About this property
Key Features
Freehold with vacant possession
13.97 Acres of arable land in a single parcel
Description
An opportunity to acquire a regular shaped parcel of arable land extending to 5.58 hectares (13.79 acres) situated to the south of Schole Road, close to the village of Willingham. The land is classified as Grade 2 on the Agricultural Land Classification Map and the Soil Survey of England & Wales classifies the soils as being of the Denchworth Soil Association of which the soils are described as being slowly permeable stoneless clayey, strongly mottled soils. The boundaries of the land are formed with drainage ditches.
Cropping History: 2020-23 – Winter Wheat, 2019 – Winter Beans
Tenure
Freehold with vacant possession
Location
The land is situated on the south side of Schole Road, to the east of the village of Willingham, some 14 miles south west of the centre of the City of Ely, and 12 miles north of the City of Cambridge. Grid Reference: TL 4149 6949.
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Access
The land is accessed from Schole Road over a field in 3rd party ownership. The land has a right of way over the field which is detailed in the Auction Legal Pack.
Schole Road is a hardcore road with gated access, keys for which are provided to the relevant landowners by Cambridgeshire County Council.
Basic Payments Scheme
The land is registered on the Rural Land Register, but entitlements to claim are not included in the sale. The land forms part of the Vendor’s 2023 Basic Payment Scheme application and the Vendor will retain any payments
Auctioneers Note
The Seller retains the growing crop with a right to holdover until harvest or 29th September 2023. Please refer to Auction Legal Pack for details.
Wayleaves, Easements, Covenants and Rights of Way
The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of any wayleaves, easements, covenants and rights-of-way that may exist. All sporting, mineral and timber rights are included in the sale so far as they are owned. Please refer to the Auction Legal Pack for details.
Lot Type
Land
Legal Packs
www.cheffins.co.uk/auctions/property-auctions or Roger Covell of King & Co Solicitors, 238 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8RZ
Viewing
Cheffins Ely Rural Dept 01353 654900
Important notes
*Guide prices are provided as an indication of each seller's minimum expectation. They are not necessarily figures which a property will sell for and may change at any time prior to the auction. Each property will be offered subject to a Reserve price (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the property during the auction) which we expect will be set up to or within the Guide Range or no more than 10% above a single figure Guide. The reserve price will remain confidential between the seller and the auctioneer.
Fees: The guide price excludes any additional fees that the purchaser may incur, to include, but not limited to, Buyers Contract fee, Stamp Duty Land Tax, VAT, legal and search fees etc. Please refer to relevant Auction Legal Packs for details.�