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The Old Chapel, Palmers Yard and Land at Collins Farm | Prince Risborough |

The Old Chapel, Palmers Yard and Lot 1 Land at Collins Farm Loosley Row | Prince Risborough | Buckinghamshire | HP27 0PA 3 miles, 7 miles, Central 39 miles

An attractive converted chapel, equestrian yard and blocks of arable land

Lot 1 – The Old Chapel, Palmers Yard and paddocks A converted chapel with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen breakfast room and two reception rooms | Yard and buildings with 13 boxes | Outdoor manège Horse walker | About 10 acres of paddocks | About 2.5 acres of woodland About 14.5 acres (5.8 ha)

Lot 2 – Arable land and woodland on Wycombe Road and Woodway About 135 acres of arable land over five fields interspersed with about 10.5 acres of mixed woodland with road frontage to two sides About 145.4 acres (58.8 ha) A charming converted chapel is adjacent to an equestrian yard and farm buildings on the Lot 3 – Arable field at Shootacre Corner edge of the village of Loosley Row with panoramic views to the Ridge. The main A single arable field with road frontage to all three sides block of land adjoins the yard and paddocks and stretches west and north towards About 12.6 acres (5.1 ha) Princes Risborough. A further two blocks of land are separate but nearby, both with road

Lot 4 – Arable land at Princes Risborough frontage. In total there are about 226 acres or arable land, 11 acres of paddocks and A single arable field south east of Princes Risborough with road frontage 13 acres of woodland. About 78.7 acres (31.8 ha)

Lot 5 – Paddock in Loosley Row A small paddock accessed from Lower Road in Loosley Row About 1.7 acres (0.7 ha)

About 252.9 acres (102.3 ha). As a whole or in up to 5 lots Situation Lot 1 The Old Chapel, Palmers Yard and land at Collins Farm are between Princes Risborough and the village of Loosley Row in west Buckinghamshire at the foot of the Chilterns, west of Oxford and south of Aylesbury. There are trains from Princes Risborough (2.3 miles) to London Marylebone in about 43 minutes. The M40 (J4) is about 8.3 miles, and the M25 (J16) a further 11.1 miles. Local services and amenities in Princes Risborough include a doctor’s surgery, dentist, library and supermarket. High Wycombe provides a more comprehensive range of services and amenities.

Schools and recreation The property lies within the catchment area for girls and boys grammar schools in High Wycombe and Aylesbury. Local schools include Princes Risborough primary and secondary Schools, (C of E) primary and secondary schools, St Johns (C of E) school at . There are also preparatory and independent schools in the locality; St Theresas Catholic School (2.6 miles), Griffin House (4.7 miles), Pipers Corner (6.4 miles), Gateway School (5.9 miles) and Wycombe Abbey (7.5 miles). Local attractions include the Brush Hill Nature Reserve, London Wasps at High Wycombe and golf at Prince Risborough and Whiteleaf golf clubs. Lot 1 – The Old Chapel, Palmers Yard and paddocks About 14.5 acres (5.8 ha) shown in orange on the plan The Old Chapel is a red brick chapel converted to residential use Lot 1 Lot 1 in 2003. There is access from Foundry Lane via a drive passing the farm buildings and stables, as well as a right of way over a drive from Lower Road (shown A – B on the plan) in Loosley Row. The Old Chapel has a modern fitted kitchen with integrated white goods and gas AGA, and there is space for a dining table. Steps up from the kitchen lead into a snug which has a glazed door to outside. Further steps up lead into the double height reception room with glazed doors to both sides. There is a mezzanine floor above part of the room, currently used as a playroom; two bedrooms and a bathroom off the reception room and a separate staircase leading to the master bedroom with en suite bathroom. Outside there is decking to one side and a terrace to the other. Lot 1

Below the house there is a gated and walled yard with five lodden style boxes and three more loose boxes and a tack room arranged around two sides. Below this yard are some additional buildings housing a further two lodden style boxes and another three loose boxes as well as a hay barn and mess room. An additional building know as the ‘Goat shed’ is opposite the lower stables. This building was previously granted planning permission for conversion to grooms accommodation (ancillary to a livery business only) in 2006. The planning has not been implemented and the permission has now lapsed. Next to the lower buildings there is a disused horse-walker and beyond that an outdoor manège (20m x 40m). The total footprint of the buildings is about 5,250 sq ft (max). To the west and northwest there are two paddocks of just over an acre and 9 acres, and a small area of woodland.

Lot 1 Lot 1 Lots 2 – 5 Lot 2 – Arable land and woodland on A block of about 135 acres of arable land spread over five fields and interspersed with four areas of mixed woodland of about The land across the farm is grade 2 and 3, of the Batcombe, Wycombe Road and Woodway 10.5 acres in all. Four of the fields have road frontage with access Upton 1 and Coombe 2 series, mostly free draining lime rich About 145.4 acres (58.8 ha) shown in pink on the plan onto either Wycombe Road or Woodway. The purchaser of Lot 2 loamy soils with some fine silty soils over chalk. will be granted a right of access over the drive to Palmers, from Foundry Lane between points D,E and F on the plan.

Lot 2 Lot 3

Lot 3 – Arable field at Shootacre Corner Lot 5 – Paddock in Loosley Row About 12.6 acres (5.1 ha) shown in blue on the plan About 1.7 acres (0.7 ha) coloured purple on the plan A single arable field with road frontage and access to all three sides. A small grass paddock accessed via a track from Lower Road Tenure: The freehold of the property is offered for sale with vacant in the village of Loosley Row. possession on completion subject to the occupancy of The Old Lot 4 – Arable land at Princes Risborough Chapel (let on an AST), and an FBT over the majority of the farmland. Further details are available from the vendor’s agent. About 78.7 acres (31.8 ha) coloured green on the plan General remarks and stipulations Method of sale: The property is offered for sale as a whole or in Farming: The farm is let on an FBT (excluding the stables and A single arable field south east of Princes Risborough with road up to five lots by private treaty. buildings) until 29th September 2014. The rent is £19,465 pa. frontage onto Brimmers Road and access from Upper Icknield Way. Lot 4 Single Farm Payment: The eligible land in Lots 2, 3 and 4 Lot 5 have been registered for the Single Payment Scheme. The entitlements to the scheme are currently held by the farm business tenant who is required to transfer them to the landlord at the end of the lease. There are about 95 ha (234 acres) of eligible land registered. Lot 1 and Lot 5 are being sold without entitlements. Environmental schemes: The farm is entered into an Entry Level Scheme. The purchaser will be deemed to have full knowledge of the scheme and will take it on and comply with the scheme from completion if necessary. Further details are available from the vendors’ agents. Farm Woodland Premium Schemes: Areas of woodland on the farm have been subject to the Farm Woodland Premium Scheme generating an annual payment of £200 per ha. The purchaser will be deemed to have full knowledge of the scheme and will take it on and comply with the scheme from completion. Further details are available from the vendors’ agents. Sporting, timber and mineral rights: All sporting rights and standing timber and minerals are included in the freehold sale, as far as they are owned. Wayleaves, easements and rights of way: The property is being sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights including; rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and any other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water and gas and other pipes whether referred to in these particulars or not. Overage: The land in Lot 3 and Lot 4 is sold subject to a VAT: Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. clawback on future non-agricultural development. This will be In the event that the sale of the property, or any part of it, The field immediately to the south of The Old Chapel and effective for 25 years from the date of completion of the sale and or any right attached to it, becomes a chargeable supply for Palmers Yard, and not forming part of the sale, has right of will be payable after the grant of planning permission for a the purpose of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition. access between the points A-B-C on the plan and continuing non-agricultural use and for 50% of the increase in value down the farm drive. Services: There is mains water and electricity and drainage resulting from that consent. to the house and yard. There is water to some of the fields. The purchaser of Lot 2 will have a right of access into field 9705 Fixtures and fittings: All those items usually regarded as tenant’s Further details are available from the vendors’ agents. between the points D, E and F on the plan. fixtures and fittings are specifically reserved from the sale. Postcode: HP27 0PA There are public footpaths crossing the farm. Further details are The foundry located in one of the buildings in Palmers Yard available from the vendors’ agents. Council tax: Council Tax Band – G, 2012-2013 payment – is specifically excluded from the sale. £2,396.52

NOT TO SCALE Local authorities: High Council Buckinghamshire County Council Health and safety: Given the potential hazards of a working farm we ask you to be as vigilant as possible when making your inspection for your own personal safety, particularly around the farm buildings and machinery. Solicitors: Foskett Marr Gadsby & Head LLP. EPC: The EPC is attached to these particulars. If it has become The Old Chapel, Palmers Yard detached or is lost, please contact us for a further copy. and Land at Collins Farm Viewings Viewings are strictly by appointment only with Strutt & Parker London 020 7629 7282 [email protected] or Simmons & Sons Henley on Thames, Tel: 01491 571111, [email protected]

Directions Leave the M40 at J4 and follow signs for Aylesbury on the A4010. At the junction with the A40 turn left onto Road following signs for Aylesbury (4010). At the roundabout take the second exit onto the A4010 towards Aylesbury and Princes Risborough. Continue on the A4010 through towards Prince Risborough. Take the Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey second turning signposted for Loosley Row, into Foundry Lane Mapping with the permission of the (Lower Road is above the property) shortly turn left through the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Crown Copyright five bar gate with the sign ‘Palmers Yard’, follow the track up the (ES763454). NOT TO SCALE hill, pass the buildings and Palmers is on the left. Please note satellite navigation is likely to direct you to Lower Road which is above the property and not Foundry Lane. Where possible please follow these directions and approach Tel: 01491 571111 the farm from Foundry Lane. 32 Bell Street, Henley on Thames Oxfordshire RG9 2BH If you require this publication in an alternative format, please contact Strutt & Parker on tel 020 7629 7282 or Simmons and Sons on 01491 571111. IMPORTANT NOTICE Strutt & Parker LLP, Simmons and Sons, for themselves and for the Vendors of this property, whose agents [email protected] they are, give notice that: 1. The particulars are intended to give a fair and substantially correct overall description for the guidance of www.simmonsandsons.com intending purchasers and do not constitute part of an offer or contract. Prospective purchasers and lessees ought to seek their own professional advice. 2. All descriptions, dimensions, areas, reference to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith, and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements Tel: 020 7629 7282 or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. 3. No person in the employment of Strutt & Parker LLP or Simmons and Sons has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty whatever 13 Hill Street in relation to this property on behalf of Strutt & Parker LLP or Simmons and Sons, nor enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or London W1J 5LQ withdrawn. Photographs taken December 2012. Particulars prepared December 2012. MEASUREMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION [email protected] All measurements are approximate. While we endeavour to make our sales particulars accurate and reliable, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact this office and we will be pleased to check the information for you, particularly if www.struttandparker.com contemplating travelling some distance to view the property.