The Land
The land lies in a single contiguous block with direct vehicular access on the southern boundary from the Cranbrook Road.The land is typical of traditional Wealden Grade 3 permanent pasture, and has been the subject of very little maintenance, having been vacant for some years.

The property is subdivided into six small fields, each edged with a mixture of native hedging and dilapidated post and wire fencing.Both the land and building would now benefit from a programme of repair and improvement.

The Building
Adjacent to the principal access point on the southern boundary is the portal framed Atcost barn which has a gross external area of approximately 140 sq m (1,500 sq ft). The building is of concrete framed construction under a corrugated fibre cement roof.

General

Method of sale: The property is offered for sale as a whole by private treaty. A deadline may be set for best offers and interested parties are therefore encouraged to register their interest with the selling agent at an early opportunity.

Access: The principal point of access is in the south eastern corner of the land, directly from the Cranbrook Road. Given the overgrown nature of the boundary hedge, it is difficult to establish what secondary access points may have been in historic use.

Services: The land is not believed to have any current service connections. Interested parties should rely on their own enquiries as to the location, suitability and availability of service connections.

Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way:
The property is being sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights including; rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water and gas and other pipes whether referred to in these particulars or not. There are no public rights of way shown on the Kent County Council Definitive Map as crossing the farm.

Restrictive Covenant: The land is subject to a restrictive covenant imposed in two conveyances dated 1974 and 1976 which state that ‘The Transferee and his successors in title will not carry on any pig or chicken farming on the land hereby transferred.’

Basic Payment: No basic payment entitlements are included in the sale.

Designations: The land is not situated within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or a SSSI.

Sporting, timber and mineral rights: All mineral, timber and sporting rights are included in the freehold sale, in so far as they are owned.

Local authority: Ashford Borough Council, Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford TN23 1PL

VAT: Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the event that a sale of the property, or any part of it, or any right attached to it, becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition

Health and safety: Given the potential hazards of a working farm, we ask you to be as vigilant as possible when making your inspection for your own personal safety. Please contact Strutt & Parker on the details below to arrange a viewing.

Solicitors: Wilsons Solicitors LLP, Alexandra House, St Johns Street, Salisbury, SP1 2SB

Overage: A new overage clause will be imposed at date of sale. The Buyer will be required to enter into an overage agreement with the Seller for a period of 25 years from the date of the purchase. If the Buyer, or any subsequent owner, obtains and implements a planning permission for residential or commercial development, including any permitted development (or sells the property with the benefit of that planning permission) the Buyer will be required to pay the Seller 25% of any uplift in value of the property. Information on this can be obtained from the selling agent

Situation
The land is situated on the Cranbrook Road, to the south west of the village of Biddenden, surrounded by open countryside, with vehicular access directly from the public road. Biddenden is a thriving village with a good range of shops, public house, restaurant and local facilities. More substantial facilities including supermarkets, schools and a wider range of shops and leisure activities are available in the nearby towns of Cranbrook and Tenterden