About this property

Detailed Description

INTRODUCTION
The land extends to approx. 29.16 hectares (72.06 acres) of productive arable land with an old dismantled railway running along the northern boundary.

LOCATION & SITUATION
The property is located in north west Essex, approximately 4 miles east of Saffron Walden and approximately 1 mile south west of the village of Ashdon.

LOT 1 - 29.16 HECTARES (72.06 ACRES) OF MAINLY AGRICULTURAL LAND COLOURED YELLOW ON THE SALE PLAN
The land is accessed off Butlers Lane and off Walden Road and consists of three fields lying in one block. Along the north east boundary is a disused and dismantled railway line.

GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS
METHOD OF SALE
The Property is offered for sale by Private Treaty.

EXCHANGE OF CONTRACTS AND COMPLETION:
Exchange of contracts to take place 28 days after receipt of the draft contract with a 10% deposit payable. Completion on 30th August 2024, subject to Holdover for the Vendor to remove any growing crops.

If early entry is required, then purchasers will be asked to pay an additional 10% at that stage.

LAND CLASSIFICATION
The soil is shown by the Soil Survey of England and Wales as being mainly of the Hanslope Soil Association. This is a slowly permeable
calcareous clayey soil, some slowly permeable non-calcareous clayey soils. Suitable for winter cereals and some other arable crops.

PAST CROPPING
2019 Spring Barley - Planet
2020 Spring Beans - Lynx
2021 Winter Wheat - Skyfall
2022 Winter Wheat - Extase
2023 Spring Barley - Laureate
2024 Winter Barley - Craft

STATUTORY DESIGNATIONS
The land lies within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES
An application has been submitted by the Vendor to secure funding under the Countryside Stewardship Grant. The application covers 0.64 hectares of flower-rich grass margins over Lot 1. Further information can be provided by the Vendor's Agent upon request.

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME (BPS)
The land is registered on the Rural Land Register. However, no BPS entitlements are included with the sale.

The vendor will receive and retain all future Basic Payment run off or delinking payments relating to the land.

WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY
Except as set out below, we are not aware of any rights of way, public footpaths, bridleways, easements, wayleaves, and private access either enjoyed by neighbours across this property or enjoyed by this property over neighbouring land.

There is an oil pipeline running under the property (north east to south west).

There are overhead electricity wires running across the property.

There is a private water easement to service an adjoining property to the north of the dismantled railway line.

There are rights of access in favour of the vendor over part of the entrance track to the residential property in Lot 1.

A neighbouring owner has a right of way over the track in Lot 1 which runs from the Walden Road to the dismantled railway line.

LAND DRAINAGE
Various drainage plans are available for inspection at the selling Agents office.

SPORTING, MINERALS AND TIMBER
All sporting and mineral rights and timber or timber like trees (except as reserved by Statute or to the Crown) are included in the sale.

PLANS, AREAS AND SCHEDULES
These have been prepared as carefully as possible and based on Ordnance Survey data. The plans are published for illustrative purposes only and although they are believed to be correct, their accuracy is not guaranteed.

BOUNDARIES
The Buyer(s) shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and neither the Seller nor the Selling Agents will be responsible for defining boundaries nor their ownership.

VIEWINGS AND HEALTH & SAFETY
The land may be viewed at any time with a set of particulars to hand with interested parties first having registered their interest with the selling agents (Brown & Co). People viewing the property should be careful and vigilant whilst on the property. Neither the Vendor or the Vendor's Agents are responsible for the safety of those viewing the property and accordingly those viewing the property do so at their own risk.

USEFUL ADDRESSES
Uttlesford D.C - London Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER
Essex C. C - County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING LEGISLATION
In accordance with the most recent Anti Money Laundering Legislation, buyers will be required to provide proof of identity and address to the selling agent once an offer has been submitted and accepted (subject to contract) prior to solicitors being instructed.