Ashmore Farm EVERTON • SANDY • BEDFORDSHIRE Ashmore Farm EVERTON • SANDY • BEDFORDSHIRE • SG19 2LF Potton: 1 mile, Sandy: 3 miles, Biggleswade: 5 miles Bedford: 13 miles, London: 50 miles (Distances are approximate) An equipped residential farm Summary Lot 1 – Ashmore Farmhouse, Buildings & Land 5.00 acres Lot 2 – Ashmore Farm 76.72 acres Lot 3 – Deepdale Wood 16.36 acres ABOUT 98.08 ACRES IN TOTAL FOR SALE AS A WHOLE OR IN 3 LOTS Savills Cambridge Unex House, 132-134 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PA 01223 347 274 Email: [email protected] www.savills.co.uk Introduction Ashmore Farm lies in rural Bedfordshire to the east farmhouse from which to serve the land. The of the town of Sandy. With the A1(M) less than planning permission granted in 1987 was subject to 4 miles away, the farm is well located and should an Agricultural Occupancy Condition. appeal to a range of purchasers. The property is The house is built using brick and part render brought to the market following a change in farming under a tiled roof. The accommodation downstairs policy. comprises a kitchen, sitting/dining room, boot room and bathroom. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms and a Description family bathroom. Internally, the house is dated and Lot 1 – Ashmore Farmhouse, offers purchasers the opportunity for renovation. Buildings & Land Outside is a single garage and a garden surrounding (5.00 acres as shown coloured pink in the plan) the house. Located on the northern boundary of the property and accessed from Mill Lane is Ashmore Farmhouse which was constructed in or around 1990 as the Gross internal area (approx) Main House 124 sq m/1,355 sq ft Garage 16 sq m/173 sq ft Total 140 sq m/1,508 sq ft Energy Efficiency Rating 81 60 Buildings Located to the south of the house and accessed from Mill Lane. The first is a 3 bay open fronted store with a single bay secured by a lockable up and over door. The building has a concrete floor and a box profile steel sheet roof. The second is a 2 bay store of similar construction, but without a secure lockable area. These buildings could be used for agricultural storage in conjunction with the land or subject to planning, may have the potential for alternative uses. Under certain circumstances, Class Q of the Permitted Development rights may allow for the change of use of agricultural buildings into dwellings without the need for a full planning application. Lot 2 – Ashmore Farm (76.72 acres as shown coloured yellow on the plan) The land is accessed from the Everton Road via Mill Lane. The fields are all a size conducive to modern farming methods and are accessed from a central track. There is a reservoir from which water can be abstracted to irrigate the land during the summer months. In recent years, the land has been cropped with cereals and field vegetables. The land is classified as predominantly Grade 3 with a small area of Grade 4 towards the southern boundary with the soils being a sandy loam. These would suit a commercial farmer or a lifestyle buyer looking to utilise the land for amenity purposes. Lot 3 – Deepdale Wood General Remarks & Stipulations (16.36 acres as shown coloured blue on the plan) Method of Sale To the south of Ashmore Farm is a single block of woodland stocked with Oak, European Larch, Scots The property is offered for sale by private Pine and Sweet Chestnut. The woodland is subject to the English Woodland Grant Scheme. The price for treaty as a whole or in 3 lots. Prospective the woodland will be apportioned between the freehold value and the standing crop of timber. For more purchasers are required to register their interest information, please contact the selling agent. with the selling agents. The woodland has been managed as part of a wider estate policy, with the intention to maximise the Tenure & Possession growing crop of timber and with the conservation of flora and fauna in mind. To this extent the current The freehold interest in the property is offered management is a programme of thinning. for sale with vacant possession. Access to the woodland is via ‘Deepdale’, a track leading north from the Sandy Road over which the Anti-Money Laundering Vendors enjoy a right of access. A dirt track runs along the eastern boundary which is designated as a In accordance with the Money Laundering Byway Open to All Traffic and leads up to Ashmore Farm. There is a network of pathways throughout the Regulations 2017, once an offer has been woodland. accepted, the Purchaser(s) will be required to provide proof of identity and address prior to the instruction of solicitors. Exchange of contracts and completion Contracts are to be exchanged within 14 days of the issue of draft contracts by the Vendors’ solicitor. A 10% deposit will be payable on exchange of contracts. Completion will be by agreement. Ingoing Valuation In addition to the purchase price for the property, the Purchaser(s) will on completion of the sale, be required to take over and pay the growing crops. This will be valued and assessed as follows: 1. All cultivations to be charged at invoice cost. 2. All seeds, sprays and fertilisers applied to the crop at invoice cost. 3. Enhancement will be charged from 1st October 2020 in respect of the established crops at the rate of £15 per acre per month. Basic Payment Scheme VAT The Entitlements to the Basic Payment Scheme are development for any non-agricultural use within the Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive included in the sale. The Tenant submitted a claim for next 30 years, 30% of the net increase in value will of VAT. In the event that a sale of the property or the current scheme year and will retain the payment be payable to the Vendors. The costs of obtaining any part of it or any rights attached to it becomes a for this year. The Vendors will make reasonable the planning permission will be deductible from the chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT such tax endeavours to transfer 32.2796 Entitlements at market value. The overage will be triggered either through will be payable in addition. value to the Purchaser(s) after completion of the sale. implementation of the planning permission or on the sale of an interest in the property, whichever is sooner. Health & Safety Environmental Scheme Given the potential hazards of a working farm, we The land is included in the Countryside Stewardship Planning permission for Ashmore Farmhouse would ask you to be as vigilant as possible when Scheme which will be transferred to the Purchaser(s) was granted in September 1987 under ref no 16/ making any inspection for your own safety. on completion. MB/87/1465 and is subject to an occupancy restriction limiting the occupation of the dwelling to a person Solicitors Sporting, Minerals and Timber Rights wholly or mainly employed, or last employed, locally Hewitsons In so far as they are owned, the rights of sporting, in agriculture as defined in Section 290 (1) of the Shakespeare House minerals and timber will be included in the sale. Town and Country Planning Act 1971, or in forestry, or 42 Newmarket Road a dependant of such a person residing with him (but Cambridge Rights of Way and Access including a widow or widower of such a person). CB5 8EP Mill Lane is registered as a Byway Open to All Traffic Ref: Alex Wensor Tel: 01223 447402 (BOAT). Access to the farm has been over this land for Boundaries, Plans, Areas, Schedules and Disputes the duration of the Vendors ownership. The boundaries are based on the Ordnance Survey Local Authority and are for reference only. The Purchaser(s) will be Central Bedfordshire Council Services deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and Priory House Ashmore Farmhouse is connected to mains electricity any error or mistake shall not annul the sale or entitle Monks Walk and water with private drainage and oil fired heating. any party to compensation thereof. Chicksands Shefford Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries or any Irrigation SG17 5TQ points arise on the general remarks and stipulations, The farm has the benefit of a full abstraction licence Tel: 0300 300 8301 (6/33/19/21) for spray irrigation from 1st April to 30th particulars, schedules, plan or the interpretation of any September inclusive for 208,000 gallons per year. of them, such questions shall be referred to the selling Postcode Following the completion of the sale, the Purchaser(s) agents whose decisions acting as an expert shall be SG19 2LF will be responsible for applying for the licence to be final. transferred. what3words Easements, Covenants, Rights of Way and ///hardback.decoding.rock Planning and Overage Restrictions The property is offered for sale subject to any current The property is sold subject to, or with the benefit of, what3words gives every 3mx3m square in the world a or past development plans, tree preservation orders, all existing wayleaves, easements, quasi-easements, unique 3 word address. This one describes the precise town planning schedule, applications, permissions and rights of way, covenants and restrictions, whether entrance to the farm. resolutions which may or may not come into force. mentioned in the particulars or not. Viewing The sale of the property will be subject to an overage Viewing is strictly by appointment with Savills. whereby if planning permission is granted for Solitaire PO T T O N R OA D N k Pond c k ra c T a r T P O T T O N LOT 1 RO A 2.022ha D Ashmore 5.00ac Farm Water (Pond) k c ra T Mill View Cottage E N A L L L I M Heath Lodge T Pigeon Cor ra c k Tra ck LOT 2 Sunnymead k c ra Tr T ac 31.049ha k 76.72ac Pond MI LL LA T NE r ( ac Tr ack k ) This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M.