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Property description & features
- Stunning Coastal and In-land Views
- 28.30 Acres (11.45 Hectares)
- Direct Road Access
- Income from Transmitter Mast & Stewardship
- For Sale by Private Treaty
- FREEHOLD
Situation - The land is situated on the edge of Berrynarbor, an attractive village near the North Devon coast, within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and a short distance from the Exmoor National Park.
The beach at Combe Martin is 1.5 miles to the north-west and the harbour town of Ilfracombe is 4 miles to the west. The larger town of Barnstaple lies 10 miles south of the land.
Description - The land lies within a ring-fence and comprises 28.30 acres (11.45 hectares) of gently sloping and sloping pasture land adjoining Berrynarbor village.
There are panoramic views over the coast towards Hangman Point and over the surrounding countryside towards the Sterridge Valley. The land is divided into five main enclosures which are used for grazing and recent improvements to the fencing have been carried out with assistance from a capital grant.
There is additional income from the transmitter mast and an existing countryside stewardship agreement.
Access - There is access to the land from Barton Lane (public highway).
Services - The land is currently served by a spring fed water supply. There are no mains services connected.
Method Of Sale - The land is offered for sale by private treaty, as one lot.
Tenure - The land is owned freehold.
Countryside Stewardship (Cs) - There is a CS agreement in place until 31st December 2026. The management options include permanent grassland with very low inputs (GS2) and hedgerow management (BE3). The purchaser will be required to take over the management responsibility for the CS for the remaining term of the agreement.
Overage (Development Uplift) - There will be an overage condition within the sale contract on the following basis:
The seller will receive a payment equivalent to 25% of the increase in value of the land should planning consent be approved within the area hatched on the land plan for any residential use within a period of 30 years from the completion date. The trigger for the overage is the approval of planning consent the overage payment will be made within 12 months of the date on which the planning consent is approved.
Transmitter Relay Station - The land is sold subject to a lease between the landowner and Arquiva Limited, who operate the transmitter mast. The lease was for a 20 year period from 8th November 2000 with an initial rent of £3,500 per annum linked to the Retail Price Index.
In 2022 the rent payment received was £12,974.27. The landowner is currently negotiating terms for a new lease.
Designations - The land is not within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) but is within the North Devon Coastal Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Local Authority - North Devon District Council. [use Contact Agent Button]. ().
Sporting And Mineral Rights - The sporting and mineral rights insofar as they are owned are included with the freehold.
Wayleaves & Rights Of Way - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of any wayleave agreement and any public or private rights of way that may affect it.
There are no public rights of way passing across the land.
There is a right of access for all purposes over the strip coloured brown adjacent to Barton Lane. The seller will require a right to access the water tank (shown with a blue square on the plan) for maintenance / replacement if required.
Land Plan - A plan which is not to scale, is included with these sale particulars for identification purposes only.
Viewing - Please contact Stags to arrange a viewing appointment. [use Contact Agent Button]. [use Contact Agent Button]
Directions - From the Church at the centre of Berrynarbor proceed north on Barton Lane towards Combe Martin for 0.25 miles and the entrance gate into the land will be found on the right.
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