Sporting estate for sale: Holywell Farm, Rutland

The rolling topography, well-established woodland and areas of cover crop lends itself to being an excellent shoot; not to mention potential stalking opportunities from the presence of fallow and muntjac deer. The 4 lots encompass a large converted granary home, farmland and barns with the potential for conversion. For sale in lots or as a whole for £7.5m.

Features

5 Bedroom barn conversion completed in 2019 Farm buildings with planning consent for conversion into a five-bedroom home
Planning consent for a new grain store
522.68 acres of arable land
120.10 acres of pasture Woodland
Undulating ground forming the basis of a well-regarded shoot
Stamford 7 miles, Oakham 11 miles, Grantham 15 miles

Situation

Holywell Farm lies on the border of Rutland and Lincolnshire about 7 miles north of the market town of Stamford. The A1 Stretton junction lies about four miles to the west of the property and there are excellent rail links at Grantham or Peterborough. There are good facilities available at Stamford or Grantham and schooling in the area is exceptional at Stamford, Oakham, Uppingham and Oundle.

Lot 1 - Holywell Farm

About 339.23 acres (137 ha) shaded pink on the plan. The land is situated on the eastern side of the farm with access off the Holywell Road to the south and east. The farm has a network of internal tracks providing excellent access for farm and domestic traffic.

Farmland

The majority of the land is in arable production. The land is classified as Grade 3 by DEFRA being of the Elmton 1 and 2, and Ragdale soil series described as being suitable for cereals and short term grassland.

The land has been farmed on a contract farming arrangement and a full cropping history is available in the information pack. Planning consent has been obtained for a new grain store in field number 8354, further information is available from the vendor’s agent.

Lot 2 - Land at Clipsham

About 352.47 acres (142 ha) shaded blue on the plan. The land is situated on the western side of the farm and benefits from access off the Holywell Road and Castle Bytham Road. The land is classified as Grade 3 by DEFRA being of the Elmton 1 and 2, and Ragdale soil series described as being suitable for cereals and short term grassland. The land has been farmed on a contract farming arrangement and a full cropping history is available in the information pack.

Lot 3 - Lark Hill Barns

About 10.54 acres (4.25ha). The barns benefit from planning consent for conversion into an impressive five-bedroom property.

This has been granted by South Kesteven District Council under application number: S17/1917. There are about 6.81 acres of permanent pasture, as well as some nicely established amenity woodland which surround the barns

Lot 4 - The Old Granary

About 1.28 acres (0.52ha)
Immaculate 5 bedroom barn conversion Gardens | Garaging | Converted in 2019 EPC rating B

Method of sale

Holywell Farm is offered for sale with vacant possession as a whole, or in four lots by private treaty.

Services

Water: Each lot has its own independent metered mains water supply. Electric: The purchaser of lot 3 will have the right to connect to mains electricity.

Wayleaves, easments 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 is a footpath and a bridleway over the land. Further details are available from the vendor’s agent.

Basic payment scheme

The entitlements to the Basic Payment are included in the sale. In the event that the property is sold in lots the entitlements will be included with the eligible land on a pro rata basis at the discretion of the vendor (or their representatives). The vendor will retain the 2019 payment and will use reasonable endeavours to transfer the entitlements to the purchaser as soon after completion as the transfer rules allow.

Environmental schemes

The majority of the land is entered into a MidTier environmental scheme which commenced on 1st January 2017 until 31st December 2021. Annual payment is £18,046. The purchaser will be deemed to have full knowledge of the scheme and will take it on and comply with the scheme from completion. The vendor will retain any payments payable up to completion. Further details are available from the vendor’s agent.

Sporting Rights

All sporting rights are included in so far as they are owned. The game shooting rights are reseved to the Vendor until 1st February 2020. The stalking rights are reserved until 30th April 2020.

Timber & Mineral rights

The timber rights are included in so far as they are owned. Further information is available from the vendor’s agent.

The mineral rights to the majority of the property are not owned. The property lies adjacent to Holywell Quarry. There is currently a compensation claim under way in respect of the freehold property being sold.
Further

Planning

There is planning consent for the conversion of the barns in Lot 3 into a five-bedroom house. There is also planning consent for a grain store in field number 8354 in Lot 1. Further details are available in the information pack or from the vendor’s agent.