Lot 2 Land on Haddon Hill, Skilgate, Taunton, Somerset TA4 2DE 141.90 acres (57.41 hectares) of south-facing pasture land with stunning views Upton 0.75 miles - Dulverton 6 miles. - Wiveliscombe 8 miles - Tiverton 13 miles • Productive Farmland • 141.90 Acres • South Facing • Direct Road Access • Mains & Natural Water Guide Price £800,000 01392 680059 | [email protected] Lot 2 Land on Haddon Hill, Skilgate, Taunton, Somerset TA4 2DE SITUATION AND DESCRIPTION field to the south being gently sloping. The land is situated on Haddon Hill, just outside the Exmoor National Park and a short distance east of Wimbleball Lake. There are ponds interspersed across the northern fields and The village of Upton is 0.75 miles to the north and the village of there is direct access to the public highways on the eastern Skilgate is also 0.75 miles away to the south. Dulverton, and western boundaries. known as the Gateway to Exmoor lies 6 miles to the west. The land lies half a mile outside the Exmoor National Park, just ACCESS AND SERVICES Lots 1 and 2 can be accessed directly from the public off the B3190 and has easy access to the B3227 which links highway. There is a mains water connection in LOT 2. There is Bampton (6.5 miles) and Tiverton (13 miles). a borehole situated to the south of the land and water is pumped to a header tank within LOT 2. If the lots are sold The land totals approximately 141.90 acres (57.41 hectares) separately, the purchaser of LOT 2 will provide water to LOT 1 and comprises a ring-fenced block of south-facing pasture. and the purchaser of LOT 1 will pay for all water consumed at The soils are described as ‘freely draining acidic sandy and the prevailing South West Water rate. loamy soil’ by the National Soil Resource Institute and at its highest, the land lies at 323 meters above sea level. METHOD OF SALE The land is offered for sale by private treaty and is available as LOT 2: GUIDE PRICE £800,000 a whole or in two lots. 141.90 acres (57.41 hectares). LOT 2 comprises a south- facing block of pasture land divided into four stock fenced TENURE & POSSESSION enclosures with stunning views to the south and deer fencing The land is owned freehold and is available with vacant against the northern boundary to the Haddon Hill forest. possession upon completion. Please note that the road running along the eastern boundary of Lots 1 and 2 is included The land is classed as grade three / four under the agricultural within the title to the land, but this road has been adopted and land classification and is presently used for grazing, with the is maintained by the local authority. northernmost fields being level or gently sloping and the larger Lot 2 Land on Haddon Hill, Skilgate, Taunton, Somerset TA4 2DE BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME (BPS) southern boundary to the Haddon Hill forest on the northern The land is registered for entitlements under the BPS. The boundary. entitlements are included in the sale. The current year’s payment will be apportioned pro rata depending on LAND PLAN A plan which is not to scale, is included with these sale completion. The purchaser will take over the vendors’ cross particulars for identification purposes only. LOT 1 is shown compliance responsibilities until the end of the scheme year. coloured green on the plan. LOT 2 is shown coloured pink. PLANNING AND LOCAL AUTHORITY The agricultural building within LOT 1 was approved by West VIEWING Please contact Stags Farm Agency to arrange a viewing. Call Somerset Council on the 4th May 2010 under reference: 01392 680059 or email [email protected]. 3/30/10/001. Contact: Somerset West and Taunton Council, Deane House, Belvedere Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1HE DIRECTIONS 0300 304 8000 From Bampton, take the B3190 towards Morebath and Watchet and after approximately 2 miles, continue into and DESIGNATIONS through Morebath. Stay on this road and after approximately The land falls within an SSSI impact risk zone but is not within 2.8 miles, shortly after the road bears sharp right, you will pass a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ). the Haddon Hill car park on your left. SPORTING & MINERAL RIGHTS The hunting rights are reserved to the Badgworthy Land Continue on this road for 2.4 miles, and at the Lowtrow Inn at Company. The sporting and mineral rights insofar as they are Upton, take the right turn signposted towards Skilgate. owned are included with the freehold. Proceed for approximately 0.5 miles and the land will be found on the right. WAYLEAVES & RIGHTS OF WAY The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of any wayleave WARNING agreement and any public or private rights of way that may Farms and land can be dangerous places. Please take care affect it. There is a footpath within Lot 2 that runs from the when viewing the property, particularly in the vicinity of farm buildings and livestock. Lot 2 Land on Haddon Hill, Skilgate, Taunton, Somerset TA4 2DE 21/22 Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1PR 01392 680059 [email protected] These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied upon for any purpose..