Rural Property Auction Thursday 30th March 2017
The Grange Moor Hotel,
St Michael’s Road, Maidstone,
Kent ME16 8BS
COLLECTIVE AUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
For Sale by Auction (unless sold prior)
VENUE:
The Grange Moor Hotel, Maidstone, Kent ME16 8BS - Telephone: 01622 677623
DIRECTIONS:
Coming from the Tonbridge side of Maidstone, follow the A26 through Wateringbury and Barming. Continue on this road through two sets of traffic lights and St Michael’s Church will shortly be seen on the right. The entrance to St Michael’s Road is immediately before the churchyard on the right.
DATE & TIME:
Thursday 30th March 2017
Auction commences at 2.30 pm
LAMBERT & FOSTER AUCTION OFFICE
77 COMMERCIAL ROAD . PADDOCK WOOD . TONBRIDGE . KENT TN12 6DS
Tel: 01892 832325 Fax: 01892 834700
NOTICE TO ALL BIDDERS
1 This catalogue contains details about properties being sold at auction. Those details are subject to change up to and including the day of the Auction. Please check our website regularly at www.lambertandfoster.co.uk and look out for any additional materials available on the day of the Auction, in order to stay fully informed with the up-to-date information. 2 The right is reserved to sell any of the Lots prior to the Auction, to withdraw any Lot from the Auction, and to vary the order of sale. If any Bidders are intending to come to the Auction for a specific Lot they are advised to check with the Auctioneers the day before the Auction to ensure that the particular Lot will be offered at the Auction. 3 A guide price, or range of guide prices, is shown for each Lot as an indication of the Seller’s current minimum acceptable price at Auction, to assist Bidders in deciding whether or not to pursue a purchase. The reserve price would usually fall within 10% of the guide price where a single figure is provided, or where a range of guide prices is specified, within that range. 4 A reserve price is the Seller’s minimum acceptable price at Auction and the figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell. The reserve price is not disclosed and remains confidential between the Seller and the Auctioneer. 5 Both the guide price, or range of guide prices, and the reserve price, can be subject to change up to and including the day of the Auction. 6 The successful Bidder is bound under contract to purchase the Lot as soon as the Auctioneer’s gavel falls on their final bid. Immediately thereafter the Purchaser will be handed a card to complete supplying details of their name and address and those of their solicitors. 7 The information from the card will be used to complete a Sale Memorandum in the form of that at the back of this catalogue which the Purchaser must sign and exchange with the Auctioneer’s staff prior to leaving the Auction room. 8 The deposit is payable on the fall of the gavel. Purchasers are required to bring a Banker’s Draft or Building Society cheque for an amount representing a sum not less than the deposit, or alternatively a Personal Bank Debit Card (not Credit Card, Business Debit Card or Cash Card) for payment of the deposit. Bidders should notify their bank in advance that they may be making a higher than usual transaction on their card and we would recommend that Bidders check whether or not their debit card has a payment limit prior to the Auction. The deposit in respect of any Lot is 10% of the purchase price or £1,000, whichever is the higher. Cash, or personal or company cheques will not be accepted under any circumstances. All Banker’s Drafts or Building Society cheques should be made payable to “Lambert & Foster”.
9 Each Lot is sold subject to the General Auction Conduct Conditions as varied by Lambert & Foster Special Conditions of Sale and Extra Special Conditions of Sale (if any) which will be available from the Auctioneers at least 2 weeks before the Auction. 10 A pack of legal documents will be made available from the Auctioneers prior to the Auction in respect of each Lot for inspection by Bidders. 11 Plans or extracts from plans in this catalogue are based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office Crown Copyright reserved. Plans in this catalogue are for identification purposes only unless specifically provided otherwise in the Extra Special Conditions of Sale. Any stated acreage is for guidance only. 12 Whilst we endeavour to make the details of each Lot accurate and reliable, if there are any points of particular importance to you, please contact this office and we will be pleased to check this information, particularly if you are travelling some distance to view the Lot. 13 Bidders should note that in addition to the purchase price the Purchaser of each Lot agrees to pay the Auctioneer with the deposit an administration fee of £300 (including VAT).
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 2
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 3
SUMMARY OF LOTS
LOT EST. LOCATION DESCRIPTION NO ACREAGE
1 Breach Farm Bungalow, Breach Farm, Upchurch, Bungalow 0.48 Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 7PE
2 Breach Farm Cottage, Breach Farm, Upchurch, Detached Property - Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 7PE 3 Breach Farm Barn and Buildings, Upchurch, Farm Buildings with Change of 0.45 Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 7PE Use to Residential 4 The Atcost Shed, Breach Farm, Upchurch, Farm Buildings 2.81 Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 7PE 5 The Boat Shed and Livestock Buildings, Breach Farm, Detached Building and Store 0.28 Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 7PE
6 4 Oast Cottages, Breach Farm, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent End of Terrace Property 0.39 ME9 7PH
7 Land to north of No 4 Oast Cottages, Breach Farm, Upchurch, Pasture Field 6.01 Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 7PH
8 Land to south of School Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent Grazing Land 4.78 ME9 7PE
9 Breach Farmland, School Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Pasture Land 15.02 Kent ME9 7PE
10 Lower Halstow Field, off Breach Lane, Lower Halstow, Agricultural Land 4.32 Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 7DB 11 Talbot Road Garage, Hawkhurst, Kent Detached Single Garage
12 Land and Buildings at Hazelhurst Farm, Three Leg Cross, Wealden Grassland Farm 93.78 Ticehurst, Wadhurst, East Sussex TN5 7LF
13 Downingbury Farmland, Maidstone Road, Pembury, Grade III Agricultural Land 26.52 Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4AD
14 The Cellars, to the rear of 30 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Single Storey Office Unit with Kent TN27 8AH approved Change of Use to Residential
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Packs are generally available and should contain the Special Conditions, Extra Special Conditions (if any), Title Deeds, Office Copy Entries, Leases (where applicable) and Search Documents which may be viewed online from the Property Auction page of our website at www.lambertandfoster.co.uk. Registration is required but this is a free service. Paper copies can be inspected at Lambert & Foster’s Office or purchased for a minimum charge of £25 plus VAT. It is advisable that you send these to your solicitors. All legal packs are available for inspection in the auction room. You may contact the vendors’ solicitors direct. Their details are printed in this catalogue.
LAMBERT & FOSTER
1. The buyer agrees to pay the Auctioneer an administration fee of £300 (including VAT). Such payment is in addition to the price and falls payable by the buyer to the Auctioneer with the deposit.
2. In the event that the seller makes available prior to the Auction for inspection by bidders any search results, the buyer will reimburse the seller on completion the cost of the same. All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 4
SOLICITORS
LOT
1 - 10 Ford Little, 14 Park Road, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 1DR For the attention of Giles Ford Telephone: 01795 436111. Fax: 01795 436222 Email: [email protected]
11 Thomson, Snell & Passmore, 3 Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1NX For the attention of Sue Lister Telephone: 01892 701394 Email: [email protected]
12 Warners, Bank House, Bank Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1DL For the attention of Steve Colville Telephone: 01732 770660. Fax: 01732 362452 Email: [email protected]
13 Donaldson West, Croham House, Crowborough East Sussex TN6 2RW For the attention of Roy Willis Telephone: 01892 662233. Fax: 01892 601010 Email: [email protected]
14 Whitehead Monckton, 3-4 Market Square, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6BN For the attention of Daniel Bridgland Telephone: 01580 765722 Fax: 01580 765180 Email: [email protected]
MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
In response to the Money Laundering Regulations, Lambert & Foster Auction Department will require full identification details of all successful buyers of property in this Auction.
Buyers must produce to Lambert & Foster Auction Department two forms of identification for each buyer. Where a purchase is to be in joint names then each buyer must produce identification details as follows:
IDENTITY DOCUMENTS EVIDENCE OF ADDRESS Any one of the following for each buyer:- Any one of the following for each buyer:- 1. Full 10 year signed UK or English worded EU 1. Current financial year Council Tax bill. passport or Resident Permit issued by the Home 2. Council/Housing Association Rent book paid within Office or EU Nationals on sight of their own passport. the last 3 months. 2. Full UK Driving License with current address (with or 3. Utility bill within the last 3 months. without photocard). 4. Original, up to date mortgage statement. 3. Firearm/shotgun certificate. 5. Vehicle Registration document. 4. Current benefits book. 6. Current house or motor Insurance certificate. 5. Inland Revenue current tax year notification. 7. Bank/Building Society savings statement. 8. Full UK Driving licence (if not used for identity).
A TRANSACTION CANNOT PROCEED IF ANY BUYER IS UNABLE TO PRODUCE FULL IDENTIFICATION TO THE SATISFACTION OF LAMBERT & FOSTER. Lambert & Foster comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2003 and in the event that Lambert & Foster have any suspicion of money laundering involved on any property in this Auction then they will make the appropriate disclosure report to the authorities.
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 5
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 6
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All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 7 On Instructions of Executors
LOTS 1 - 9 BREACH FARM, MILL HILL, UPCHURCH, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT ME9 7PE
A well located unspoilt traditional Farm comprising detached Bungalow, period detached Cottage, semi-detached Cottage, together with a range of Farm Buildings with Approved change of use to 3 Residential Dwellings with Farmland totalling some 26 Acres (10.92 Hectares)
For Sale as a Whole or in 9 Lots
SITUATION: Breach Farm is located in between the villages of Newington and Upchurch, close to the North Kent coast. It is conveniently located some 1.3 miles from Newington Village which has a useful range of village amenities including a primary school and mainline railway station connecting to Central London stations and St Pancras in about an hour. There is easy access to the A2 with its onward connections via the A249 to the M20 (10 miles) and M2 motorways (5 miles). There is a good selection of local schools in the area, both at primary and secondary level including popular Grammar schools in nearby Sittingbourne (5 miles) and the Medway Towns (5 miles).
DIRECTIONS: The postcode of the Farm is ME9 7PE. From Junction 5 of the M2 motorway with its intersection with the A249, head north-east on the dual carriageway towards Sittingbourne. Take the first exit signed towards Sittingbourne and at the roundabout at Keycol Hill, turn left onto the A2. Proceed into Newington Village and as you leave, look out for the sign to Breach Lane on your right-hand side. Pass under the railway bridge and proceed along the lane, taking the next right into Mill Hill. The farm will be found almost immediately on your left-hand side.
VIEWING: Lots 1 - 6: Strictly by appointment with the Auctioneers’ Paddock Wood Office (01892 832325). Lots 7 - 9: At any reasonable time during daylight hours.
GENERAL: a) Responsibility for future maintenance and liability for the erection of new fencing will be noted in the legal packs. b) The vendors reserve the right to amalgamate lots offering combinations of lots together should marketing suggest that this is beneficial to the overall sale.
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 8 LOT 1
BREACH FARM BUNGALOW, BREACH FARM, MILL HILL, UPCHURCH, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT ME9 7PE
A 2 Bedroom Detached Bungalow in need of modernisation
Price Guide: £320,000-£340,000
DESCRIPTION: Breach Farm Bungalow is a 2 bedroom detached property of rendered brick construction under a pitched fibre cement tiled roof. The property has been extended on its western side of blockwork construction under a monopitch corrugated plastic sheet roof. On the northern elevation there is a lean-to car port.
The accommodation, which is shown in more detail on the attached floor plan with measurements, is summarised as:-
Entrance porch with utility room into kitchen with larder off. Family bathroom with WC, bath and basin. Sitting room. Double bedroom 1. Double bedroom 2.
The property has access over the shared drive through the farmyard shown hatched on the sale plan and stands in land totalling some 0.48 acres (0.19 hectares).
Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage.
Council Tax: Band D
EPC will be available in the legal pack.
The property is in need of complete updating and renovation throughout.
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 9 LOT 1 - FLOOR PLAN
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 10 LOT 2
BREACH FARM COTTAGE, MILL HILL, UPCHURCH, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT ME9 7PE
A 3 Bedroom Detached Property for Modernisation
Price Guide: £290,000-£310,000
DESCRIPTION: Breach Farm Cottage is a 3 bedroom detached property of traditional brick construction with part tile hung upper elevations under a pitched clay tiled roof. The east elevation has been extended to incorporate a small garage of brick construction under a monopitch clay tile roof.
The accommodation, which is shown in more detail on the attached floor plan with measurements, is summarised as:-
Entrance porch leading to sitting room with open fireplace. Kitchen with understairs cupboard. Dining room with log burner. Stairs lead to first floor landing with double bedroom 1 with built in wardrobe. Single bedroom 2/ study. Single bedroom 3. Family bathroom with WC, bath and vanity basin.
Outside: The property has a small garden to the side and rear and direct access from the lane. There is room within the garden for off road parking.
Access is directly off Mill Hill on the eastern side of the cottage.
Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage.
Council Tax: Band C
EPC will be available in the legal pack.
The property is currently let on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy and Notice has been served to regain vacant possession from the current tenants.
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 11 LOT 2 - FLOOR PLANS
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 12 LOT 3
BREACH FARM BARN AND FARM BUILDINGS, MILL HILL, UPCHURCH, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT ME9 7PE
A range of Farm Buildings with change of use to Residential Approved on part standing in 0.45 acres (0.18 hectares)
Price Guide: £195,000 - £215,000
DESCRIPTION: The buildings have access partly subject to a right of way for Lot 4 directly off the lane and also a right of way on the eastern side over Lot 1 for access to the rear. The buildings comprise the majority of the traditional buildings located in the farmyard and the principal barn is a traditional timber framed Barn (17.90m x 7.4m) of timber framed construction under a pitched corrugated iron roof. The building has a concrete floor with part blockwork and weatherboard clad elevations. On one side it has a pole barn lean-to (17.9m x 3.2m). Attached to the front of the building are former livestock and stabling buildings described below.
A. A 4 bay concrete portal framed Barn (12.1m x 4.5m) under a pitched corrugated iron roof. The building has a concrete floor and corrugated tin sheet clad elevations. On the western elevation there is a lean-to (8.7m x 3.9m) of pole barn construction which will be required to be removed within 1 month of completion.
B. The former Cattle Sheds (10.8m x 9m) of timber framed construction under a pitched corrugated fibre cement roof with concrete floor. Attached lean-to (7.6m x 3.7m) on the west side of blockwork construction under a monopitched corrugated fibre cement clad roof.
C. The Stables (9.6m x 4.2m) of blockwork elevations under a pitched corrugated iron clad roof.
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 13 An Application for a Change of Use to Residential has been approved by Swale Borough Council (Reference 16/508481/PNQCLA on 13th January 2017). The Change of Use is for a residential conversion of the Main Barn (Ground Floor footprint 1425ft²/132m²) and would require the removal of some of the buildings surrounding and attaching. The Part B Application for the building works and operational development has not been submitted.
Copies of the Change of Use Approval are available on request.
Services: Mains water and electricity are connected. Buyers should satisfy themselves as to the suitability of these services for residential use.
The Land
The Barn is sold with land to the rear, the whole site extending in all to 0.45 acres (0.18 hectares).
LOT 4
THE ATCOST SHED, BREACH FARM, MILL HILL, UPCHURCH, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT ME9 7PE
A detached portal framed building (1683ft²/156m² ) with approved Change of Use to Residential with further buildings, together with farmland extending to 2.81 acres (1.13 hectares).
Price Guide: £200,000 - £225,000
DESCRIPTION: The building is located on the western side of the yard with a right of way access over the hatched driveway shown as part of Lot 3. The principal building comprises a 4 bay concrete portal framed building (18.4m x 8.5m) under a pitched corrugated fibre cement clad roof. It has part blockwork elevations with the upper elevations part clad with fibre cement sheeting with a chalk floor.
The Change of Use to Residential has been Approved by Swale Borough Council (Reference 16/508475 /PNQCLA) on 13th January 2017. The Part B Application for the building works and operational development has not been submitted. Copies of the Change of Use Approval are available on request.
Further buildings included within the sale lie to the north of the building and comprise:
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 14 A. 3 bay Pole Barn (12.5m x 9.8m) with open front with corrugated iron elevations under a monopitch box profile steel sheet roof.
B. 4 bay Pole Barn (11.5m x 3.5m), open fronted with chalk floor with corrugated iron sheets on 3 elevations under a monopitch box profile steel sheeted roof.
Note: Prospective purchasers should be aware that the division of the property with Lot 3 would require the configuration of the access to these buildings were they to be retained. The Planning Application for a Change of Use shows the removal of the 3 bay building, the area of land then forming part of the garden curtilage.
The land attaching, extending to some 2.81 acres, lies to the west of the buildings with frontage to the lane along its southern boundary. Located on the far western side of the field are 2 detached livestock shelters of pole barn construction clad with iron and corrugated fibre cement sheeting.
Services: A water supply is currently connected to the land which will be disconnected prior to completion. The purchasers will need to make their own arrangements to connect water and electricity to the buildings and land.
LOT 5
THE BOAT SHED AND LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS, BREACH FARM, MILL HILL, UPCHURCH, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT ME9 7PE
A range of farm buildings including a livestock store (509ft²/48m²) with approved Change of Use to Residential in land extending to 0.28 acres (0.11 hectares).
Price Guide: £140,000 - £160,000
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 15 DESCRIPTION: Approached over the right of way access over Lot 1, the buildings lie to the north-east of the farmyard and comprise the Livestock Buildings (9.1m x 5.2m) of blockwork construction under a monopitched corrugated fibre cement roof with a timber framed link building (5.1m x 2.2m) attaching on the northern elevation to the Hay Barn.
The Boat Shed (12.9m x 5.4m) is of traditional timber framed construction under a pitched corrugated iron roof. The building has a concrete floor with corrugated fibre cement clad elevations on a brick plinth and a roller shutter door on its western elevation. A further pole barn lean-to (12.9m x 3.6m) attaches on the northern side.
An Application for a Change of Use of the Livestock Building has been Approved by Swale Borough Council (Reference 16/508482/PNQCLA) on 13th January 2017. The Part B Application for the building and operational development has not been submitted. Copies of the Change of Use Approval are available on request. The Approval requires the removal of the Boat Shed and Pole Barn as described.
Services: No services are connected to the land. Purchasers will be required to make their own arrangements to make appropriate connections.
The Land
The buildings stand in land extending to 0.28 acres (0.11 hectares) which lies principally to the north of the building.
LOT 6
4 OAST COTTAGES, BREACH FARM, BREACH LANE, UPCHURCH, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT ME9 7PH
An end of terrace 3 bedroom property with land attaching extending to 0.39 acres (0.15 hectares).
Price Guide: £200,000 - £220,000
DESCRIPTION: 4 Oast Cottages is a 3 bedroom end of terrace property on the immediate eastern side of Breach Lane. It is of principally rendered brick construction under a pitched clay tiled roof. The property has been extended on its northern side of rendered brick construction under a clay tile roof.
The accommodation and room measurements are more particularly shown on the floor plan attached but in summary comprise:
On the ground floor, sitting room and dining room with stairs to First Floor with double bedroom 1, single bedroom 2 and family bathroom with WC, bath and vanity basin.
Council Tax Band: B
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 16 LOT 6 - FLOOR PLANS
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Services: Mains water, electricity and sewerage are connected.
Outside: The property has a small garden to the rear of the property and is being sold with land attaching to the side making the total area of the plot 0.39 acres (0.15 hectares).
Note: Included with the sale is an access drive connecting to the rear of the property from Breach Lane behind Nos 1 - 3 Oast Cottages which have a right of access over this area. Further details in the legal pack.
The property is in need of improvement and updating throughout.
LOT 7
LAND TO THE NORTH OF NO 4 OAST COTTAGES, BREACH FARM, BREACH LANE, UPCHURCH, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT ME9 7PH
A pasture field extending in all to some 6.01 acres (2.43 hectares) of pasture land.
Price Guide: £60,000 - £80,000
The land has a gated entrance directly off Breach Lane and comprises a relatively level block of agricultural grazing land lying immediately to the north of Lot 6, No 4 Oast Cottages. The area being sold also has a common boundary on its southern side with Lots 3 and 4.
Note: Prospective purchasers should be aware that the land will be sold subject to a Covenant that no mobile homes or caravans can be placed on the property.
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 18 LOT 8
LAND TO THE SOUTH OF MILL HILL, UPCHURCH, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT ME9 7PE
A rectangular block of grazing land with an outside exercise area extending in all to some 4.78 acres (1.93 hectares).
Price Guide: £40,000 - £50,000
DESCRIPTION: A level block of pasture land with access from School Lane along its northern boundary. The field lies immediately opposite Breach Farm and is overlooked by the Bungalow (Lot 1), the Cottage (Lot 2), the Barn (Lot 3) and the Atcost Building (Lot 4) and would make an ideal addition to any of these properties.
SERVICES: Water is connected to the property.
NOTE: Prospective purchasers should be aware that the land will be sold subject to a Covenant that no mobile homes or caravans can be placed on the property.
LOT 9
BREACH FARMLAND, MILL HILL, UPCHURCH, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT ME9 7PE
Grade I and II Sloping Pasture Land extending in all to some 15.02 acres (6.07 hectares).
Price Guide: £130,000 - £150,000
DESCRIPTION: The land has a gated entrance off School Lane along its northern boundary and is divided into a number of enclosed grazing paddocks with a mature woodland shaw along its northern boundary with the lane. The land has a westerly sloping aspect and is classified as Grade I land on the DEFRA Agricultural Land Classification.
SERVICES: No services will be connected to the land.
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 19 LOTS 1 - 9
BREACH FARM, UPCHURCH
LOTS 1 - 9
Not to Scale
Lot 7
Lot 6
Lot 3 Lot 5 Lot 4 Lot 1
Lot 2
Lot 8
Lot 9
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LOT 10 THE LOWER HALSTOW FIELD, OFF BREACH LANE, LOWER HALSTOW, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT ME9 7DB
4.32 Acres of Agricultural Land
Guide Price: £40,000 - £50,000
SITUATION: The land is situated a short distance north of Breach Farm (Lots 1 - 9).
DIRECTIONS: See directions for Lots 1 - 9. Rather than turning into School Lane, proceed along Breach Lane and the land will be found after a short distance on the left-hand side, just past the property Mount Pleasant. There is a narrow gated entrance to the road which will be marked with our Sale Board.
ACCESS: Access to the land is from the lane to the east and a Statutory Declaration will be provided by the Vendors for continued use for many years over the driveway section. Please refer to the Legal Pack.
VIEWING: At any reasonable time during daylight hours.
DESCRIPTION: Lower Halstow Fields comprise pasture fields, together with a small shaw of woodland totalling some 4.32 Acres (1.74 hectares).
SERVICES: No services are connected.
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Lot 10
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LOT 11 A SINGLE GARAGE OFF TALBOT ROAD GARAGE, HAWKHURST, KENT TN18 4NE
A detached garage on the edge of the popular village of Hawkhurst
Price Guide: £15,000
SITUATION: The garage is located off Talbot Road in a private position adjacent to the village allotments. Talbot Road is located on the south side of this well served village which has a full range of retail, recreational and social amenities including two supermarkets, petrol station and primary school.
DIRECTIONS: The postcode to the property is TN18 4NE. If approaching from Cranbrook to the north, follow along the A229 to the centre of Hawkhurst. At the traffic lights head straight over into Highgate Hill which leads into Moor Hill. Look out for The Moor on your right hand side and turn into the lane which intersects after a short distance with Talbot Road. Turn right and look out for the properties Bramwyn and Jocia on your left hand side. The access to the garage is in between these houses leading into an open area. The garage will be seen in the left hand side on the far corner.
VIEWING: Externally at any reasonable time during daylight hours.
DESCRIPTION: A single detached garage of rendered brick construction under a mono-pitched box profile steel roof with an up and over door. The garage is located in an open area behind the residential development in Talbot Road.
SERVICES: No services are connected.
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Lot 11
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 25 LOT 12 LAND AND BUILDINGS AT HAZELHURST FARM, THREE LEG CROSS, TICEHURST, WADHURST, EAST SUSSEX TN5 7LF
A Wealden grassland farm overlooking Bewl Water extending in total to some 93.78 acres (37.95 hectares) with an extensive range of farm buildings totalling 969m2 (10,430ft2)
Guide Price: £800,000—£820,000
VIEWING: At any reasonable time during daylight hours, subject to prior notification to the agent’s Mayfield Office on 01435 873999. Please do not bring dogs to the farm whilst viewing.
DIRECTIONS: From the Flimwell crossroads on the A21, take the B2087 signposted towards Ticehurst. Follow this road through Ticehurst village and as you leave the village centre, take the right hand turning towards Three Leg Cross. Upon reaching the Bull Inn, follow the road onto Dunsters Mill Lane (formerly Huntley Mill Road). Follow Dunsters Mill Lane for approximately 200 metres and then turn left onto the private lane signposted Hazelhurst Farm. The farm drive is approximately half a mile long and the land and buildings will be found on the right hand side, at the top of the drive.
SITUATION: The land is located in an idyllic, rural location overlooking Bewl Water at the end of a long private drive, about half a mile north of the sought after hamlet of Three Leg Cross, within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village of Ticehurst is located approximately 1.5 miles to the south and Wadhurst is approxi- mately 4 miles to the west. Royal Tunbridge Wells with its excellent shopping and leisure facilities is approximately 9 miles to the north west.
LOCAL AUTHORITY: Rother District Council, Town Hall, London Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. TN39 3JX. Telephone: 01424 787000. www.rother.gov.uk
DESCRIPTION: A block of permanent pasture in a rural location, situated on a spit of land that is surrounded on three and a half sides by Bewl Water. The pastureland extends to approximately 89.35 acres (36.16 hectares) and is clas- sified as Grade 3 agricultural land. In addition, there is a small triangular shaped woodland (known as Coneybury Shaw) extending to 2.16 acres (0.88 hectares) of predominantly chestnut as well as additional woodland shaws around the farm.
All Prospective Purchasers must read Notice to all Bidders on Page 2 which includes Definitions of the Guide Price 26 BUILDINGS: There are a good range of modern agricultural buildings located at Hazelhurst Farm, which in total ex- tend to a floor area of approximately 969m2 (10,430ft2) sitting within a concreted farmyard. Some of the buildings are steel framed and some are concrete framed. Additionally, there are two timber stables, together with a tack room and a small farm office with kitchenette.
PLANNING HISTORY: Please note that no planning applications have been made on the farm in recent times and no enquiries have been made with Rother DC as to the likelihood of achieving any planning consent. Any prospec- tive purchasers interested in achieving any planning permission should make their own full enquiries with Rother DC.
BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME ENTITLEMENTS: The land is all registered under the Basic Payment Scheme and the Vendors will make a claim for the 2016 year. The entitlements in respect of the land are excluded from the sale and are available by separate negotiation.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP: The land is not entered into any Environmental Stewardship or Countryside Stewardship schemes.
SERVICES: Water and electricity are supplied to the site and the majority of fields have water supplies connected to them. There is also a telephone line connected to the farm office.
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Bewl Water
LOT 12
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26.52 Acres (10.73 Hectares) of mainly Grade III Agricultural Land comprising a number of Orchards suitable for replanting or restoring to Arable or Pasture rotation
Price Guide: £170,000—£190,000
SITUATION: The farmland is located on the immediate northern side of the A228 Pembury Northern Bypass. Tunbridge Wells is some 4 miles to the west and there is easy access to the A21 and its onward connections to the national motorway network, approximately 1.5 miles west.
DIRECTIONS: The nearest postcode to the property is TN2 4AR. From the junction of the A21 and A264 and A228 on the eastern outskirts of Tunbridge Wells, take the A228 signed towards Paddock Wood/Maidstone. Follow along the bypass and the entrance to the land will be on your left-hand side opposite the right-hand turning to the Old Maidstone Road. The entrance is a recessed tarmac drive accessing the orchards. The land also has frontage to Redwings Lane along its northern boundary. The existing access between Downingbury Farm Buildings on the southern side of the A228 and the land being sold will be discontinued on this sale although the public footpath passing over the bridge and access to the Telecom Mast sited on the south-western boundary of the land will remain.
VIEWING: At any reasonable time during daylight hours.
DESCRIPTION: A ring fenced block of Grade III farmland in an elevated position in the High Weald of Kent. The land is accessed directly off the A228 Pembury Bypass and has for many years been cropped with a variety of fruit orchards and open ground used for soft fruit production linked to the Farmshop which was historically associated with the land on the southern side of the bypass. The land in places has a north-westerly aspect and has extensive frontage to Redwings Lane along its north-western boundary.
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The versatile nature of the soils make it ideal for the replanting of top fruit or alternatively restoring to a pasture or arable rotation.
The land has previously been let on a Farm Business Tenancy which has now come to an end. The Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements belong to the outgoing tenant and therefore do not form part of the sale but could be available by separate negotiation.
The polytunnel hoops located on part of the land will be removed by the tenant prior to completion.
NOTES:
Footpaths - A public footpath passes through the site in an east to west direction marked by the broken line shown on the sale plan.
A telecom mast is located close to the bypass bridge which has access over the bridge. The mast does not form part of the sale.
SERVICES: Water is connected to the land over the bypass bridge to Downingbury Farm. The purchaser will be required to install a meter on the southern side of the bypass bridge and reimburse the sellers for any water consumed.
LOT 13
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A single storey office unit with approved Change of Use to Residential
Price Guide: £125,000 to £135,000
SITUATION: The Cellars are located to the immediate rear of number 30 High Street, Biddenden in the Weald of Kent. Biddenden has a good range of local services including shops, Post Office and a Primary School and conven- ient access via the nearby A274 to the mainline railway station at Headcorn some 4.5 miles to the north with its regu- lar services to Central London Stations. The towns of Cranbrook (5.6 miles) and Tenterden (5 miles) offer a more extensive range of amenities and facilities.
DIRECTIONS: The property is located off the High Street immediately to the rear of the Chinese restaurant.
VIEWING: Strictly by appointment with the Auctioneers Cranbrook Office 01580 712888.
DESCRIPTION: The Cellars comprise an attached single storey office unit which has confirmed Change of Use to residential granted by Ashford Borough Council in September 2016. The existing layout of the property comprises double doors leading into a small porch into an open plan office (7.55m x 3.86m) with a separate office area (3.28m x 2.02m). There is an L-Shaped reception room including the area of the porch (2.3m x 2.41m). Completing the ac- commodation is a kitchenette (2.4m x 1.33m) and WC with wash basin (1.37m x 0.96m). An application for Change of Use from an office to dwelling was granted by Ashford Borough Council on 7th September 2016, Ashford Borough Council Reference 16/01109/AS. The approved plans show doors leading into a cloakroom area open through to lounge/dining room and kitchen. There is a single bedroom and a separate family shower/WC. The floor area is 52.8 sq m (568 sq ft).
SERVICES: Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected.
OUTSIDE: The property has a small curtilage sufficient to park 2 vehicles.
NOTE: Prospective purchasers should be aware that the restaurant attaching has the right to an air extraction fan running through the roof space of The Cellars. Further details will be included within the Legal Pack.
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Proposed and Existing Plan
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Lot 14
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EST. RESULT LOCATION DESCRIPTION LOT ACRE NO
1 Woodland at Oldbury Road, Ightham Woodland 5.25 SOLD £45,000 2 Land at Scalers Hill, Cobham Pasture Parkland and 4.57 SOLD PRIOR IN EXCESS woodland OF GUIDE OF £50,000
3 Land in between 67 & 73 Hillside Road, Land 2.20 SOLD Dover £40,000
4 Woodland at Coombe Down, Dover Woodland and Downland 19.42 SOLD £80,000 5 Land at Riviera Court, Sandgate Small shingle garden plot - SOLD £2,500 6 The Race Track Field, Wootton Arable 19.29 SOLD AFTER AUCTION IN REGION OF GUIDE PRICE 7 Church Farmhouse, Boughton Grade II Listed Wealden 1.54 SOLD AFTER AUCTION IN Monchelsea Farmhouse for renovation REGION OF GUIDE PRICE 8 Wellham Wood, Egerton Mixed Broadleaf Woodland 18.27 SOLD PRIOR IN EXCESS OF GUIDE OF £85,000 9 Gwelo Orchards, Newington Grade I Farmland 49.39 SOLD PRIOR IN EXCESS OF GUIDE OF £500,000 10 Yaugher Farmland, Hartlip Grade I Farmland 27.45 AVAILABLE IN THE REGION OF £250,000 11 Land in Clapper Lane, Staplehurst Pasture Paddocks 1.60 SOLD PRIOR IN EXCESS OF GUIDE OF £40,000
SOLD SOLD
PROPERTY NEEDED FOR OUR NEXT AUCTION
MAY 2017
Entries Invited Now - Contact Alan Mummery 01892 832325
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LOT NO: VENDOR:
NAME & ADDRESS OF BUYER:
Do hereby acknowledge that I/We have this day purchased the property described as -
LOT(S):
In the within catalogue for the sum of (figures and words) -
£
and having paid to the Auctioneers, Messrs LAMBERT & FOSTER, the sum of (figures and words) -
£ as a deposit and in part payment of the purchase money, I/We hereby agree to pay the remainder of the said purchase money and to complete the said purchase according to the attached General Auction Conduct Conditions as varied by Lambert & Foster Special Conditions of Sale and Extra Special Conditions of Sale (if any) for the lot
SIGNED: AS WITNESS MY/OUR HAND this……..……day of…………….…..…./17
PURCHASE MONEY: £
Tenant Right £
Total Purchase Price £
LESS: Deposit paid 10% (minimum £ of £1,000 per Lot)
BALANCE DUE: £
As Agents for the vendors, we hereby confirm this sale and as Agents acknowledge receipt of the deposit.
SIGNED: DATED:
ABSTRACT OF TITLE TO BE SENT TO:
FAO:
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The Grange Moor Hotel,
St Michael’s Road, Maidstone,
Kent ME16 8BS