Well proportioned block of land located in the Vale of Belvoir.

Description

Description
Two parcels of agricultural land located at Orston, one block is growing combinable crops while the smaller parcel of land is down to pasture. The arable land has good access from the public road and the pasture field can be accessed at the end of Chapel Street at the beginning of the public right of way. Part of the arable land has been promoted by way of a consortium with other landowners in the locality for a Garden Village scheme to be located between Elton and Orston. The land is for sale as whole or in two lots.

Situation

The land is located around the village of Orston in the Vale of Belvoir known for its rolling countryside. Orston has a small number of amenities including a public house and clay shooting ground, there is a train station located along Station Road between Elton and Orston. There are trains to Nottingham and Grantham which then provide access to the wider national rail network. The A1 lies 10 miles to the east of the land and provides access to the north and south of the country.

The Land

The land is split into two distinct blocks and is to be sold in two lots. Lot one extends to 59.24 acres (23.97 hectares) and is split in to three fields. All of these fields benefit from roadside access from Station Road which leads to the A52 in the south.

The land has been farmed by a tenant who will vacate the land when their tenancy terminates on the 30th September. The land has been cropped in a traditional combinable cropping rotation and is capable of producing good yielding crops. The land has not been entered into any environmental schemes.

Both parcels of land are classified as grade 3 on the agricultural land classification maps. The Soil Survey of England and Wales identifies the soil as being part of ‘Evesham 1’ series. These are described as slowly permeable calcareous clayey soils associated with shallow well drained brashy calcareous soils over limestone, these soils are capable of growing winter cereals and short term grass leys.

The land slopes away from Station Road starting at a height of 35 meters and running down to 20 metres by a brook. The field parcels are divided by hedgerows, local electricity lines run across the land north to south.

Lot two extends to 2.44 acres and is shown shaded blue on the plan currently it is all down to pasture and being grazed by a grazier. The land is divided into two parcels by tall hedging and a dyke traversing the field. A temporary stable has been constructed across the land this is owned by the grazier. The land adjoins the village on three sides of the boundary, there are a number of larger trees in the boundary hedges.The land is accessed via Chapel Street where there is a gate leading to the public highway.

Planning

Part of the land that forms Lot 1 approximately 50 acres, has been promoted as part of a consortium with other landowners for a Garden Village to be situated between Elton and Orston. Further details of this scheme can be provided by the selling agents.

Tenure

Lot 1 is being sold subject to the Farm Business Tenancy that shall terminate on the 30th September 2023.

Lot 2 is being sold subject to a grazing license that shall terminate on the 30th September with notice having been served on the licensee.




Acreage: 61.68 Acres