CHEDDLETON HEATH WOOD Cheddleton, Leek, Staffordshire
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Suite 8, Rectory House Thame Road, Haddenham Buckinghamshire HP17 8DA John Clegg & Co Tel: 01844 291384 CHARTERED SURVEYORS & FORESTRY AGENTS Email: [email protected] CHEDDLETON HEATH WOOD Cheddleton, Leek, Staffordshire 14.55 Hectares / 35.95 Acres A substantial block of semi-urban heath and woodland located on the edge of the Peak District National Park. FREEHOLD FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY Guide Price £120,000 www.johnclegg.co.uk CHEDDLETON HEATH WOOD CHEDDLETON HEATH WOOD Leek 3 miles Congleton 12 miles Stoke on Trent 13 miles (all distances are approximate) DIRECTIONS The species mix within the wood is primarily pioneer species From the centre of Leek travel south on the A520 such as birch, ash, hazel and sycamore with some small areas Cheddleton Road, continue over the roundabout and of beech, cherry and holly bushes. This combination of follow the road round a sweeping right hand bend. Take blossoming species, coppice stands and mature specimen trees the immediate left hand turn onto Bashford Lane. The gives a variation in the height of the tree canopy as well as an entrance to the wood, point A on the sale plan, can be interesting management mix. found approximately half a mile up this road on the right hand side. It is recommended that for the purposes of Cheddleton Heath Wood is subject to Tree Preservation viewing you take the first right hand turn after the gate, Orders (TPOs) imposed by Staffordshire Moorlands District park on the side of the road and return to point B on the Council. A TPO protects the woodland from being cleared sale plan to enter the wood on foot. OS 1:50,000 Map 118 but normal forest operations are regulated by the Forestry Ref SJ987538. Nearest post code ST13 7DT. Commission as is standard practise in any woodland. VIEWING TAXATION Viewing is possible without appointment at any time After two years ownership, commercially managed woods during daylight hours so long as prospective purchasers are qualify for 100% relief from Inheritance Tax. Timber sales in possession of a set of these sale particulars. Please be are free of all Income Tax and do not attract Capital Gains aware of hazards within the woodland when viewing. Tax. In certain circumstances it is possible to roll-over Capital Gains into the proportion of the purchase price attributable to DESCRIPTION the value of the land. Cheddleton Heath Wood sits approximately 2 miles south of the town of Leek. The wood itself falls outside the SPORTING RIGHTS Peak District National Park making management an easier The sporting rights are owned and included in the sale. They prospect. The area is popular with walkers and the Caldon are not let. canal is popular with both tourists and local inhabitants. MINERAL RIGHTS The wood may be accessed by a four-wheel drive vehicle These are owned and included in the sale except as reserved from the eastern boundary or on foot via the public by statute. entrance on the southern or northern boundaries. FENCING The topography of the site is pleasing with large rolling There are no known fencing liabilities. banks and flat open grass plains. Historic maps indicate some archaeological forms in the landscape although no ACCESS Scheduled Ancient Monuments have been recorded. The land is dedicated under the 2000 CRoW Act for public There are a number of small tracks throughout the wood access on foot only. that lead the visitor into exploring each coupe of trees. RIGHTS AND EASEMENTS Despite its semi-urban location this property has a The woodland is sold subject to and with the benefit of all beautifully isolated feel and not until climbing the tallest of rights, including rights of way, whether public or private, light, the banks to the east does one see the panoramic view out support, drainage, water, gas and electricity supplies and any over Cheddleton, Leek and beyond. other easements. CHEDDLETON HEATH WOOD WAYLEAVES METHOD OF SALE The woodland is sold subject to all existing wayleaves and Cheddleton Heath Wood is offered for sale by Private Treaty. purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves as to Prospective purchasers should register their interest with the the routes thereof. Selling Agents to whom offers should be submitted. Please contact our Haddenham office on 01844 291384. PLANS AND AREAS These are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for OFFERS AROUND £120,000 ARE INVITED reference only. The purchaser shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to their accuracy and any error or mis- statement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof. TENURE AND POSSESSION Freehold. Vacant possession will be given on completion. IMPORTANT NOTICE John Clegg & Co for themselves and for the vendors of this property, whose agents they are, give notice that: (1) These particulars do not constitute nor constitute any part of an offer of a contract (2) All statements contained in these particulars as to the property are made without responsibility on the part of John Clegg & Co or the vendor. (3) None of the statements contained in these particulars as to this property are to be relied on as statements or representations of fact. (4) Any intending purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars. (5) The vendor does not make or give, and neither John Clegg & Co nor any person in their employment has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to this property. Particulars prepared May 2017. John Clegg & Co is a trading name of Strutt & Parker LLP, a limited liability partnership, registered in England and Wales with registered number OC334522. Its registered office is at 13 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London W1J 5LQ. CHEDDLETON HEATH WOOD Suite 8, Rectory House N Thame Road Not To Haddenham, Bucks Scale HP17 8DA www.johnclegg.co.uk This plan is only for the guidance of intending purchasers. Although believed to be correct, its accuracy is not guaranteed and does not form part of any contract. Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationary Office, Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. 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