RED HOUSE FARM WASKERLEY, CONSETT | COUNTY DURHAM | DH8 9HR Red House Farm Waskerley | Consett | County Durham | DH8 9HR
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RED HOUSE FARM WASKERLEY, CONSETT | COUNTY DURHAM | DH8 9HR Red House Farm Waskerley | Consett | County Durham | DH8 9HR Consett 7 miles | Durham 16 miles | Newcastle 22 miles A commercial upland farm with a bungalow and extensive range of buildings • 3 bedroom bungalow • Range of modern and traditional farm buildings • Meadow, pasture and woodland • Sporting rights included • In all approximately 193.09 hectares (477.13 acres) Lot 1: House, buildings and 198.35 acres Lot 2: 138.08 acres of pasture, allotment and woodland Lot 3: 140.70 acres of allotment Wolsingham 01388 529579 [email protected] www.georgefwhite.co.uk Energy Efficiency Rating This property is currently rated ‘E’. Viewing To arrange a viewing or for further information please call 01388 529579 or email [email protected] LOCATION Red House Farm is situated approximately one mile from the village of Waskerley and benefits from its proximity to the A68 providing access to Hexham, Darlington and Newcastle. Consett is only 7 miles from the property and offers a range of services including shops, schools and sporting amenities. Slightly further afield, Durham, Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne provide all the amenities associated with major cities including shopping centres, airport and main line railway stations. The A68 is a principal highway that leads onto the A69 and the A1(M). THE PROPERTY Lot 3 - 140.70 acres of agricultural land (shown George F White with fees of £350 plus VAT per lot being Red House Farm comprises of a bungalow, farm buildings hatched blue on the plan) charged to and payable by the purchaser. and agricultural land. As a whole the property is a sound Schemes and Designations upland commercial farm in an accessible location. The Lot 3 comprises of approximately 56.94 hectares (140.70 land parcels are set out in the field schedule included acres) of allotment land. Lot 3 is only available for sale The Subject Property is located in the North Pennines Area within these particulars. The property is available for sale with either lot 1 or lot 2. of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and is within a less either as a whole or in three lots, with lot 3 only available favoured area. either with lot 1 or lot 2. GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS Red House Farm is sold subject to an Uplands Entry Level Lot 1 - Red House Farm steading and 198.35 acres of Scheme Agreement which includes a range of land (shown hatched green on the plan) Method of Sale management options and expires in August 2015. The vendor is proposing to enter into a further stewardship Red House Farm Bungalow Red House Farm is offered for sale either as a whole or as three lots by private treaty. Lot 3 is only available for sale scheme and the purchaser will be expected to take over with either lot 1 or lot 2. Interested parties are advised to any scheme obligations upon completion of sale. A copy Red House Farm bungalow is a 3 bedroom property of the current Upland Entry Level Stewardship Scheme providing residential accommodation to the farm. Whilst register their interest with the selling agent at an early stage as a closing date may be set following initial and any draft stewardship applications are available on the the property would benefit from modernisation and property information pack CD. refurbishment throughout due to issues with damp, there is marketing. Offers to purchase the property should be scope to create a well-appointed house which, subject to made in writing to the George F White Wolsingham office Access planning consent, could be extended to create further and should include the level of offer, proposed finance, Lot 1 is accessed via an unclassified council road leading accommodation. Internally there is a kitchen, utility, living proof of finance and solicitor’s details. to the farm track to Red House Farm. Lot 2 is accessed room, family bathroom and three bedrooms. There are Tenure along the route approximately marked blue on the sale gardens to the north, west and south of the house. The property is offered for sale freehold. The bungalow is plan. There is a right of access across the Waskerley Way between Lots 1 and 3 and Lots 3 and 2. Buildings currently let on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy and the original term has expired. Notice has been served on the nd Services To the east of the bungalow are a range of traditional and tenant to provide vacant possession on or before 22 The property is served by mains electricity, spring water modern buildings. These include a modern steel portal September 2015. and drainage to a private septic tank. The spring is located framed building, a range of traditional stone buildings, Basic Payment Scheme within lot 3, and serves the house and buildings in lot 1. If stable block, pole and steel frame cattle shed and livestock lot 3 is sold with lot 2, then the purchaser of lot 1 will retain handling facilities. The land has been registered and is sold with entitlements to receive payment under the Basic Payment Scheme. rights to take water from the spring in lot 3 and also to have access to maintain and repair the spring apparatus within Land The vendor proposes to include 74.01 SDA entitlements with lot 1, 54.05 SDA entitlements with lot 2 and 56.90 lot 3. Lot 1 includes approximately 30.66 hectares (75.76 acres) SDA entitlements with lot 3. The vendor has claimed the Boundaries of meadow, 7.19 hectares (17.77 acres) of pasture, 36.17 2015 Basic Payment but will undertake to transfer the Boundaries on either side of the old railway lines belong to hectares (89.38 acres) of allotment and 6.25 hectares entitlements to the purchaser in accordance with the and are the liability of Durham County Council. (15.44 acres) of commercial woodland. regulations of the scheme upon completion of sale. In purchasing Red House Farm, the purchaser will be Sporting and Mineral Rights Lot 2 - 138.08 acres of agricultural land (shown required to sign an indemnity that they will maintain the It is understood that the sporting rights are included with hatched yellow on the plan) land in good agricultural and environmental condition and follow the Basic Payment Scheme cross compliance the freehold of the property. Mineral rights are reserved to Lot 2 comprises of approximately 21.37 hectares (52.81 regulations. Further to this the indemnity will also hold the a third party. The sporting rights were let to a third party on acres) of pasture, 33.62 hectares (83.08 acres) of purchaser liable should the vendor be penalised for breach an annual basis with a rent of £1,500 per annum. The allotment and 0.89 hectares (2.20 acres) of woodland and of cross compliance. The transfer of the Basic Payment agreement has now terminated although there may be ponds. Scheme entitlements and Uplands Entry Level potential for the purchaser to re-negotiate this agreement if Stewardship Scheme (see below) shall be co-ordinated by they wish. Field Number Area (Ha) Area (Ac) Descrip on Third Party Rights The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all LOT 1 rights of way, water, drainage, water courses and other NZ0745 0697 6.38 15.76 Meadow easements, quasi or reputed easements and rights of NZ0645 5762 7.95 19.64 Meadow adjoining owners, if any, affecting the same, and all NZ0645 9164 5.35 13.22 Meadow existing proposed wayleaves and all other matters registered by any competent authority pursuant to statute. NZ0645 7142 4.74 11.71 Meadow NZ0645 4326 0.15 0.37 Meadow The Waskerley Way cycle and walking path follows the old railway lines which dissect the property in two places. NZ0645 4529 0.15 0.37 Meadow NZ0645 4333 0.2 0.49 Meadow Public footpaths also cross all three lots and a footpath crosses through the farm steading and past the bungalow. NZ0645 4734 0.1 0.25 Meadow NZ0645 5141 0.4 0.99 Meadow There are overhead electric lines on timber poles across NZ0645 6126 5.24 12.95 Meadow the Subject Property; however it is understood these only supply the Subject Property and therefore no wayleave NZ0646 9131 7.19 17.77 Pasture agreements are in place. NZ0645 5312 4.07 10.06 Allotment The Subject Property is subject to various historic NZ0645 7895 17.85 44.11 Allotment restrictive covenants. There are rights reserved to an NZ0644 9070 (1) 14.25 35.21 Allotment adjoining land owner to pass over the land and to carry NZ0644 9070 (2) 6.25 15.44 Woodland and drag timber or other wood over the property. TOTAL 80.27 198.35 The Church Commissioners have served a unilateral notice on part of the woodland set out in lot 1 in respect of a claim to mines and minerals. LOT 2 NZ0545 1603 5.28 13.05 Pasture Council Tax NZ0545 3913 3.02 7.46 Pasture Red House Farm bungalow is within Council Tax Band ‘A’ NZ0445 8715 13.07 32.30 Pasture with £1,078.97 being payable to Durham County Council NZ0545 4301 1.26 3.11 Allotment for the financial year 2015/16. NZ0545 5704 13.5 33.36 Allotment Property Information Pack CD NZ0544 8488 18.86 46.60 Allotment A property information pack CD is available upon request. NZ0445 8324 0.47 1.16 Pond Viewings NZ0445 9225 0.42 1.04 Woodland Viewing of the house is strictly by appointment with the TOTAL 55.88 138.08 agent.