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186.00 acre(s)
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Ask agent
Features and description
The Property
Readings Farm has been in the same family ownership for many years. Originally farmed in-hand, over more recent years the farm has been managed under a contract farming agreement. At the yard there is a range of modern and traditional buildings which provide grain and machinery storage as well as opportunities for alternative uses. The farmland is all to arable farming with the majority being to combinable crops and a small area of temporary grass.
Lot 1: 2.01 acres (0.81 ha) Readings Farmyard: Guide price £395,000
The farmyard is situated to the north of the A414 from which there is direct access, as well as having further access from a minor road. In all, the buildings extend to a little under 20,000 sqft and provide general storage as well as opportunities for change of use.
Telecom Mast leased to EE Ltd and Hutchison 3G UK Ltd from 14 May 2021 to 13 May 2031.
Lot 2: 140.62 acres (56.90 ha) Arable land: Guide price £1,435,000
A block of generally level arable land classified as Grade 2 Hanslope Series soils. The land is to three large fields with two smaller fields to the east and west, all of which is to arable cropping apart from a 4.89 acre field which is temporary grass. Access is from three gateways to Willingale Road.
Lot 3: 8.65 acres (3.50 ha) Arable land: Guide price £125,000
A single arable field to the north west of the farm with soils classified as Grade 2 Hanslope Series. Access is to Willingale Road.
Lot 4: 9.53 acres (3.86 ha) Arable land: Guide price £150,000
With frontage to both the A414 and to a minor road, the land is a single arable field with soils classified as Grade 3 Hornbeam Series. Access is from three points to the minor road.
The Vendor and their beneficiaries/successors will reserve a 25% share of the net uplift in value of the land due to any planning permission for any use other than for agricultural or equestrian for a period of 30 years following the date of completion of sale.
Lot 5: 25.62 acres (10.37 ha) Arable land: Guide price £275,000
With frontage to the A414 and to Fingrith Hall Lane, the land is a single arable field with soils classified as Grade 3 Hornbeam Series. Access is from two gateways to the A414 and one to Fingrith Hall Lane.
General
Method of Sale: Readings Farm is offered for sale by private treaty.
Tenure: Freehold.
Services: Lot 1 has mains water and electricity(single and three phase).
Overage Clawback: See Lot 4.
Land Drainage: Plans are available for inspection.
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 any other rights and obligations, easement 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.
Basic Payment: Entitlements to any Basic or De-Linked Payments relevant to the land offered for sale are excluded from the sale.
Mid Tier Countryside Stewardship Agreement: There is an agreement dated 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2026. This will be taken over by the buyer(s) and further information is available.
Holdover: Following completion of the sale(s) the vendor may require the right of Holdover over the arable land and over the General Purpose Building/grain store. Further details from the agents.
Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights: All sporting and timber rights are included in the freehold sale, insofar as they are owned.
Fixtures and Fittings: All items usually regarded as moveable fixtures and fittings and equipment are specifically reserved from the sale.
Local Authority: Epping Forest District Council, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex CM16 4BZ
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 & 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, particularly around the farm buildings and machinery. All viewings and appointments are strictly by prior appointment
with the vendor’s agent.
Viewings: Strictly by appointment with the vendor’s agents.
Location
Readings Farm is situated in the hamlet of Norton Heath which lies between Chipping Ongar and Chelmsford. The farm is easily accessed from the A414 as well as from minor roads which pass through the farmland, with local villages including Willingale, Roxwell and Blackmore all within easy reach.
Readings Farm has been in the same family ownership for many years. Originally farmed in-hand, over more recent years the farm has been managed under a contract farming agreement. At the yard there is a range of modern and traditional buildings which provide grain and machinery storage as well as opportunities for alternative uses. The farmland is all to arable farming with the majority being to combinable crops and a small area of temporary grass.
Lot 1: 2.01 acres (0.81 ha) Readings Farmyard: Guide price £395,000
The farmyard is situated to the north of the A414 from which there is direct access, as well as having further access from a minor road. In all, the buildings extend to a little under 20,000 sqft and provide general storage as well as opportunities for change of use.
Telecom Mast leased to EE Ltd and Hutchison 3G UK Ltd from 14 May 2021 to 13 May 2031.
Lot 2: 140.62 acres (56.90 ha) Arable land: Guide price £1,435,000
A block of generally level arable land classified as Grade 2 Hanslope Series soils. The land is to three large fields with two smaller fields to the east and west, all of which is to arable cropping apart from a 4.89 acre field which is temporary grass. Access is from three gateways to Willingale Road.
Lot 3: 8.65 acres (3.50 ha) Arable land: Guide price £125,000
A single arable field to the north west of the farm with soils classified as Grade 2 Hanslope Series. Access is to Willingale Road.
Lot 4: 9.53 acres (3.86 ha) Arable land: Guide price £150,000
With frontage to both the A414 and to a minor road, the land is a single arable field with soils classified as Grade 3 Hornbeam Series. Access is from three points to the minor road.
The Vendor and their beneficiaries/successors will reserve a 25% share of the net uplift in value of the land due to any planning permission for any use other than for agricultural or equestrian for a period of 30 years following the date of completion of sale.
Lot 5: 25.62 acres (10.37 ha) Arable land: Guide price £275,000
With frontage to the A414 and to Fingrith Hall Lane, the land is a single arable field with soils classified as Grade 3 Hornbeam Series. Access is from two gateways to the A414 and one to Fingrith Hall Lane.
General
Method of Sale: Readings Farm is offered for sale by private treaty.
Tenure: Freehold.
Services: Lot 1 has mains water and electricity(single and three phase).
Overage Clawback: See Lot 4.
Land Drainage: Plans are available for inspection.
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 any other rights and obligations, easement 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.
Basic Payment: Entitlements to any Basic or De-Linked Payments relevant to the land offered for sale are excluded from the sale.
Mid Tier Countryside Stewardship Agreement: There is an agreement dated 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2026. This will be taken over by the buyer(s) and further information is available.
Holdover: Following completion of the sale(s) the vendor may require the right of Holdover over the arable land and over the General Purpose Building/grain store. Further details from the agents.
Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights: All sporting and timber rights are included in the freehold sale, insofar as they are owned.
Fixtures and Fittings: All items usually regarded as moveable fixtures and fittings and equipment are specifically reserved from the sale.
Local Authority: Epping Forest District Council, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex CM16 4BZ
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 & 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, particularly around the farm buildings and machinery. All viewings and appointments are strictly by prior appointment
with the vendor’s agent.
Viewings: Strictly by appointment with the vendor’s agents.
Location
Readings Farm is situated in the hamlet of Norton Heath which lies between Chipping Ongar and Chelmsford. The farm is easily accessed from the A414 as well as from minor roads which pass through the farmland, with local villages including Willingale, Roxwell and Blackmore all within easy reach.
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Strutt & Parker - Eastern Estates & Farm Agency, Ipswich
The Stables, Wherstead Park
Wherstead, Ipswich, Suffolk
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