IS STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLYBEST AND FINAL OFFERS DEADLINE: 12 noon on Monday 14th June 2021.

comprising:
A four bedroomed farmhouse with interesting original features throughout.
A useful range of domestic outbuildings.
A large complex of modern, steel portal framed farm buildings with adjacent Dutch Barn.
Approximately 30.12 Acres of grass land in total.

SITUATION
Glebe Farm is located at the centre of the small Corvedale village of Stanton Long in South Shropshire. It lies approximately one mile off the B4368 Corvedale road which runs from Morville to Craven Arms, approximately 10 miles from the town of Bridgnorth, 11 miles from Craven Arms and 7 miles from Much Wenlock. The M54, which provides links onwards to the M5 and M6, is just a half an hour drive away.

DESCRIPTION
The sale of Glebe Farm offers Purchasers the rare opportunity to acquire a well-equipped smallholding which is capable of a number of agricultural, equestrian or diversification uses, owing to the large and useful portal framed building complex and manageable area of permanent grassland.

THE FARMHOUSE
The farmhouse occupies a position at the centre of Glebe Farm. It is approached via a short private driveway off the Council maintained Stanton Long "no through road'. It is a detached two storey property of brick and part-rendered construction under a tiled roof, with UPVC double glazed windows. Internally it benefits from exposed timbers and framework throughout. Whilst in need of some modernisation, it provides generous living and sleeping accommodation.
The front door leads into a single storey part-glazed lean-to conservatory/entrance porch area with a further door onwards to:
Internal Hallway/Living Room with built in storage and staircase leading to the first floor.
Dining/Living Room with a brick fireplace with beam over, built-in storage and doors to the kitchen, cellar and lounge.
Cellar accessed via stone steps.
Kitchen with an Aga, units on two levels, built-in storage cupboard and door to the utility.
Utility with oil fired boiler, door to the cloakroom and door to the rear garden.
Cloakroom with WC.
Lounge with open fireplace and mantel over.

The first floor accommodation comprises:
Bedroom One with built -in cupboard and built-in wardrobes.
Bedroom Two with built-in wardrobes.
Bedroom Three with storage cupboard.
Bedroom Four with fitted wardrobes and storage.
Bathroom with a bath with a shower over, WC, airing cupboard and hand basin.

OUTSIDE
Outside the property benefits from a large tarmacked parking and turning area. There is a walled garden to the side of the farmhouse which is laid to lawn with a flower and shrub border. The garden extends to the back of the house to a further lawned area with a pathway and flower borders. A garden shed is integral to the house but is accessed via an external door and there is also a coal shed of block construction.

BUILDINGS
Glebe Farm also benefits from a useful range of buildings including:
A tool shed/workshop of block construction with a concrete floor.
A three-bay garage of stone and timber frame construction with two open fronted bays and one enclosed store with a sliding door.
A large steel portal framed farm building of block and Yorkshire board construction with part concrete and part earth floor, divided internally with block walls into former cattle sheds with adjacent Dutch Barn, an additional area of block construction with a roller shutter door, and a further workshop area and diesel tank store.
The main building complex was originally purpose built for housing cattle and sheep, then between 1991 and 2019 some of the buildings and part of the farmyard area was used for the storage of portaloos in connection with Space Mobiles Ltd, which operated from the site at the time.

The buildings are versatile and are capable of a number of agricultural, equestrian and diversification uses, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.
Outside of the farm buildings is a concrete apron/handling/gathering area.
Adjacent to the buildings is a large area of hardstanding which is the site of a former poultry shed.
Adjacent to the hardstanding are four 1000 litre below-ground tanks, as denoted by the concrete capping and manhole covers, which were used in association with the commercial business which was operated from the site between the years 1991 and 2019, for storage of effluent.
The tanks are now empty.

LAND
The land comprises of three conveniently sized enclosures of permanent grassland along with a small area of grassland adjacent to the private lane.

Field 5871 comprises 11.93 acres of relatively level grassland with some slight undulation, a hedge and fence boundary and mature infield/boundary trees. The field benefits from gated access directly off the Council maintained Stanton Long "no through road' and has a water supply to a trough

Field 1785 comprises of approximately 10.45 acres of grassland which slopes gently away from the main farmstead and has hedge and fence boundaries with mature trees. The adjacent Field 2894 comprises of 6.80 acres of similar sloping permanent grassland in an L-shaped enclosure which wraps around the farm buildings and benefits from gated access off the Council maintained Stanton Long no through road'. The land is crossed by a public footpath.

A land schedule is shown in the attached brochure.

SERVICES
The farmhouse is served by a private water supply from a well which is located in the garden.
The farm buildings and land are served by mains water or a borehole water supply (the borehole is currently disconnected).
The house also benefits from private drainage, oil-fired central heating and single-phase mains electricity.
The farm buildings benefit from a three-phase electricity supply.

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME
The land is registered with the Rural Payments Agency for the Basic Payment Scheme and the entitlements will be transferred to the Purchaser upon completion, subject to Rural Payments Agency approval.

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
The land is not currently subject to any Environmental Stewardship schemes.

COUNCIL TAX
The farmhouse is currently in Council tax band F'

NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE (NVZ)
The property is not situated within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

RIGHTS OF WAY, EASEMENTS AND COVENANTS
All lots will be sold subject to any wayleaves, public or private rights of way, easements and covenants and all outgoings whether mentioned in these sales particulars or not.

BOUNDARIES, ROADS AND FENCES
The Purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and neither the Vendors nor their Agents will be responsible for defining any ownership of boundaries, hedges or fences. They will however provide whatever assistance they can to ascertain the ownership of the same.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND

PLANNING
The property will be sold subject to any development plan, tree preservation order, town planning schedule, resolution or notice which may be or come to be in force, subject to any road or widening or improvement schemes, land charges and statutory or provisional by-laws, without any obligation on the Vendors to specify them.

VIEWING
Viewing is strictly by arrangement with the selling Agents, Halls. Contact Louise Preece/Rachel Howson

METHOD OF SALE
The property is for sale by private treaty as a whole or in the lots as specified.

SOLICITOR
Julie Griffiths,
PCB Solicitors,
The Old Bank Chambers,
No. 2 High Street,
Church Stretton,
Shropshire,
SY6 6BT

Halls Holdings Ltd and any joint agents for themselves, and for the Vendor of the property whose Agents they are, give notice that: (i) These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract (ii) No person in the employment of or any agent of or consultant to Halls Holdings has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property (iii) Measurements, areas and distances are approximate, Floor plans and photographs are for guidance purposes only (photographs are taken with a wide angled / zoom lenses) and dimensions shapes and precise locations may differ (iv) It must not be assumed that the property has all the required planning or building regulation consents. Halls Holdings Ltd, Halls Holdings House, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 3DR. Registered in England 06597073.