Grace Millbank
Associate Director, East Midlands Estates and Farm Agency Department
Stamford Estate AgentsLot 2- Commecial Buildings and Equestrian Facilities About 6.40 acres (2.59 Ha) Church Farm buildings have been adapted and extended to provide varied and flexible storage and workshop premises all of which are fully let, with many of the tenants having been in occupation for a number of years. The buildings currently realise an annual rent of over £78,000.
The equestrian facilities that are let include American barn style stables and a floodlit sand based manège (Approx. 33m x 29m). In addition to there are about 5 acres of paddocks that can be used in conjunction with the stables or as additional storage and parking as the site develops further, subject to planning.
General Method of sale The Commecial Buildings and Equestrian Facilities are offered for sale as a whole, by private treaty, Subject to the leases, licenses and agreements outlined below. Further details are available from the vendor’s agent.
Services Church Farm has mains water, electricity, sewerage to both of the residential properties.
All of the farm buildings have either single phase or three phase electricity. Mains water and drainage serves the yard and buildings.
Tenure The property is sold freehold and subject to the occupations set out in these particulars.
Overage Church Farm land and buildings are sold subject to an overage on future non-agricultural development. The overage will not apply to any planning permissions granted or development or use in connection with agriculture, equestrian and forestry activities. If development takes place under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 or any subsequent act or change to the regulations then this will be a trigger event for overage. This overage will be effective for 20 years from the date of completion of the sale and will be payable on the implementation of planning permission (or disposal with planning permission) for such uses (excluding agriculture, forestry or equine use). The amount payable will be 25% of the increase in value resulting from that consent.
This property has 6.4 acres of land.
Situation Church Farm is located to the west of Wrestlingworth village is believed to date from 12th Century. Today Wrestlingworth is a vibrant village with a popular pub (The Chequers), Church of England Lower School, Memorial Hall used for various community events throughout the year, and St Peter’s Church.
Wrestlingworth is nearby to the local towns of Potton & Biggleswade, which both offer a range of shops, amenity and leisure facilities. The cities of Bedford (15 miles) & Cambridge (16 miles) offer a regional level of retail, leisure, restaurants, commercial and healthcare services.
The property is very accessible with the A1 being 5½ miles and the M11 motorway 17 miles. There are regular mainline train services from Biggleswade to London Kings Cross taking about 31 minutes.
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