Land At Wisbech Road, Eldernell, Whittlesey, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7

AN EXTENSIVE FARMING AND/OR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

1,282.79 ACRES (519.14 HECTARES) OF PREDOMINANTLY GRADE 1 AND 2 LAND

ROOT CROPPING LAND WITH IRRIGATION

AVAILABLE AS A WHOLE OR IN 6 LOTS

A substantial commercial farming opportunity extending to approximately 1,282 acres (519 hectares), offering highly productive predominantly Grade 1 and 2 irrigated arable land, five farmyards with agricultural buildings and irrigation infrastructure, available in six Lots.

Detailed Description

INTRODUCTION
An extensive farming and/or investment opportunity comprising mainly Grade 1 and 2 land with the majority of the soils belonging to the productive Downholland 1 Soil Series. The property is offered for sale as part of a business reorganisation.

Together, the properties form a highly productive unit suited to large scale commercial combinable and root cropping systems, supported by extensive
agricultural infrastructure, including farm buildings and irrigation licences.

The freehold is available for sale and is being sold by Private Treaty.

Available as a whole or in six Lots.

GUIDE PRICES

FOR THE WHOLE: £14,300,000

LOT 1 - Decoy Farm: £3,000,000
LOT 2 - Eldernell, Kingsland, Bridge House Farm: £6,100,000
LOT 3 - Willow Farm: £2,900,000
LOT 4 - West Fen: £1,850,000
LOT 5 - Land off Wype Road: £290,000
LOT 6 - Yard and buildings at Flint Farm: £160,000

LOCATION & SITUATION

WHAT3WORDS
Lot 1 - Decoy Farm
Farm Buildings Entrance: ///bumpy.overcomes.refrain
Lot 2 - Eldernell and Kingsland
Kingsland Farm Building Entrance: ///square.trickled.aimed
Bridge House Farm Building Entrance: ///investors.crossing.twigs
Lot 3 - Willow Farm
Farm Building: ///zaps.plodding.catch
Lot 4 - West Fen
Land Entrance: ///perch.village.basic
Lot 5 - Land off Wype Drove
Track Entrance: ///squares.droplet.unzipped
Lot 6 - Flint Farm
Farm Building Entrance: ///mere.honeybees.running

LOTTING
Lot 1 - Decoy Farm

Extending to approximately 279.09 acres (112.95 hectares) in total, including approximately 275.13 acres (111 hectares) of Grade 2 and 3 arable land, farmyard and range of farm buildings (Building 1 & 2).

Decoy Farm has its own 10,908 m3 spray irrigation abstraction Licence (Licence Number: AN/032/0011/032).

The main access to Decoy Farm is owned by the sellers, however it is shared with the adjoining fishing club. The areas hatched black on
the Decoy Farm Sale Plan are not included in the Sale and belong to the fishing club.

There is a tele-communication mast situated in the yard at Decoy Farm (See Tele-Communication Mast Section).

Lot 1 is being sold subject to 50 year Overage Agreement (see Overage Section).

Lot 2 - Eldernell, Kingsland and Bridge House Farms
Extending to approximately 548.79 acres (222 hectares) in total, including approximately 546.73 acres (221 hectares) of Grade 1 and 2 arable land and three farmyards including Kingsland, Eldernell and Bridge House Farms (see Building Plans).

Lot 2 includes a six million gallon reservoir along with two, 50,000m3 and 10,274m3 spray irrigation water abstraction Licences (Licence Numbers: AN/033/0053/145/R01 and AN/033/0053/144/ R01).

Lot 3 - Willow Farm
Extending to approximately 254.63 acres (103 hectares) in total, including approximately 254 acres (102.79 hectares) of Grade 1 arable land, a farmyard and grain dryer/store (Building 6).

Lot 4 - West Fen

Extending to approximately 172.10 acres (69.65 hectares) of Grade 1 bare arable land.

Lot 4 benefits from a 25,250m3 spray irrigation Abstraction Licence from inland drain abstraction. The Licence includes the land within Lot 3 and Lot 4.

Lot 5 - Flint Farm
Extending to approximately 26.56 acres (10.75 hectares) of Grade 1 bare arable land.

Lot 5 benefits from irrigation, forming part of the Kingsland and Eldernell spray irrigation and reservoir fill Abstraction Licence.

Access to the land comes off Wype Drove along a farm track (not included in the sale) marked brown on the Sale Plan.

Lot 6 - Flint Farm
Flint Farm comprises a range of general purpose agricultural buildings with development potential, subject to planning. The yard and buildings are situated in a single Lot with the plot size extending to approximately 1.62 acres (0.66 hectares).

Lot 6 is being sold subject to an Overage provision (see Overage Section).