FIREBEACON FARM

TO LET: An exciting opportunity to rent a productive mixed holding of some 254 acres, together with a four bedroom farmhouse, an extensive range of farm buildings and a mixture of productive arable and pasture land on a 10-year FBT. Informal tenders are invited by no later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday 5th December 2023

Farmhouse Accommodation - A well-proportioned four bedroom farmhouse with double glazing and LPG central heating supplemented with a wood burner.
Kitchen/Dining Area: A large dual aspect family kitchen/dining room with a range of modern fitted units and a dining area which extends into a bay window with extensive views over the garden and surrounding land.
Sitting Room: A large well-proportioned sitting room including a feature Devon stone fireplace and fully glazed patio doors opening out onto the garden.
Study, Utility, WC, Four Bedrooms and a Family Bathroom

The Garden and Grounds: Lawned garden to the south with productive vegetable patch.

Farm Land - The farm land extends to some 254 acres as shown edged red on the plan. The purple and blue shaded land is under separate ownerships and therefore will require two separate tenancy agreements, however the farm will be let as one whole farm.
On the land shaded green, the successful tenant will be expected to establish a crop of grass in the first year of the agreement and maintain as low input grassland throughout the course of the tenancy.
The majority of the land is classified as Grade 3 under the Agricultural Land Classification Map for the South West Region, running to Grade 4 on the steeper slopes.
The land is bordered and divided by traditional hedge banks. The majority of the arable land is Soilscape 6, freely draining slightly acid loamy soils. The grassland is mainly Soilscape 13, freely draining acid loamy soils over rock.
There are 3 farm tracks servicing the holding which also provides the access, shown in brown on the plan, to other estate properties.

Enviromental Schemes - The land is entered on the rural land registry, we understand from the outgoing tenant that the land is not entered into any environmental schemes. The landlord will welcome applications for environmental schemes.

Farm Buildings - Building 1: 36 m2. A former stable block awaiting renovation.
Building 2: 81 m2. A garage of block and timber construction under a corrugated fibre cement roof.
Building 3: 171 m2. A workshop and stone barn of concrete portal frame construction under a corrugated fibre cement roof.
Building 4: 162 m2. A storage barn of concrete portal frame construction under a corrugated fibre cement roof.
Building 5: 216 m2. An implement and storage shed of steel portal frame construction under a corrugated fire cement roof.
Building 6: 65 m2. A traditional cart linhay constructed from stone under a corrugated fibre asbestos cement roof.
Building 7: 288 m2. An opened sided shed constructed from a steel portal frame under a box profile cement fibre roof.
Building 8: 621 m2. A livestock building of mixed concrete and timber construction under a corrugated fibre cement roof.
Building 9: 216 m2. A livestock shed constructed from a concrete frame under a corrugated fibre cement roof.
Building 10: A silage clamp totalling some 250 m2.

Knightshayes Estate Aims - The Knightshayes Estate believes it can make a valuable contribution to the community through their following aims:
.Preserving the historic character of the area.
.Supporting generations of local farming families and offering the opportunity for young farmers to get into farming.
.Encouraging farmers to farm sustainably, allowing room for nature and contributing positively to the management of pollution.
Applications would be particularly welcome from tenants who plan to farm in an innovative, extensive and low input basis, whilst also forming part of the estate's community.

The Tenancy - Please refer to the Tender Pack for detailed information.
Tenure: Firebeacon Farm will be let as a whole under two separate Farm Business Tenancies.
The Term: An initial 10-year term, most likely with the option to extend subject to agreement between all parties at the time.
Start Date: 25th March 2024. Early entry for the land to facilitate winter cropping may be possible by separate arrangement.
Rent Payment Dates: The rent will be paid quarterly in advance each year upon signing the Tenancy Agreement.
Nitrate Vulnerable Zone: The land is not located within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.
Sporting and Mineral Rights: Both are reserved from the tenancy agreement.
Wayleaves, Rights of Way, etc: The property is let subject to and with the benefit of any wayleave agreements in respect of any electricity or telephone poles, wires, stays, cables, etc or water or drainage pipes etc either passing upon, over or under it. The property is also let subject to and with the benefit of any public or private rights of way or bridleways. There is a public footpath over the land on the track from Marley Farm to the south which then runs along the main farm drive.

Services - Firebeacon Farm benefits from the following services:

.Private water supply. The supply is adequate for the current mixed farming enterprise but would probably not support agricultural uses with a high water requirement. The tenants will be charged for water at 2/3rds of South West Water rates.
.There is no slurry storage and limited dirty water storage. Currently, without additional storage, the farm would only support straw bedded livestock enterprises.
.LPG central heating, supplemented by woodburner.
.Domestic drainage into a septic tank.
.Mains electricity.

Access - The property is accessed by Estate roads where access is shared with other Estate properties, as shown in brown on the plan. The farm is accessed relatively easily off the old Tiverton to Bampton road and in reach of the A361 North Devon Link Road and M5.

Viewings - Viewing days will be held between 11:00 and 16:00 on Wednesday 15th of November and between 11:00 and 16:00 on Wednesday 22nd of November. Unaccompanied viewings of the holding are not permitted without prior appointments made with Stags at 26 Fore Street, Totnes. Tender packs including copies of the Tenancy, farm and building plans, farm schedule and a Tender Form will be supplied on the viewing days.

Tenders - Informal Tenders are invited by no later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday 5th December 2023. Tender Forms and detailed Heads of Terms for the Tenancy Agreement are available from Stags upon request. All Tenders should be returned to Stags at 26 Fore Street, Totnes, in a sealed envelope marked "Firebeacon Farm Tender". The bid should be submitted using the Tender Form provided clearly stating the amount of annual rent tendered in pounds sterling. The Landlord is under no obligation to accept the highest, or any Tender.

Directions - From the A361, at the Bolham Roundabout take the south exit onto the Tiverton A3126 road. At the roundabout, take the first exit onto Lea Road signposted 'Moorhayes Park'. After 1/3 miles turn left onto Bolham Lane signposted 'Chettiscombe'. Follow the lane over the Link road and then take a right turn signposted 'Chettiscombe'. Continue straight for approximately 1.5 miles and then take a left turn onto Firebeacon Lane, opposite a pair of white cottages. When the road forks take the right hand lane. The farm yard and buildings can be found at the end of the lane. Take a right turn at the end of the lane and farm house is to the left.

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