Land for sale

A useful parcel of productive arable land in a single enclosure with road frontage.45.93 acres or thereabouts.

Location
The land is located about half a mile east of Austrey and 1.2 miles west of Norton-Juxta-Twycross on the Warwickshire/Leicestershire border.

The land is well positioned and benefits from road frontage and direct access to Norton Hill. Access to the A444 is available half a mile away with access to the M42 nearby also.

Description
The land is a ring fenced, single block of productive agricultural land extending to 45.93 acres (18.59 hectares) or thereabouts, as shown edged red on the attached plan. The land is currently in arable production.

The land benefits from a combination of hedge, fence, and ditch boundaries. The land is classified as Grade 3 on the Agricultural Land Classification (Provisional Edition) Map and according to The Soil Map of England and Wales the land is a silty clay loam of the Hodnet soil type.

Past Cropping
2021 – Rye
2020 – Wheat
2019 – Maize

Basic Payment Scheme
The land is registered with the Rural Payments Agency under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the BPS entitlements will be available by separate negotiation.

The Vendor will be submitting an application for the 2021 scheme year. This payment will be retained by the Vendor and there will be an indemnity clause within the sale contract to protect the Vendor from any breaches of Cross Compliance between completion and 31st December 2021.

Holdover
The land is currently occupied on the basis of a Contract Farming Agreement.

The Occupier will be granted the right of holdover until the crop is harvested, unless the purchaser wishes to pay for the growing crop.

Planning
The land is currently in agricultural use. Any enquiries relating to planning should be directed to the Local Authority.

Services
We understand that the land does not benefit from any mains services.

Method of Sale
Informal Tender. Offers are requested in writing or by email to the Agents by Friday 30th April 2021.

Tenure
Freehold with vacant possession upon completion, subject to the holdover for the current crop, as set out above.

Rights of Way
There is a public footpath crossing the southern boundary of the land, as shown by the brown hatched line on the plan.

There is a National Grid gas pipeline crossing the land, as shown by the green hatched line on the plan. There is also an oil pipeline crossing the land, as shown by the blue hatched line on the plan.

Local Authority & Utility Providers
North Warwickshire Borough Council 01827 715341 / www.northwarks.gov.uk
Severn Trent Water 0800 783 4444 / www.stwater.co.uk
Western Power Distribution 0800 096 3080 / www.westernpower.co.uk

Viewing
The land may be viewed during reasonable daylight hours by anyone in possession of a copy of these particulars.

Plan, Area & Description
The plan, area and description are believed to be correct in every way, but no claim will be entertained by the Vendor of their Agents in respect of any error, omissions or misdescriptions.

The plan is for identification purposes only and is not to scale.