Snow Close Farm is an attractive residential amenity farm diversified to provide equine livery.

Description

Snow Close Farm is an attractive residential amenity farm diversified to provide equine livery. Sitting on the fringe of Ripon, the property includes an extensive range of traditional farm buildings utilised as a livery yard. The traditional farm buildings also have potential for conversion to alternative uses (subject to the necessary consents).

Snow Close Farmhouse - Snow Close farmhouse is a detached brick built rendered property with a slate roof. The property is attached to a large range of traditional farm buildings in a courtyard format.

Ground floor accommodation includes pantry and utility rooms, large kitchen, snug and sitting room with open fire. First floor accommodation includes four bedrooms and a family bathroom.
There is a private residential drive and parking area, small garden and orchard to south and west elevations. The property has solid fuel central heating system and would benefit from some modernisation.

Farm buildings - The farm buildings at Snow Close Farm have been repurposed for livery accommodation with 26 stables in all. Many of these are formed from the traditional red brick and stone built farm buildings and barns. There is an additional tack room and further private storage areas within these buildings.

In addition there are two ranges of purpose built timber stables which sit within the yard complex and surrounding the Dutch barn, used for feed and hay storage. The Dutch barn is a timber framed construction with fibre cement roof and a hardcore floor (17.9m x 10.4m) with an additional lean to (10.4m x 4.7m). Adjacent to this is a small stable block built in block walls and a fibre cement roof.

Beyond the yard area is an outdoor arena (40m x 20m) with a sand and rubber surface. From the farm, a central access track provides good links to the paddock areas for turn out.
The yard also includes a hardcore area for vehicle parking a clear visitor area away from the residential dwelling.

Land - The farmland lies in a ring fence surrounding the farmstead and adjacent to Kirkby Road and Harries Lane. The land gently undulates which is common for the area, and is classified Grade 3 under the MAFF Provisional Agricultural Land Classification. The land is permanent grassland, with soils predominantly loam with clay elements. The land is bound by mature hedgerows and a small woodland area to the north, which together with the undulation make for a very attractive setting.

This is Lot 1 of Snow Close Farm for sale as a whole or in two lots. Please contact Savills for an offer form.




Acreage: 28.45 Acres

Directions

Nearest Post Codes: HG4 2QZ

Additional Info

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. A public footpath crosses the land, local electricity lines and land drainage pipes also cross the farmland.
Services - Mains electricity, mains water and mains drainage.
Designations and Restrictions - The farm lies within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.
Subsidies & Grants - The land is registered on the Rural Land Registry and sold with the benefit of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Entitlements. The Entitlements are currently held by and will be claimed in 2022 by the vendor. It is intended Entitlements will be transferred to the purchaser(s) in readiness for the 2023 claim.
Sporting Rights - The sporting rights are included in the sale insofar as they are owned.
Minerals - The mineral rights are included in the sale insofar as they are owned.
Sale Conditions - The property is sold subject to a 40% development overage to capture uplift in value as the result of the grant of any planning consent, for a period of 90 years from the date of completion of the sale. Excepted forms of development are agriculture (including renewable energy crops), equestrian, forestry or open field horticulture.
The Snow Close farmstead edged and hatched green on the sale plan is excluded from these provisions, together with Close Cottage and curtilage edged and hatched blue on the plan.
Tenure - The freehold of the farm is offered for sale with vacant possession, subject to a short term occupation licence over Close Cottage.
VAT - The property is not opted to tax, therefore VAT will not be charged.
Business Rates - The current ratable value for Snow Close Farm Livery is £6,100.
Energy Performance Certificates - Snow Close Farmhouse – EPC F -
Method of sale - Snow Close Farm is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole, offers for part may be considered. All prospective purchasers are encouraged to register their interest with Savills as soon as possible.
Health and Safety - Given the potential hazards of the property we would ask you to be as vigilant as possible when inspecting the farm for your own personal safety, in particular around the farm buildings.