SITUATION The land at Brighstone Down is situated in an idyllic spot in the west of the Isle of Wight, with views to the south across open countryside to the English Channel. It is located on the outskirts of the village of Brighstone and is less than 7 miles from the harbour town of Yarmouth which has regular car/passenger ferry connections to Lymington with onward rail connections from Lymington Harbour (London Waterloo 2 hours 5 minutes) Yarmouth offers a wide range of facilities including yacht clubs, marina, pubs, restaurants and shops. The village of Brighstone is closer still with shops, pub and school. The land is situated within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has a public footpath crossing the property. The land has been used in a mixed arable and livestock farming system with a focus on nature conservation.  

DESCRIPTION This is a rare opportunity to acquire a block of land with the flexibility to support a livestock farming system and enhance natural capital assets or forestry opportunities. The land is easily accessed from a well established vehicular track, the land has series of internal tracks for ease of operation. There is potential to manage the land uses for Biodiversity Net Gain, Natural Capital, Carbon

Offsetting or Re-wilding purposes, subject to necessary consents. The Isle of Wight is in a designated Biosphere. 

GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS  

Method of Sale The property is offered for sale by private treaty

Access and Public Rights of Way

The land is accessed along the northern boundary via a well established gravel surfaced track between points A + B on the sale plan. The purchaser will have access rights over this track. There is a public footpath crossing over the land. Extracts of the definitive map are available from BCM. 

Wayleaves & Easements The property is sold subject to and with the benefits of all rights, including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and any other rights and obligations, easements and proposed wayleaves for masts,

pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and any other pipes, whether referred to or not. 

Services Mains water is connected to the land. 

Tenure & Possession The land is currently subject to a grazing licence ending in October 2023 which can be terminated earlier if required. The property will be sold freehold with vacant possession 

Planning There is no recent planning history attached to the land. 

Designations The land is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. 

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Sporting, Mineral and Timber Rights The sporting, mineral and timber rights are in-hand and are included in the sale of the freehold insofar as they are owned. The land has been part of a successful high-quality shoot as part of a wider holding. The sporting rights will be retained by the vendor free of charge until 2nd February 2023. 

Basic Payment The farmland is registered Rural Land Registry and Basic Payment has been claimed in previous years. The relevant number of Basic Payment entitlements will be included within the sale. 

Covenants to be applied 1. The purchaser will erect and maintain a stock proof fence along the southern boundary between points C and D on the sales plan. Such fence to be erected with 6 months of completion of the sale.

2. The use of the sale land will be restricted to agricultural and nature conservation use.

3. Tree planting will be restricted to native tree species and coniferous trees cannot be planted.