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Saunders House Farm, Barningham Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL11 7EB Guide Price £1,950,000 4 2 3 F Saunders House Farm, Barningham Barnard Castle, County Durham DL11 7EB Guide Price £1,950,000 LOCATION the granary is a covered silage clamp built to support a previous livestock enterprise and Saunders House Farm is situated in particularly attractive countryside between the now providing exceptionally useful general-purpose space. North Yorkshire villages of Barningham and Greta Bridge, close to the market towns of Barnard Castle and Richmond. The poultry sheds and supporting buildings form the main farm steading area. The earliest shed was built in 1995 but all have had considerable investment since 2016 There is excellent access on to the A66 with the A1 at Scotch corner about 12 miles ensuring that they comply fully with current welfare standards laid down by the free- and the M6 at Penrith about 50 miles. Darlington is within 20 miles and has a station on range egg auditing bodies. All houses have been fitted with automatic pop holes the East Coast mainline. The nearest international airport is at Durham Tees Valley, upgraded fans and perches, feed silos with cyclone dust collectors and weigh cells on about thirty-five minutes’ drive away. shed 3. Each shed has CCTV to monitor egg collection. DESCRIPTION A new staff caravan was also brought to site and connected to all services in 2019. Saunders House Farm is a highly accessible, compact residential farm on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. LAND The land extends to about 46.78 acres (18.93 ha) comprising meadow and woodland The farm operates as a modern, free range egg production unit with the capacity for pasture. It is all generally level and is classed as Grade 3. 38,640 hens within a range of specialist modern flat deck and multi-tier buildings. As well as supporting the free-range egg enterprise the meadow land is let on an In addition, there are good general-purpose buildings, stables, kennels (available annual basis to a local grazier generating about £3,420 per annum. separately) as well as the four-bedroom farmhouse, two-bedroom annex and MOBILE PHONE MAST approximately 46.78 acres (18.93 ha) of meadow and woodland pasture. A mobile phone mast owned by Vodafone is located on the property for which an Included in the sale will be the benefit of a wholesale contract with Yorkshire Farmhouse annual rent in the region of £4,500 is received. Eggs and the benefit of this contract will be transferred to the purchaser as part of the GENERAL INFORMATION sale. The recent addition of woodland planting has also allowed the eggs from Saunders House Farm to be sold as Woodland Eggs through Yorkshire Farmhouse Eggs. PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND EASEMENTS This property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way whether public, SAUNDERS HOUSE FARMHOUSE private, rights of water, light, support, drainage, electricity and other rights and obligations, Saunders House Farmhouse is an attractive, stone-built house which has been recently easements, quasi-easements, restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed refurbished. In 2013/14 the house was re-roofed, and the rainwater goods overhauled, wayleaves whether referred to or not. conservatory double glazing replaced and upgraded, ground level floors recovered with York stone, quarry tiles and solid oak and everything but the main bathroom upgraded. An electricity wayleave agreement is in place for which an annual payment is made. It is also understood that there are maintenance liabilities in respect of a water pipe which Outside, the front garden has been landscaped with a patio bordering a fishpond with serves the property, and which is located on third party land. water feature, re-laid lawn and carefully selected shrubs and border plants. It has also been fenced to exclude hungry hens. The entrance drive and sweep to the rear has SERVICES & ENERGY PERFORMANCE also been resurfaced in tarmac. The whole site is protected by a CCTV security system. The accommodation is on two floors and includes, hall with cloakroom and WC, laundry, LOCAL AUTHORITY kitchen, second reception room (currently used as office), sitting room and Durham County Council Tel: 0300 0264000 conservatory/dining room. Upstairs is a family bathroom, four good bedrooms; one with an ensuite bathroom and the other with an additional outside stair access. COUNCIL TAX BAND Farmhouse Band G FARMHOUSE ANNEX Annex Band C Adjoining the farmhouse and with access either from the farmhouse garden or from its own back and front doors is a separate annex cottage (separate council tax). The PLANNING accommodation is on one floor and includes kitchen/breakfast room, utility, The farmhouse annex is subject to an agricultural occupancy condition restricting cloakroom/WC, sitting room, two bedrooms and bathroom. It has a small enclosed occupation to persons who are employed or work in agriculture. courtyard garden to the rear which has also been landscaped and from where the NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE (NVZ) stables and oil tanks are also accessed. The farm lies within an NVZ. FARM BUILDINGS BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME The farm buildings at Saunders House Farm are a mix of modern, traditional and The land has been registered with the Rural Payments Agency. 17.93 units of non-SDA specialist buildings designed to support a mix of enterprises but focussing on free-range Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) entitlements will be included in the sale. egg production. A value of the Entitlements will be apportioned with the sale price. The vendor will Closest to the house is a stable block with three loose boxes and on the opposite side then transfer these to the purchaser on completion in accordance with the regulations of the cottage garden an old stone granary with lots of potential development. Beyond of the Scheme. Payments received for the 2019 season will be retained by the Vendor. On purchasing the land, the purchaser will be required to sign an indemnification that they PURCHASE PRICE & DEPOSIT will maintain the land in good agricultural and environmental condition and follow the cross- Within 7 days of exchange of contracts a non-returnable deposit of 10% of the purchase compliance regulations for the current claim year. price shall be paid. The balance will fall due for payment on completion at a date to be METHOD OF SALE agreed and whether entry is taken or not with interest accruing at a rate of 5% above the Bank of England base rate. Saunders House farm is offered for sale by private treaty with vacant possession throughout except where identified above. DISPUTES SPORTING, TIMBER AND MINERAL RIGHTS Should any discrepancy arise within these particulars of sale or the interpretation of them, the question shall be referred to the arbitration of the Selling Agents whose decision acting Sporting, timber and mineral rights are included in the sale in so far as they are owned. as experts will be final. VAT PLANS, AREAS AND SCHEDULES Any guide prices quoted or discussed are exclusive of VAT. Should any part of this sale or any rights attached to it become chargeable then this will be payable by the purchaser. We These are based on the Ordnance Survey and Rural Land Register and are there for are not aware that any election to VAT has been made at this time. reference only. They have been carefully checked by the selling agents and the purchaser shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to the description of the property and any INGOING VALUATION error or mis-statement shall not annul the sale nor entitle either party to compensation in The sale includes rights to the purchaser to take over and use the Kingfisher Farms brand. respect thereof. This will include the benefit of a wholesale contract together with the benefit of the British OVERSEAS PURCHASERS Industry Egg Council (BEIC), Freedom Foods and Defra Egg Marketing accreditation that Any offer by a purchaser(s) who is resident outside of the United Kingdom must be Kingfisher Farms currently have. Further details are available from the vendor on viewing. accompanied by a guarantee from a bank who is acceptable to the sellers. The sale of the property includes all fixtures and fittings. The sale does not include the LOTTING hens or feedstuffs and the purchaser will be expected to take these over as part of the sale It is intended to offer the property for sale as described, but the seller reserves the right to with an ingoing sum payable for over and above the purchase price. The ingoing sum for the divide the property into further lots, or to withdraw the property, or to exclude any hens will be determined by GSC Grays and the basis of the value will be market value. property shown in these particulars. SOLICITORS APPORTIONMENTS Tilly, Bailey & Irvine Solicitors, 8 Newgate, Barnard Castle, DL12 8NG. The council tax, rental income, RPA payments and all other outgoings and incomings shall EMPLOYEES (TUPE) be apportioned between the seller and the purchaser(s) as at the date of completion. No staff will transfer with the sale of the property. DISCLAIMER VIEWING Particulars written November 2019 Photographs taken November 2019 Appointments to view will be through the Selling agents only and there will be bio-security measures in place. DIRECTIONS Travelling west on the A66 from Scotch Corner turn left at Greta Bridge, signposted for Greta Bridge, Barningham and Brignall. Take the next left signposted for Barningham, continue for approximately half a mile and Saunders House Farm is located on the left-hand side of the road. CONDITIONS OF SALE Road Map Hybrid Map Terrain Map Floor Plan Viewing Energy Efficiency Graph Please contact our Barnard Castle Office on 01833 637000 if you wish to arrange a viewing appointment for this property or require further information..