Arable land together with an excellent range of farm
buildings in a prime farming area.

Description

Closing date for offers - 12 noon on Wednesday 14th July 2021

The sale represents a rare opportunity to acquire a large block of predominantly arable land together with over 2,000 sq m (21,500 sq ft) of general storage buildings in a highly regarded farming area. The land which benefits from 3 water abstraction licences naturally divides into lots offering considerable flexibility for purchasers to acquire additional land in larger or smaller acreage sizes to suit. Land adjoining the village is strategically well located and may have future development potential. For someone seeking to acquire the whole in a single lot the farm buildings are well situated on a large site off Sike Lane providing potential for grain, potato and machinery storage and a farm office. The sporting and amenity aspects are enhanced by some attractive well established woodland blocks on the holdings.

Farm Buildings - The farm buildings lie to the north side of Sike Lane from where the current farming operation is based. Whilst grain and potatoes are no longer stored on site the buildings were constructed at a time when there was a large onsite mixed farming operation for which much of the equipment remains in situation.

Building 1:
6 bay steel portal framed building with concrete floor, fibre cement roof and cladding over block walling. Double sliding doors at northern end. This building which measures internally 35.7 m x 18.9 m includes the farm office, staff room WC’s and kitchen area (40.8 m) as well as 2 bay workshop and 5,000 L diesel tank (11.74 m x 9.73 m).
Building 2:
• Eastside – 3 bay open storage (20 m x 17.38 m) currently providing machinery store with insulated roof.
• Chitting store – (20 m x 6.03 m) an insulated store with sodium lighting.
• Potato store – Former box potato store. Steel portal frame construction with concrete floor with insulated walls and ceiling divided into two separate stores the first being 30.6 m x 19.8 m and the second 12.2 m x 19.8 m.
Grain storage – (13.37 m x 8.95 m) The dryer shed includes an Allmet dryer, reception pit and diesel tank connecting to six free standing circular grain silos each having capacity of 250 tonnes. Please note that the grain dryer silos have not been used for a number of years.

The Land - The land which is predominantly grade 2 and 3 Arable land is generally level or gently undulating lying approximately 25 meters above sea level. The land which is split by the A168 trunk road is divided into good sized fields for modern crop rotation. Recent cropping has been based on wheat, barley, oilseed rape and beans with some land let off for potatoes. There is approximately 9 acres of permanent set aside at the eastern end of field 5748 and some permanent grassland adjoining North Fields wood to the west of the farm buildings. There is excellent road access to the land off council highways and the land naturally sublots if required. The land is sold with the benefit of water abstraction licences (see detail later) which enhances the cropping potential. Field 8517 is a well situated 3.1 acre adjoining the village and existing development and may have potential for future development subject to obtaining planning consent.




Acreage: 451.57 Acres

Additional Info

Tenure and Possession - The farm is offered for sale freehold with vacant possession upon completion subject to rights of holdover to harvest crops if required.
Lotting - The farm is offered for sale as a whole or in lots and purchasers should register their interest with the selling agents as soon as possible making clear which parts of the farm they are interested in.
Services - Mains water to the estate office and buildings, which also services the neighbouring poultry unit which is sub-metered. Three phase electricity supply. Private drainage for the office and buildings. The office is heated by one electric storage heater.
Rights of Way, Easements & Wayleaves - The property is sold subject to, and with the benefit of all existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way, public and private whether specifically mentioned or not. Sike Lane is a public highway. A footpath also leads north to south through fields 3777 and 6244. A Bridleway passes north to south through fields north of A168 running from Park house south towards Dishforth.
Rights will be reserved to enable vehicles to enter, leave and turn into the adjoining poultry unit situated off Sike Lane as reasonably required.
Water Abstraction Licences - The farm currently has the following water abstraction licences:
• NE/027/0023/038 - 31st March 2023 - Borehole extraction beteen the 1st May to 30th September for 51,408 cubic metres per year, at the Bottoms, Asenby.
• NE/027/0023/039 – 31st March 2023 – Abstraction from two points on the River Swale for spray irrigation purposes from the 1st May to 30th September to a total of 30,823 cubic metres per year.
• NE/027/0023/040 – 31st March 2029 – Two abstraction points by mobile pumps for spray irrigation purposes between the 1st April and 31st October for a total of 4,910 cubic metres a year.
Stewardship Schemes - The farm is not currently entered into any Stewardship Schemes.
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) - The farm will be sold with the benefit of BPS Entitlements based on the net eligible areas of the land sold. The 2021 claim will be retained by the vendors and the Entitlements will be transferred to the purchasers at the first opportunity following completion.
Fixtures and Fittings - The fixtures, equipment and fittings in the grain storage building together with the potato grading equipment are included in the sale but all loose items including pallets and potato boxes are excluded.
Holdover - The Vendors reserve the right of holdover to harvest of the potatoes and any other crops which will not be harvested by completion. The vendors also reserve the right to hold a machinery dispersal sale on site within one month of completion at a date to be agreed.
Sporting Rights and Mineral Rights
The sporting and mineral rights are included in the sale, insofar as they are owned. A small private syndicate shoots the land on an annual licence.
Allotments - The field marked A is offered for sale subject to existing occupation of part of the land as Allotments.
Overage Clause - Field 8517 will be sold subject to an overage clause reserving 30% of any uplift in value as a result of consent for change of use for 25 years.