An accessible and attractive south facing orchard on the southern periphery of The Blackdown Hills. In all about 3.16 acres (1.28 hectares) and available as a whole.

For Sale by Informal Tender (unless previously sold). All Tenders to be submitted by Friday 11 August 2023 at 12 noon.


The sale of this land affords prospective purchasers a rare opportunity to acquire an accessible and attractive parcel of land having been planted to orchard in approximately 2009 and affording a variety of apple (eating, cooking and cider), plum, pear, cherry, quince and hazelnut trees. The land is situated in a renowned agricultural area and enjoys an attractive rural position, enclosed within natural hedgerow boundaries. Situated on the northern edge of land is a timber shed.

In total the land extends to about 3.16 acres (1.28 Ha) and is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole as shown on the accompanying plan.

DESIGNATIONS
The land is situated within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

SERVICES
The land is being sold with no mains or any services. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries with regards to the availability of services in the locality.

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME
The land is being sold without any entitlements to the Basic Payment Scheme or any de-linked payments.

RIGHTS OF WAY, EASEMENTS, ETC
Planning consent was granted in 2013 under planning ref 13/1474/FUL for the erection of wooden shed for storage of agricultural implements.

The property is sold, and as far as required by the vendor, will be conveyed, subject to all rights of way, easements, and wayleaves of telegraph and telephone poles, stays and wires, electric pylons, poles and cables, water and gas pipes at present erected on and passing over or under the property and subject to the agreements affecting the same (if any) and to the Town and Country Planning Scheme affecting the same.

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING
The property, notwithstanding any description contained in these particulars, is sold subject to any Development Plan, Tree Preservation Order, Town Planning Scheme, Resolution Notice, which may be or may come to be in force and also subject to any statutory provision or by-laws without any obligation on the part of the vendor to specify them.

DEVELOPMENT COVENANT / OVERAGE
It is the vendor’s intention to impose a development covenant upon the sale whereby, should change of use or planning consent be obtained within 25 years from completion of the sale, the vendor’s or their successors in title will be entitled to 25% of the uplift in value as a result of the planning consent payable upon receiving such consent. Further details are available from the vendors agents.

TENURE
The land is of Freehold tenure offering vacant possession at the completion of the sale.

LOTTING
It is intended that the property will be offered as a whole as described within these particulars. The right is reserved however to alter or amend the prospective lotting and prospective purchasers shall not raise any requisition or objection whatsoever to any such change. Offers may be made for the property as a whole or with less land. If you are making a tender for the property with less land please attach a plan clearly marking the area to which the offer applies.

OUTGOINGS
The property is sold subject to any further outgoings as assessed whether stated in these sale particulars or not.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
East Devon, District Council Blackdown House, Border Road, Heathpark Industrial Estate, Honiton, EX14 1EJ [use Contact Agent Button].

OVERAGE / DEVELOPMENT CLAUSE
It is the vendor’s intention to impose a development covenant upon the sale.

The land has no current planning permission and is entirely in agricultural use. An overage provision is to be applied by the current vendors at a rate of 30% of the uplift in value above purchase value over a 30 year term triggered by a change of use planning permission, full planning approval or permitted development. This includes buildings for agricultural use and natural capital credit sales.

Further details are available from the vendors agents.

VIEWING
The land can be viewed at any reasonable time whilst in possession of the sales particulars, at the prospective purchasers own risk. All applicants are asked to respect the Country Code and close all gates.

The land occupies a delightful rural position approx. 0.30 miles to the north east of the centre of Awliscombe, a predominantly agricultural area primarily comprising pasture and arable land interspersed with an abundance of woodland. The popular village of Awliscombe offers a thriving local community with its parish church, village hall, and primary school, whilst the larger centre of Honiton lies approximately 2 miles to the south east and affords a good range of everyday shopping, banking and educational services, including primary and secondary schooling.

There are good road and rail communications with the A30 at Honiton providing an easy link to Exeter and the A303 trunk route, whilst the A373 provides access to Cullompton and the M5 motorway (Junction 28). Main line rail links to London are available at Honiton (Waterloo) and Tiverton Parkway (Paddington) with international airports at Exeter and Bristol.
The approximate position of the land is shown on the location plan on the back cover of these particulars.