An opportunity to acquire an attractive and productive block of arable land extending to approximately 46.1 hectares (113.90 acres)

Situation
The land is situated approximately one mile north of the village of Odell in Bedfordshire. Odell is a sought-after small village situated in the Ouse Valley. The village benefits from a public house, church and village hall, while the village of Podington approximately 3 miles to the north also benefits from a Primary School and Garden Centre. The nearby towns of Wellingborough and Bedford offer a more comprehensive range of shopping, leisure and educational facilities.

Odell Fields Solar Park immediately adjoins the land to the north and beyond this is Santa Pod Raceway. Santa Pod Raceway consists of a former airfield now used as a raceway, conference centre, campsite and industrial estate. There are also three wind turbines situated at Santa Pod which are visible from the land.

Road connections are excellent with access to the A6 approximately 4 miles to the east and junction 14 of the M1 is located only 15 miles to the south.

Wellingborough train station is approximately 6 miles away and provides regular rail links to St Pancras International with the fastest route taking 47 minutes.

Description
A productive block of agricultural land which includes approximately 39.57 hectares (97.78 acres) of arable land and approximately 6.53 hectares (16.13 acres) of woodland and tracks. The property also includes a single dilapidated brick building located to the north, which subject to planning could be brought back into use.

The land is accessed to the north via a right of way over a shared concrete track around Santa Pod. A secondary right of access is available via Church Lane, Odell and across Yelnow Lane.

Land Grade and Soil Type
The land is classified as Grade 3 with some small areas of Grade 2, according to the Agricultural Land Classification Maps.

The soils are described as lime rich, loamy and clayey with slightly impeded drainage and high fertility, suitable for arable crops and some grassland.

Easements, Wayles, Rights of Way
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, wayleaves and rights of way whether mentioned in these particulars or not.

The land is subject to one public bridleway which crosses south to north across one field from Yelnow Lane.

The land is accessed to the north via a concrete track around Santa Pod shown shaded brown on the sale plan in these particulars. The purchaser will be granted a right of way along this access. The right will be subject to the purchaser paying 50% of the track’s associated maintenance costs.

Restrictive Covenants
A restrictive covenant is in place to prevent placing structures, growing trees greater than five metres in height or constructing buildings within 100 metres of the retained land at Odell Solar Park.

A right is reserved for the benefit of the retained land to carry out forestry works to trees in a ‘Tree Maintenance Area’. The right is included to prevent trees blocking the sunlight falling on any solar photovoltaic panels on the retained land at Odell Solar Park.

Tenure and Posession
The freehold property is offered for sale by
private treaty with vacant possession, subject to holdover (depending on the timing of the sale).

Services
No services are currently connected to the property.

Development Clawback
The sale will be subject to an overage provision which will state that 25% of any uplift in value due to development (as defined in Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act) will be payable to the Vendor or successors in Title. The overage will run for a period of 40 years from the date of completion.

Basic Payment Scheme and Environmental Stewardship
Entitlements are established on much of the land and claimed under the Basic Payment Scheme. The entitlements are included within the sale.

The vendor will be claiming the Basic Payment Scheme payment for 2021 The purchaser will be responsible for indemnifying the vendor for any breaches in cross compliance that take place between completion and the end of the Vendor’s obligations in relation to the 2021 claim.

The land is not subject to any Environmental Schemes.

Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights
The timber, sporting and mineral rights in so far as they are owned, are included within the freehold sale of the property.

Local Authority
Bedford Borough Council, Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford MK42 9AP. Telephone:[use Contact Agent Button].

Viewings
Interested parties may view the land, on foot, during daylight hours with a copy of these particulars to hand, having first notified the sole selling agents, Fisher German.

Directions
Travelling north on the A6 from Bedford to Rushden, continue for approximately 10 miles. Just before you reach Rushden, turn left along Wymington Lane, signposted Wymington. Continue through Wymington and turn left onto Podington Road. Continue for approximately 1.5 miles and travel through the village of Podington. Leave the village on Hinwick Road and then turn left onto Airfield Road signposted Santa Pod Raceway. Continue on Airfield Road for 1.3 miles until you reach the entrance to the raceway and the road finishes and merges into a track. Continue along the access track for approximately 2 miles, you will pass through a set of gates and through the solar park until you reach the entrance to the land.