Gautby House Farm Gautby   LN9 5RW 195.76 hectares (483.72 acres) productive arable farm Gautby House Farm

®® Highly productive Grade 3 arable land ®® 195.76 hectares (483.72 acres) ®® Five bedroom farmhouse ®® Conversion potential on traditional buildings ®® General purpose farm buildings ®® Grainstore ®® Amenity lake and woodland ®® Paddock land Introduction A wonderfully positioned farm in a picturesque location with a substantial five bedroom farmhouse, a range of traditional and modern farm buildings, amenity lake and productive arable and pasture land. Gautby Farmhouse is in need of a full programme of renovation, offering a purchaser a blank canvas. The traditional outbuildings provide a possibility for further accommodation, subject to planning. The agricultural buildings provide grain and general purpose storage facilities for farming and alternative uses. The land has been well farmed by a local contractor and is predominantly in cereal rotation with a number of pasture fields. The land is classified as being Grade 3 under the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries & Foods Provisional Land Classification plans. The farmland is also complemented by a picturesque amenity lake. The farm is offered for sale as a whole or in 8 lots presenting a wide range of options for buyers.

Situation Gautby House Farm is situated between the village of and the hamlet of Gautby, just 7 miles from the historic market town of Horncastle, where local services, shops, schools and leisure facilities are available. The Cathedral City of Lincoln lies about 14 miles to the west of Gautby House Farm, offering a comprehensive range of business, leisure and cultural opportunities and the highly regarded Lincoln Minster School. Railway services are available at Lincoln which links to Newark Northgate, with fast services into Kings Cross. A number of arterial roads are within easy reach including the A1, A15, A16, A158 and A46.

Directions Dutch Barn (24 m x 10.5 m) As you leave Lincoln head onto the A158 towards Horncastle, and go Steel portal frame building for hay and straw storage. through the town of , continuing onto the A158 for around 4 miles. Make a right hand turn onto Lodge Lane towards the village Grainstore (22.5 m x 18 m) of Minting, continue onto Minting Lane for around a mile, taking Steel portal frame grainstore split into two halves internally with a central a right turn onto Pinfold Lane. Take the next left turn onto Silver air passageway with concrete and over floor grain ducts. The building has Street, continue to the junction outside of the village, take a right turn galvanised grain walling and a concrete apron to the front. and the farm entrance is the next right. Planning Lot 1 The current owner has submitted a Stage One Permitted Development Gautby Farmhouse Rights application for the conversion of some of the traditional Gautby Farmhouse is located to the south of the village of Minting, buildings into 3 residential units. Full details of the application are accessed directly from a large stoned private driveway, and is very available from the selling agents. The application has been withdrawn well positioned in a private and secluded location. The property is by the vendor following requests for further information and surveys impressive with a wealth of character and retains many period features. by the Local Authority. The cattle building described above would need to be removed as part of this development. On entering the farmhouse you immediately enter the main hallway; branching off is a dining room with an open fire, there is a first reception room, again with an open fire; both rooms have sweeping views over the mature garden. Following through the hallway is the second reception room, with pantry and store leading off, continuing through to a large kitchen with a back door to the rear of the property and a downstairs WC. On the first floor are two spacious bedrooms with three smaller bedrooms, and a further bedroom / study and a large family bathroom.

Gardens To the front of the house is an enclosed mature garden, with a pony paddock adjoining the garden. To the rear of the property is a small courtyard with further outbuildings.

Buildings The property benefits from a range of traditional brick and tile outbuildings which lie to the north of the farmhouse. The buildings are in varying states of repair and comprise stores, stabling and garaging. A floor plan of the traditional buildings is available upon request. The modern farm buildings at Gautby House Farm are as follows:

Farm Buildings Cattle Building (28 m x 27 m) Steel frame cattle building, with hardcore floor and central concrete feed passageway, open sides with breeze block walls.

General Purpose Building (23 m x 27 m) Steel frame with concrete floor open sided general purpose building, the building appears to originate from a Dutch Barn with two side extensions added on. Lot 5 – Area 7.35 hectares (18.17 acres) Contracts and Quotas Consisting of the lake and the surrounding banks, as well as the grass There are no contracts or quotas included in the sale. field to the north, the picturesque lake would appeal for a number of alternative uses, subject to planning consent being granted. Fixtures and Fittings The lake benefits from the freehold ownership of the track leading Only those items specifically referred to in these particulars are down to the lake, the agents believe there may be a number of rights of included in the sale. way down the track. Nitrate Vulnerable Zone Lot 6 – Area 1.80 hectares (4.46 acres) The agent does believe the land to be situated within a Surface Water A small enclosed grazing paddock located to the south of the hamlet Nitrate Vulnerable Zone and is subject to the usual restrictions. of Gautby. The field is accessed through a right of way down the track The purchaser is to satisfy themselves of this. owned by Lot 5. Boundaries Lot 7 – Area 27.65 hectares ( 68.34 acres) The vendor and the vendor’s agent will do their best to specify the This land is located directly opposite the entrance of Gautby Farm ownership of boundaries, hedges, fences and ditches but will not be House, and comprises two arable fields. The Soil Survey of bound to determine these. The purchaser will satisfy themselves as to and Wales describes the land as mainly Ragdale series which is described the ownership of any boundaries. Farmland – Area 6.68.hectares (16.52.acres) as fine loamy under clayey soils suitable for winter cereals and stock rearing. Environmental Stewardship Schemes The land to the front of Gautby House and to the east of the grainstore The land is not subject to any agri-environment schemes. is currently used as pony paddocks, with the land to the rear of the farm and to the east of the entrance track being in arable rotation. Lot 8 – Area 39.19 hectares ( 96.85 acres) Located opposite Lot 7 this is a block of land split into six fields, Basic Payment Scheme The Soil Survey of England and Wales describes the land as coming mainly in arable rotation, together with an area of woodland The vendor will retain the Basic Farm Payment for 2017. under Ragdale series which is described as fine loamy under clayey extending to approximately 5 acres. The entitlements will be included in the final sale price and the soils suitable for winter cereals and stock rearing. vendor will make best endeavours to transfer these to the purchaser The Soil Survey of England and Wales describes the land as being on completion. The ingoing purchaser will indemnify the vendor Lot 2 – Area 20.47 hectares (50.59 acres) of Ragdale series to the west, which is described as fine loamy under against any non-compliance from the date of completion until the Situated to the west of Gautby Farm House is Lot 2, the land is split clayey soils suitable for winter cereals and stock rearing, with the land end of 2017. into three arable fields. The fields are large in scale making them to the east being Cannamore Series which is described as fine loamy suitable for modern farming equipment. and clayey soils with slowly permeable subsoils, suitable for cereals and Sporting, Mineral and Timber Rights other arable cropping. The Soil Survey of England and Wales describes the majority of the All timber, minerals and sporting rights over the land, where owned, land as Ragdale series which is described as fine loamy under clayey Viewing will be included in the sale. soils suitable for winter cereals and stock rearing. The northern part Strictly by appointment with selling agents Savills and Fisher German. of this lot is Wickham 2 series which is described as drift over Jurassic Under Drainage and Cretaceous clay suitable for winter cereals and grassland. Tenure and Method of Sale Drainage plans are available from the selling agents. Lot 3 – Area 14.68 hectares (36.29 acres) The farm will be sold by Private Treaty. Freehold with vacant Cropping Records possession upon completion. A productive block of arable land situated further to the west of Lot 2, Current and past records are available from the selling agent. the land is split into three arable fields, with the Great Drain running Holdover between two of the fields. TUPE The vendor requires holdover on the grainstore until June 2018. The Soil Survey of England and Wales describes the land as coming It is not anticipated that any staff will transfer to the purchaser with under mainly Wickham 2 series which is described as drift over Ingoing Valuation the sale but in the event they do, any contracted employees will benefit Jurassic and Cretaceous clay suitable for winter cereals and grassland. from protection under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of In addition to the purchase price, the purchaser will take over and Employment) Regulations 2006. Lot 4 – Area 77.94 hectares (192.61 acres) pay for all growing crops, cultivations, stocks and stores at valuation. A substantial block of arable land which is currently split into seven Payment is to be made upon completion at the figure assessed by the Town and Country Planning vendor’s valuer based upon CAAV rates or contractors’ rates where fields with a small area of woodland (approximately 2.19 acres) The property in offered subject to any development plans, Tree running along the southern boundary. The Soil Survey of England applicable and invoiced costs of seed, fertiliser and sprays applied plus enhancement value. Preservation Orders, Town Planning schedules or resolutions which and Wales describes the land as mainly Ragdale series which is may or may not come into force. The purchaser will be deemed to described as fine loamy under clayey soils suitable for winter cereals Services have full knowledge and satisfy themselves as to the provisions of any and stock rearing. such matters affecting the property. Gautby Farm benefits from mains water and electricity. Disputes Any disputes arising as to the boundaries or any point arising in the General Remarks or particulars, schedule, plan or interpretation of any questions, shall be referred to the arbitration of the selling agents whose decision acting as experts shall be final. The purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and neither the vendor nor the vendor’s agent will be responsible for defining the boundaries or ownership thereof.

Wayleaves, Covenants and Rights of Way The property will be sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way whether mentioned on these particulars or not. It is believed a footpath runs through the northern part of Lot 8.

VAT Should any part of the sale or any rights attached to it become chargeable items for the purpose of VAT then such a tax will be payable by the purchaser.

Plans and Areas Areas and schedules on the plans attached to these particulars are based on the OS National Grid and are for reference only. Purchasers must have satisfied themselves of the schedules.

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