Redhouse Farm Waddingworth, Lincolnshire

Redhouse Farm Waddingworth, Lincolnshire

Redhouse Farm Waddingworth, Lincolnshire LN10 5EE Brigg 01652 653669 ddmagriculture.co.uk

Approximate distances Woodhall Spa 6.8 miles Horncastle 6.3 miles Lincoln 17 miles Louth 16 miles Newark on Trent 33 miles An exciting opportunity to purchase a well presented farm in the very heart of Lincolnshire A handsome modern farmhouse in a most attractive setting 3 reception rooms 4 principal bedrooms 2 bathrooms Self-contained suite, presently incorporated into main house but independently providing hall, dining kitchen, living room, bedroom and shower room In all about 4,144 sq ft Agricultural occupancy condition 2 ranges of general purpose farm buildings Grain storage and drying facilities Conversion potential on traditional buildings, subject to planning Productive arable land with excellent access In all about 527.46 acres (213.46 hectares) For sale by private treaty as a whole Newark 01636 642500 fishergerman.co.uk

Situation Redhouse Farm is located in the small scattered hamlet of Waddingworth, just a few miles from the historic market town of Horncastle and Woodhall Spa, home to St. Hugh s Preparatory School and famous for the world-renowned National Golf Centre, ranked 25th in Golf World magazine s World Top 100 Golf Courses. The farm is situated in the centre of the county to the west of the Lincolnshire Wolds which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Cathedral City of Lincoln lies about 17 miles to the west of the property, offering a comprehensive range of business, leisure and cultural opportunities and the highly regarded Lincoln Minster School. The farm is at the heart of three local fox hunts, The Burton, The Southwold & Blankney and the East Lincolnshire Basset Hounds. Railway services are available at Lincoln which links to Newark Northgate, with fast services into London Kings Cross. A number of trunk and A roads are within easy reach including A1, 15, 16, 17 and 46 and these principal roads of the region provide swift access to various destinations. East Midlands Airport, Humberside Airport and the Robin Hood Airport are all easily accessible. Description Redhouse Farm is a 527 acre Lincolnshire Farm set amidst unspoilt countryside in the very centre of Lincolnshire. The farm comprises 4 contiguous arable areas with easy access provided by public roads and the two farm tracks through the principal block of land. The property includes a substantial farmhouse built in 1999 in an attractive setting surrounded by gardens and young woodland. There are two ranges of farm buildings; one adjacent to the farmhouse which comprises a number of traditional farm buildings which could be suitable for a variety of uses, subject to planning permission, and the other range at Spotted Lodge to the south comprising grain stores and a drying system.

The farmhouse Redhouse Farmhouse is an attractive property which was built in 1999 and extends to approximately 4,144 sq ft. The property is of brick construction beneath slate roofs with good fenestration, projecting bays and a prominent front entrance presenting architectural interest. The house benefits from double glazing throughout and includes an integral annexe. A South facing entrance porch leads into the reception hall which features the attractive principal staircase. Off here is a cloakroom, the main reception rooms, family kitchen and office areas. The sitting room has South and Westerly bay windows with French doors leading out to the garden at the side of the house. The focal point of the room is a substantial brick fireplace with a mutli-fuel stove and the sitting room opens directly into an adjoining library area. The dining room has an open fireplace, dual aspect windows and is ideally placed with double doors into the kitchen. The kitchen has wall and floor mounted units, an integral larder and a 4 door oil fired Aga. Off the kitchen are utility and boot rooms. On the first floor there are four bedrooms in the main part of the house radiating off generous landing areas. The large master bedroom has an en-suite Jack and Jill style shower room. There is a separate family bathroom with large spa bath, WC, basin and laundry chute.

Whilst presently integrated within the accommodation of the main house, there is an integral self-contained annexe within the farmhouse which has its own access at the side of the property. The annexe comprises a kitchen/dining room on the ground floor complete with wall and floor mounted units, integrated appliances, multi-fuel stove and French doors to the garden. There is a shower room on the ground floor and on the first floor the annexe accommodation comprise a large living area together with a double bedroom. The farmhouse is accessed via a long avenue driveway providing a most attractive approach. The drive divides into two with a spur serving the farmland, yards and buildings and a further gateway leading into the gardens for the house. The drive passes around lawned islands planted with shrubs and trees and providing direct access to the front and side entrances to the house. The house has a lovely setting within mature gardens that include expansive lawns, a wildlife pool and tennis lawn, all contained within a deep belt of young but well established woodland displaying a wide variety of broadleaf trees. Redhouse Farm Approximate gross internal floor area = 385 sq m / 4144 sq ft Study 3.00 x 2.75 9 10 x 9 0 3.88 x 4.30 12 9 x 14 1 Study 2.30 x 2.75 7 7 x 9 0 Boot Room 2.42 x 2.75 7 11 x 9 0 Entrance Hall Utility Room Dining Kitchen 5.40 x 3.75 17 9 x 12 4 Kitchen 5.40 x 4.25 17 9 x 13 11 N S Sitting Room 7.70 x 5.85 25 3 x 19 2 Dining Room 6.10 x 4.26 20 0 x 14 0 Ground Floor Living Room 5.40 x 6.26 17 9 x 20 6 Bedroom 6.52 x 3.00 21 5 x 9 10 Bedroom 3.43 x 3.00 11 3 x 9 10 Energy Efficiency Rating Master Bedroom 6.10 x 4.25 20 0 x 13 11 Bedroom 3.00 x 4.30 9 10 x 14 1 Bedroom 3.00 x 4.30 9 10 x 14 1 Illustration for identification purposes only, measurements are approximate, not to scale. JonHolmesPhotography 2015 First Floor

Buildings at Redhouse Farm There are a number of useful agricultural buildings at Redhouse Farm which lie to the east of the farmhouse and comprise as follows: Building Building Description Number 1 Workshop About 17.7m x 12.6m. Timber framed building with brick front and sides. The building has a steel roller shutter door, sheet steel roof, concrete floor and three phase electricity. 2 Implement shed About 16.8m x 5.4m. Open fronted pole-barn lean-to with fibre cement roof and walls and an earth floor. 3 General purpose store About 14.67m x 8.7m. Pole barn lean-to with a steel sheet roof, fibre cement side cladding and an earth floor. 4 Traditional barn About 27.7m x 6.95m. Brick barn which is open to one end and has a concrete floor. Buildings adjacent to Spotted Lodge The buildings at Spotted Lodge are easily accessible from the road and have a large concrete pad and loading area in front of them. The yard has connections to mains water and electricity including a three phase power supply. Building Building Description Number 1 Grain store About 18.3m x 27.45m. Steel portal framed grain store with fibre cement roof, brick walls to 2.53m with fibre cement cladding and a concrete floor. The building has an eaves height of about 4.13m and sliding steel doors. There is overhead conveyor system from the adjoining grain dryer. The grain store has a 1000 tonne capacity. 2 Grain dryer About 9.4m x 6.2m. Steel portal framed building with a fibre cement roof, steel clad sides and a concrete floor. There is an Allmet 10 tonne an hour continuous flow dryer. 3 Fan house About 10.2m x 4m. A pole barn with steel sheet roof and sides and an earth floor housing the dryer extractor fan. 4 Grain silo, 550 With a sweep auger, stirrer, ventilation fan and temperature regulated tonne LPG fired burner.

The farmland Redhouse Farm is approximately 527.46 acres (213.46 hectares) in all and is divided into four principal ring fenced parcels plus one paddock of about 1.68 acres, all contiguous with very good access arrangements provided by farm tracks and perimeter roads. The extent of the land is shown on the land plan within this brochure and is summarised in the schedule below. The areas shown display the full extent of fields with the majority land use. A number of the arable fields have young woodland located in the field corners. Copies of Rural Land Register Maps are available on request. Field No. Description Hectares Acres 0541 Arable 50.43 124.62 4858 Arable 26.21 64.76 2076 Arable 39.22 96.91 7592 Arable 8.61 21.28 5315 House, gardens, buildings, 2.36 5.83 yards, farm tracks Block sub-total 126.83 313.40 9578 Arable 23.17 57.25 2163 Arable 11.34 28.02 Block sub-total 34.51 85.27 7226 Arable 26.79 66.20 Block sub-total 26.79 66.20 1728 Arable, grain store and silo 17.66 43.64 1903 Arable 6.99 17.27 Block sub-total 24.65 60.91 9948 Paddock 0.68 1.68 Block sub-total 0.68 1.68 Total 213.46 527.46 General Information In addition to the details provided below, a significant amount of additional information regarding the farm is available to prospective purchasers upon request. Method of sale The farm is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole. Tenure and possession Redhouse Farm is to be sold freehold and it is intended that vacant possession will be granted on completion. Planning The house is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition. Permission for the construction of the house was granted in 1996 by East Lindsey District Council (Application ref: S/193/0998/96). Planning permission has been granted for the construction of a new garage around the house (Application ref: S/193/01094/12). Planning permission has been granted for an agricultural farm building, about 24m x 18m situated on the north side of the beet storage pad (Application ref: S/193/00915/14). Planning permission was granted (Application ref: S/193/01027/10) for a 16,000 bird free-range egg laying poultry unit at Redhouse Farm. The building has not been erected but planning permission has been implemented by the construction of the access road. A planning application has been submitted to East Lindsey District Council for the conversion of the traditional farm buildings at Redhouse Farm to residential use. Soil types and land classification The land is shown on the Provisional Land Classification Map as being Grade 3 land. The soils are of the Wickham 2 and Ragdale Series which are mainly suited to the production of winter sown combinable crops but sugar beet has been grown on part of the farm in the past. Basic Payment Scheme The majority of the land is registered on the Rural Land Register and is eligible to receive entitlements from the Basic Payment Scheme. The vendor has submitted the claim for 2015 and will retain this payment. There are 206.85 entitlements included (they will be subject to VAT) and the relevant number of entitlements will be transferred to the purchaser. Cross compliance The vendors will be responsible for the cross compliance up to the date of completion with the purchaser responsible thereafter. The purchaser will indemnify the vendor against any non-compliance which results in any penalty or reduction to the vendor s payment under the Basic Payment Scheme. Agri-environmental schemes The farm is sold subject to an Entry Level Stewardship Scheme running until December 2015. The purchaser will be required to comply with the terms of the Scheme, for the required period, and indemnify the vendor against any penalty or loss for noncompliance. Past cropping Cropping records for previous years and other information on the farming of the property are available on request from the Joint Agents. Land drainage The farm has been under-drained with a number of comprehensive schemes. Copies of drainage plans are available from the Joint Agents.

VAT Should any sale or any other part of the farm or any right attached to it become a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable by the purchaser in addition to the contract price. Holdover The vendor will reserve a right of holdover to use the grain stores following the 2015 harvest. If appropriate and timescales dictate, the purchaser may be required to take and pay for any growing crops including seed, fertiliser, sprays and lime, plus tillage in accordance with the CAAV costings guide, in addition to the price offered for the property. Contractors rates will be charged where applicable. Nitrate Venerable Zone The farm lies within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. Minerals, sporting and timber rights As far as they are owned, the mineral and sporting rights as well as standing timber are included in the freehold sale. Services Mains water and electricity are connected to the farmhouse. The farmhouse has a private drainage system and oil fired central heating. A water supply and three phase electricity supply is connected to the buildings at Redhouse Farm and Spotted Lodge. Local authorities East Lindsey District Council, Tedder Hall, Manby Park, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 8UP. Telephone: 01507 601111. www.e-lindsey.gov.uk Lincolnshire County Council, County Offices, Newland, Lincoln LN1 1YL Tel: 01522 552222. www.lincolnshire.gov.uk Council Tax Redhouse Farm is listed as being Council Tax band E with the 2015/16 charge being 1,733.92. Drainage rates Drainage rates on 10.886 ha of land are payable to the Witham Third District Internal Drainage Board. For the current year to April 2016 the drainage rate payable is 92.89. There is a general land drainage charge payable to the Environment Agency. Energy Performance Certificate rating The EPC rating for the property is D. A copy of the certificate is available on request. Employees No employees will be transferred with the farm under TUPE. Plans, schedules and boundaries The plans and schedules within these particulars are based on Ordnance Survey data and are provided for reference only. They are believed to be correct but accuracy is not guaranteed. The purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and the extent of ownership. Neither the vendor nor the vendor s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof. Rights of way, wayleaves and easements The property is sold subject to all rights of way, wayleaves and easements whether or not they are defined in this brochure. There is a public footpath crossing the western end of Field 7226 There is a right of access across the farmyard to St Margaret s Church. The farm is crossed by a high pressure gas main and there are overhead electricity lines crossing the farm. Copies of documents relating to the rights of way, easements and wayleaves are available from the agents. Fixtures and fittings All items generally known as fixtures and fittings, whether referred to in this brochure or not, are expressly excluded from the sale. For the house, fitted carpets are included but furniture, contents, curtains, light fittings and garden statuary are specifically excluded. Some items may be available by separate negotiation. Overage clause The farm is to be sold subject to a development uplift clause attributable only to field parcel number 9948, a separate paddock of about 1.68 acres (0.68 hectare) located but not attached to the 3 main blocks of land in the southern half of the farm, flanked by two residential properties, Mayfield Farm and Woodland View. The clause will be for a term of 25 years with 50% of any uplift in value from development or sale following the granting of planning permission for development to be payable to the vendors. Directions and postcode From the north and east turn to the west off the A158 Horncastle- Lincoln road at Baumber towards Bardney. The farm is located approximately three miles on the right. From the south and west take the road from Bardney signed Baumber. The farm is located approximately five miles on the left. The postcode for the property is LN10 5EE. Viewings Viewing of Redhouse Farm is strictly by appointment through the joint agents: Fisher German LLP 01636 642500 DDM Agriculture 01652 653669 Health and safety Redhouse Farm is a working farm and given the associated potential hazards we ask you to be as vigilant as possible when making your inspection and to take extra care around the farm machinery and buildings. Please note: Fisher German LLP and joint agents DDM Agriculture give notice that: The particulars are produced in good faith are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute or form any part of an offer or any contract. No person within Fisher German LLP or DDM Agriculture has any authority to make or give representation or warranty on any property. Any measurements, areas and distances are approximate only. Services, equipment and facilities have not been tested. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection or survey. Sales brochure produced June 2015. Photographs taken May 2015..