DODDINGS COURT FARM BERE REGIS •

DODDINGS COURT FARM BERE REGIS • DORSET • BH20 7LL An attractive residential and well equipped farm

Substantial four bedroom farm house Three semi-detached cottages A semi-detached old mill cottage in need of significant renovation A courtyard of traditional farm buildings with potential for development (subject to planning) Range of traditional and modern farm buildings Income stream with potential to improve 26 Garden allotment sites Productive arable land, pasture land and woodland About 421.5 acres Available as a whole

SAVILLS SAILISBURY SAVILLS NATIONAL FARMS AND ESTATES Rolfes House, 60 Milford Street, 33 Margaret Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2BP , W1G 0JD 01722 426 800 020 7016 3784 George Syrett & Anna Wilkinson Louisa Over [email protected] / [email protected] [email protected]

Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text INTRODUCTION LOCATION AND SITUATION Doddings Court Farm is an attractive, productive mixed Doddings Court Farm lies in an accessible location within the Purbeck farm located on the outskirts of Bere Regis. Doddings district of South Dorset in easy reach of Wareham, Dorchester, Blandford, Court Farm comprises a pretty, traditional farm house, Poole and . a pair of semi-detached Grade II Listed cottages, a 3 The Farm is situated directly east and south of the village of Bere Regis bedroom cottage with a former mill in need of restoration within the Bere Stream Valley and the Valley, and stretches and a range of modern and traditional farm buildings with south from the A35 at Bere Regis. Local amenities including a village development potential (STPP). The farm is let on various shop, post office and pub. Wareham and the highly sought after villages tenancy agreements. The land is mixed and consists of of Wool and Stokeford are all in close proximity. productive Grade 3 arable land, pasture land and some This is a popular part of South Dorset with good accessibility to the woodland. In total the farm extends to 421 acres. , boasting an array of attractive landscape features. Popular tourist attractions; Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, Monkey World and The holding presents an array of opportunities for . purchasers. These opportunities include maximising Mainline rail access to London Waterloo is via Wool train station, income potential from agricultural and residential assets approximately 1.5 miles from the Estate and the journey time takes and development of Dodding’s traditional farm buildings approximately 2.5 hours. The closest airport is Bournemouth which and the Old Mill to alternative uses, such as residential, is about 25 miles east from the Estate. Southampton Airport is commercial or leisure (STPP). approximately 50 miles east from the Estate. DODDINGS FARMHOUSE Doddings Farm house is a significant, detached farm house situated in a wonderful, quiet position within a traditional courtyard of buildings. The picturesque Bere Stream valley borders the west of the property. The farm house is accessed from Frooms Lane which joins the A35 at the northern boundary of the farm. The attractive house is constructed from red brick under a tile roof and the accommodation is set over two floors. The ground floor includes a traditional large kitchen with french doors that lead out to a covered stone terrace overlooking the rear garden, a drawing room, open plan sitting/dining room, a study, back porch, larder, utility room and a cloakroom. On the first floor are 4 bedrooms, 2 of which have en-suite bathrooms, a family bathroom, a separate shower, dressing room and a cloakroom. The house has neutral decoration and is in good condition throughout. There is a large mature garden to the rear of the property that adjoins the Bere Stream and to the east is a detached red brick garage with a pair of stables. The farm house is currently let under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST).

DODDINGS FARMHOUSE Approximate Gross Internal Area: Main House: 3135 sq ft / 291.2 sq ms (Excludes restricted head height) Not to scale. For identification purposes only.

Ground Floor First Floor COTTAGES 120 DODDINGS AND THE OLD MILL NO 1 COURT FARM COTTAGES Opposite Doddings Farm house are a Approximate Gross Internal Area: pair of red brick, semi-detached cottages 136.7 sq m / 1472 sq ft (Excluding Coal Shed) known as The Old Mill and 120 Doddings Including Limited Use Area (1.6 sq m / 17 sq ft) Cottage. The cottages are also accessed Not to scale. For identification purposes only. from Frooms Lane. 120 Doddings is a pretty cottage with accommodation set over two floors including; an open plan reception room, kitchen, bathroom and 3 bedrooms with a private garden to the rear. The property is in need of modernisation and is currently let on an AST. The Old Mill is currently unoccupied and is in need of substantial repair and improvement. The Old Mill and 120 Doddings are available as a separate lot or as part of the wider holding. 120 DODDINGS AND THE OLD MILL Approximate Gross Internal Area: 109.6 sq m / 1180 sq ft Including Limited Use Area (1.7 sq m / 18 sq ft) Not to scale. For identification purposes only.

Ground Floor First Floor NO 2 COURT FARM COTTAGES Approximate Gross Internal Area: 84.6 sq m / 911 sq ft Including Limited Use Area (1.6 sq m / 17 sq ft) Not to scale. For identification purposes only.

NO 1 AND NO 2 COURT FARM COTTAGES The pair of semi-detached cottages are situated at the northern 1 Cottage and adjacent to this is an 18th Century granary on part of the farm and are accessed off a private road from staddle stones, constructed of brick with a hipped tiled roof. Southbrook Road. The Grade II Listed cottages were formerly a The cottages, part of Court Farm together with part of the farm single manor house which dates back to the 17th Century. The stead is designated as a Scheduled Monument. The monument brick and stone cottages are well positioned and surrounded by includes a medieval manorial settlement at Court Farm, situated private gardens and paddocks. on level ground to the north east of the Bere Stream. The Manor 1 Court Farm Cottage is a two storey, 3 bedroom property House formed the principal home of the Turberville family occupied under a Rent Act Tenancy. No 2 Court Farm Cottage which was demolished circa 1830. The site of the manor house is is a two bedroom property that has been recently refurbished now marked by foundation levels which are visible as earthworks. and is occupied under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. There is To the east of these earthworks are No. 1 and 2 Court Farm a detached stable immediately adjoining the east wing of No Cottages. BLOCK PLAN The Old N Mill

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NOTE - Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. © Crown copyright licence number 100024244 Savills (UK) Limited NOTE - Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed. MCL: 25968/BERE BLOCK 5 Date: 03/05/19 The Cartographic & Design Team, Wessex House, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1PB Tel: (01202) 856800 NOT TO SCALE

No on Building Description of building Area (m2) ALLOTMENTS plan On the northern border of the farm are 26 garden 1 Hay Barn Timber portal frame, part brick walls to east, slate roof 289.44 allotments providing additional, diverse income to a purchaser. 2 Aircraft Hangar Steel portal frame, profile sheet cladding and roof 134.22 3 Dutch Barn Steel frame, profile sheet cladding and roof 100.96 MODERN AND TRADITIONAL 4 Workshops Steel portal frame, profile sheet cladding and roof 201.62 FARM BUILDINGS The farm benefits from two separate farmsteads. Court 5 Tithe Barn Brick and block, pitched slate roof 262.85 Farm buildings are situated towards the north of the farm Comprising brick barn with pitched profile roof and block single storey building with and are accessed from a private road off Southbrook Rd in 6 Barn/Store 323.83 pitched slate roof Bere Regis.

7 Pump house Brick pitched tile roof housing pump for borehole providing water supply 19.79 The second set of farm buildings are situated adjacent to Doddings Farm house and are currently used for the Comprising brick barn with pitched profile roof and block single storey building with storage of machinery as well as general agriculture although Barn/Store/General pitched slate roof. Attached single storey block constructed building on the west used 8 19.76 do offer potential for development, subject to the necessary purpose building for work space and storage. Further Timber framed building attached to the south with planning consents. corrugated sheet roof. Doddings Farm Buildings are described in the table Brick constructed building previously used for stabling and garage space. 9 Garage/stable block 100.4 opposite; Pitched pantile roof.

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NOTE - Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. © Crown copyright licence number 100024244 Savills (UK) Limited NOTE - Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed. MCL: 25968/BERE BLOCK 6 Date: 03/05/19 The Cartographic & Design Team, Wessex House, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1PB Tel: (01202) 856800 NOT TO SCALE

The farm buildings adjacent to Court Farm cottages are a combination of both modern and traditional which are described in the following table:

No on plan Building Description of building Area (m2) Steel portal frame, part concrete/fibre cement sheeting, 1 Grain store 375.51 fibre cement sheeted roof. Brick walls, pitched slate roof, pair cart doors to the 2 Brick Barn 346.58 north side 3 Stable Detached brick with pitched tile roof 32.52 4 Lean to Steel frame, fibre cement roof 70.79 5 Machinery Steel portal frame, fibre cement roof, 5 422.93 Store/Barn Yorkshire boarding 6 Cattle Yard Steel portal frame, fibre cement roof, Yorkshire boarding 241.78 7 Garage Fibre cement single garage 17.22 8 Granary Brick walls on staddle stones, pitched concrete roof 23.69 9 Bull Pen Blockwork, pitched fibre cement roof 12.49 Former Dairy 10 Blockwork, pitched fibre cement roof 20.54 Parlour LAND The land includes a mixture of productive Grade 3 arable land, pasture land and woodland. The farmland is attractive, with gently undulating topography and easily accessible from the public highway and internal tracks. The soil is mainly free draining and comprises a sandy loam texture over chalk that is suitable for arable and livestock farming. The farm is well managed and full of a diverse range of habitats and environmental benefits. Woodland intersperses the farmland and consists of mixed coniferous and deciduous species.

THE LAND USE OF THE FARM Arable/Pasture 378.86 acres Misc 19.14 acres Woodland 23.55 acres Grand Total 421.55 acres GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS Method of Sale Overage The Farm is available for sale by private treaty as a whole and in lots as described. A 10% deposit will be The land hatched red on the sale plan will be subject to an overage clause for a period of 50 years. This required upon exchange of contracts. will allow a party nominated by the vendor to benefit from 30% of any uplift in value associated with Tenure and Possession residential development. Further details can be obtained from the selling agent. The freehold of the property is subject to the tenancies and occupancies at the time of sale as outlined in EPC, Council Tax Band and Services the table below. Property EPC Rating Council Tax Band Water Heating Drainage Property Tenure Term Date Doddings Farm Doddings Farm house, E G Private Oil Private AST, Common Law Tenancy, Grazing Licence 30/06/2020 house Ancillary Buildings and Land 120 Doddings E C Private Oil Private Doddings Farm Buildings FBT Periodic 1 Court Farm Exempt C Mains Solid Fuel Private The Mill Cottage Vacant Vacant Cottages

120 Doddings Cottage AHA Sublet on AST Sublet on AST 2 Court Farm Exempt D Mains Oil Private Cottages No 1 Court Farm Cottage Rent Act Lifetime tenancy No 2 Court Farm Cottage AST Periodic Minerals, Sporting Rights and Timber Court Farm FBT 29/09/2021 All mineral rights, sporting rights and standing timber so far as they are owned are included in the sale.

Land at Woodbury East FBT 28/09/20 The fishing rights will be reserved together with access (both pedestrian and vehicular) for the exercise of the fishing rights and also maintenance of the river and banks. There will also be associated fencing Land at Woodbury West FBT 28/09/21 requirements along the banks of the river. The specific reservations and obligations can be seen on Land at Woodbury FBT 31/03/21 request.

Garden Allotments Annual Licences Periodic The stalking rights are let on a tenancy at will. Further details available from the agents. A land plan showing the tenancies is available from the agents Easements, Wayleaves and Rights of Way Environmental Stewardship and Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) The farm is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing rights of way whether public or private, Where BPS is claimed, the entitlements will be included in the sale and transferred on a pro rata basis. In including drainage, water, electricity supplies and other rights, covenants, restrictions and obligations and most cases, the farming tenants will claim the BPS on an annual basis. Further information is available in wayleaves whether referred to or not. the data room. There is an in hand Higher Level Stewardship Scheme which a buyer will be required to take on. The Tenant Right scheme runs until the 28/02/2022. Please speak to selling agents for further information. Where applicable at the date of completion of the vacant possession land the purchaser shall in addition to the purchase price be required to take over and pay for those items of tenant right including Rights and Reservations enhancement on all crops from the date of sowing to completion. Further information is available from The farm is part of a larger estate which is for sale. When the estate is sold there will be various rights and the agents. reservations granted to buyers of individual lots to deal with matters such as access and services. Frooms Lane – The purchaser will have a right of access at all times and for all purposes along and over Local Authority Frooms Lane, hatched blue on the sale plan. TURBERVILLE RD

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CHURCH LANE Cottage 14 20 8775 Track Church Drain 106 16 Lane Glenayr COW DROVE St John0.206ha the Cottage 12 Track Baptist's Church Turberville THE BERE HEATH ESTATE 11 9174 Court 29 8672 5 Woodbury Hill 30 1 9 21 Track A 35 0.086ha 22 Tennis Court 0.331ha Allotment Gardens DRAFT CONVEYANCE PLAN 8 Church 4 Cottages 9271 Drain 4 8368 Woodburyside

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4 Court Farm Silos Bere Wood Pond Hillside SCALE 1/2500 @ 110 x 75cm Cottage Well Drain SOUTHBROOK 8562 Drain

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Track Rye Hill Farm Track 6.922ha Track 3189

Path 6.274ha 9187 Track 7385 2.782ha

1877 Track 5.798ha 0.059ha Spear's Coppice 2177 0.026ha 3173 9579 0.072ha Track 7273 The Old 6.528ha 0.090ha Mill Pond Track FB 1377 2271 0.069ha 7173 1.263ha 3672 Mate's Coppice 5874 Pond 0.087ha 0.874ha 5470 2.681ha Track 2372 3063 4.631ha Watercress Bed 2.156ha Dodding's Watercress Bed 0.852ha Farm Tank 7768 9863 4868

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Hollow Oak Cottage Hollow Oak 1259 2059 Dodding's Brick Yard 0.395ha (disused) 0.161ha Kiln Pit 1 2460 (disused) (disused) 5254 0.992ha Bedlam 0.087ha 3657 1157 5.116ha 0.724ha HOLLOW OAK Drain Bowcroft Hill

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Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:

1. They are not authorised to make orgive any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of DODDDINGS COURT FARM any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.

2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.

3. The reference to any mechanical or electrical equipment or other facilities at the property shall not constitute a representation (unless otherwise stated) as to its state or condition or that it is capable of fulilling its intended function and prospective purchasers/tenants should satisfy themselves as to the itness of such equipment for their requirements. We have not made any investigation into the existence or otherwise of any issues concerning pollution of land, air or water contamination and the purchaser is responsible for making his own enquiries in this regard.

Brochure dated: May 2020

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of Photographs taken: May 2019. the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) Ref: Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.