Mount Farm Batchelors Lane, Ratley, Banbury, Oxon OX15 6DW
Mount Farm Batchelors Lane, Ratley, Banbury, Oxon OX15 6DW
A well located small pasture farm complete with planning consent for a touring caravan and camping site which would also be suited to equestrian use Extending in all to 28.47 acres (11.52 hectares) or thereabouts
Banbury 5 miles Stratford Upon Avon 13 miles Warwick 15 miles Leamington Spa 15 miles, M40 5 miles Distances are Approximate
For sale as a whole
CHARTERED SURVEYORS • AUCTIONEERS • ESTATE AGENTS • VALUERS 98a Watling Street, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 6BT T: 01327 397 979 W: www.howkinsandharrison.co.uk Offices - Atherstone, Coventry, Daventry, Henley-in-Arden, Lutterworth, Northampton, Rugby and The London Office
Situation The property is located to the north of the village of Ratley near Banbury in an attractive part of Oxfordshire. Banbury is approximately 5 miles to the south east and provides a good range of everyday services, banks and shops. Ratley is an attractive rural village with good road access to the surrounding towns of Banbury, Stratford Upon Avon and Leamington Spa as well as access to the M40 road network at junctions 11 and 12. The nearest main line railway station is either Leamington Spa or Banbury with good services to London available from both.
The property is quietly situated at the end of Batchelors Lane which is accessed directly off Old Road, Ratley. Batchelors Lane is a no through road.
Description The property is an attractive small residential farm with the possibility of diversified income from the caravan and camping site. There are six field enclosures ranging in size with the topography on the whole being flat although slightly undulating towards the northern part of the property. The land is all permanent pasture subdivided by a mix of fences and mature hedgerows.
The majority of the land is currently used for livestock grazing and may historically have been used in arable production and therefore conversion of a couple of the larger fields may well be possible. The entrance to the property is off Batchelors Lane leading to an orchard of fruit trees with the house and farm buildings either side of the access.
Mount Farm House The house is of Hornton stone under a slate roof and was constructed in the late 1970s. It is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition and further details can be found on Stratford on Avon District Council’s Planning Register under planning reference S79/0919.
The accommodation is arranged over three floors and comprises the following. Entrance door leading into internal hall way with access to: Pantry with access to further storage cupboard. Shower Room with WC, wash basin.
First Floor Master bedroom with en suite comprising WC, wash basin and bath. Family bathroom with WC, wash basin, bath, electric shower, airing cupboard.
Utility Room with worktop and sink with mixer tap over.
Second Floor
Wet Room with WC, wash basin, shower.
Two further bedrooms and separate WC and wash basin.
Boiler Room with door leading to rear of the property.
Outside
Kitchen/Breakfast Room with central breakfast bar, floor and wall mounted kitchen units, built in gas cooker. Kitchen leads into:
There is a detached modern farm building of steel portal frame construction under a fibre cement roof with concrete panels and steel cladding. The building benefits from a three phase electricity supply.
Dining Room with access to hallway. Sitting Room with wood burning stove set in a stone fireplace. uPVC conservatory accessed from both sitting room and kitchen/ breakfast room with wood burning stove.
Town & Country Planning Two of the fields have planning consent under reference 10/01415/ FUL from Stratford on Avon District Council for use as a touring caravan park with capacity for 14 caravans. Full details of the consent can be seen on the Stratford on Avon District Council’s website using the above reference.
A schedule of acreages is shown below. OS No.
Description
Hectares
Acres
4017
Pasture
1.383
3.417
2804
Pasture
2.663
6.580
2886
Pasture
4.318
10.669
2173
Pasture with consent for touring caravans
0.411
1.016
1862
Pasture with permission for touring caravans
0.915
2.261
1585
Pasture & small building
0.113
0.279
1172
Pasture & building
1.678
4.146
General Information
Tenure & Possession The property is offered for sale freehold with vacant possession of the whole being given upon completion.
Basic Payment Scheme The land is registered for the Basic Payment Scheme and the vendors have made the Basic Payment Scheme application for 2017. There are 10.07 hectares of BPS entitlements included in the sale. The land is mapped with the Rural Land Register.
Services The house and main farm building are connected to mains water and single phase electricity. The house has oil fired central heating and is connected to mains drainage.
Boundaries & Fencing
Outgoings
The vendors are not aware of the ownership of the boundaries, but have always maintained their side of any boundary hedges.
The property is within Stratford Upon Avon local authority and falls within Council Tax Band E, the amount payable for 2017/2018 is £2,083.99.
Lotting The vendor reserves the right to offer the property for sale in any order other than that described in these particulars, to subdivide, amalgamate or withdraw the property from sale without prior notice.
Method of Sale The property will be offered for sale by private treaty as a whole and interested parties should submit their offers to the agent’s Towcester office.
Viewing Strictly by prior appointment through the agent’s Towcester office 01327 353575 or email
[email protected]
There is a mains water supply to a number of the fields but we cannot confirm that this is in working order.
Local Authorities
There are a number of electricity points for the caravans to connect to.
Stratford on Avon District Council Tel. 01789 267575
[email protected]
None of the above services have been tested and purchasers should note that it is their specific responsibility to make their own enquiries of the appropriate authorities as to the location, adequacy and availability of main water, electricity and drainage services.
Rights Of Way Etc
Severn Trent Water Tel. 0845 7500500
[email protected] Western Power Distribution Tel. 0800 096 3080
[email protected]
The property is not crossed by any public or private rights of way as far as we are aware.
Fixtures & Fittings
It is understood that Batchelors Lane is a public highway.
Only those items specifically mentioned in the sale particulars are included within the sale, all other items are specifically excluded.
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, easements and wayleaves that may exist over the same whether disclosed or not.
There may be the possibility to purchase various fixtures and fittings by separate negotiation.
Sporting, Timber & Mineral Rights
Soil Type and Land Grade
All rights are believed to be held with the freehold owner and will be included within a sale.
The land is classified as Grade 4 on the Land Classification maps as produced by DEFRA, with the soil being described as well drained brashy fine and coarse loamy soils of the Banbury Series.
Plan, Area & Description The plan, area and description are believed to be correct in every way, but no claim will be entertained by the vendor or the agents in respect of any error, omissions or misdescriptions. The plan is for identification purposes only.
IMPORTANT NOTICE 1. These particulars have been prepared in good faith to give a fair overview of the property. If any points are particularly relevant to your interest in the property please ask for further information. 2. Nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the property is in a good structural condition or otherwise, nor that any services, appliances, equipment or facilities are in good working order. Purchasers should satisfy themselves on such matters prior to purchase. 3. The photograph/s depict only certain parts of the property. It should not be assumed that any contents, furnishings/furniture etc. photographed are included in the sale. It should not be assumed that the property remains as displayed in the photograph/s. No assumptions should be made with regard to parts of the property that have not been photographed. Please ask for further information if required. 4. Any areas, measurements or distances referred to are given as a GUIDE ONLY and are not precise. If such details are fundamental to a purchase, purchasers must rely on their own enquiries or those which can be performed by their appointed advisers.
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Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Crown Copyright (ES10008525). NOT TO SCALE.
Farm Cottage
Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Crown Copyright (ES10008525). NOT TO SCALE.
Ratley
Energy Efficiency Rating
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