92.03 ACRES (37.24ha) OF PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND IN A PROMINENT POSITION IN SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE WITH ROAD FRONTAGE.

An excellent opportunity to purchase an attractive ring-fenced block of arable land capable of producing combinable crops and sugar beet. The land is situated in South Cambridgeshire however in close proximity to the Hertfordshire/Central Bedfordshire border and benefits from excellent transport links.

The land is offered for sale with vacant possession on completion.

LOCATION The land is located approximately 1 mile south of the village of Arrington, 5 miles north of the town of Royston and the University City of Cambridge is situated 10 miles to the north east. The land has road frontage onto the B1042, via gated access and is in close proximity to the roundabout connecting the A603 to Cambridge and A1198 to the north and south.

METHOD OF SALE The land is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole.

DESCRIPTION The land is gently undulating from north to south and contained within a ring-fenced block. The land is naturally split into two parcels, separated by a drain. The land is classified as Grade 3 and is of the Evesham 3 soil series of slowly permeable calcareous clayey, and fine loamy over clayey soils. It is in arable cultivation and farmed on a rotation of combinable crops and sugar beet.

There are mature hedgerows and ditches defining the boundaries. The land benefits from an additional right of access from the A1198 via the BP Garage at Arrington, running to the south of Arrington Telephone Exchange.

Land drainage has been installed where necessary and a regular programme of mole drainage has been undertaken.

The cropping history can be found in the brochure.

DEVELOPMENT OVERAGE The land will be sold subject to a Development Overage in the event that planning permission is granted for any development other than for agricultural or equestrian purposes. The overage will not apply to carbon offsetting, biodiversity net gain or other such land based or environmental schemes.

The uplift will be for 30% of any net development value resulting from the grant of planning permission, change of use or similar consent within a period of 30 years from completion of the sale. The overage will be triggered on commencement of the development or on the sale of the land with planning permission whichever is sooner.

TENURE AND POSSESSION The land is offered for sale with vacant possession on completion

DRAINAGE RATES Environment Agency drainage rates are currently payable at the standard rates

VAT The land is registered for VAT.

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING The land is situated within South Cambridgeshire District Council and is sold subject to any development plans, tree preservation orders, town planning schedules, applications, permissions and resolutions which may be or come into force. The purchaser(s) will be deemed to have full knowledge and have satisfied themselves as to the provisions of any such matters affecting the property.

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME The land has been claimed for Basic Payment Scheme entitlements and is registered on the Rural Land Register. The outgoing tenant will retain the 2023 BPS payment and all historic delinked payments.

The purchaser(s) will be required to indemnify the outgoing tenant with regard to any claim in respect of breach of cross compliance or any other relevant scheme regulations for the current year up until 31 December 2023.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND GRANT SCHEMES There are no environmental schemes on the land.

SPORTING, TIMBER AND MINERALS All sporting, timber and mineral rights are included in the sale insofar as they are owned.

WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS, COVENANTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing wayleaves, easements, covenants and rights of way whether or not disclosed.

TENANT RIGHTS AND DILAPIDATIONS There will be no ingoing valuation and the purchaser shall not claim for dilapidations, if any, in relation to the property.

The land has not been drilled and will be left in its current state following the 2023 harvest.

EXCHANGE AND COMPLETION Exchange of contracts shall be within 6 weeks of the purchaser(s) solicitor receiving a draft contract. Completion will be by agreement between the parties.

BOUNDARIES The vendor and vendor’s agents will do their best to specify the ownership of boundary hedges, fences and ditches but will not be bound to determine these. The property is available for inspection and the purchaser(s) will be deemed to have satisfied themselves as to the ownership and location of the boundaries.

PLANS, AREAS AND SCHEDULES Plans attached to the particulars are based upon the Ordnance Survey and are for identification purposes only.

LOCAL AUTHORITY South Cambridgeshire District Council South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridge CB23 6EA

VIEWINGS AND FURTHER INFORMATION The land can be viewed by prior arrangement with the Sole Agents. For further information please contact Jonathan Purkiss or Simon Gooderham. Contact details can be found in the brochure.

As always, potential hazards exist on working farms and it is requested that all viewings are undertaken with care and regard to safety. particularly with regard to any areas in and around buildings.

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ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS Buyers will be required to provide proof of identity and address to the Selling Agent following acceptance of an offer (subject to contract) and prior to Solicitors being instructed.

AGENTS NOTES For clarification we wish to inform purchaser(s) that we have prepared these sales particulars as a general guide. None of the statements contained in these particulars as to the property shall be relied on as statements of fact. All measurements are given as a guide and no liability can be accepted for errors arising therefrom. The plan and acreages use gross acreages taken from the Ordnance Survey sheets and are for identification purposes only. The purchaser(s) shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the state and condition thereof and as to the ownership or any tree boundary or any part of the property. If communications, condition of the property, situation or such factors are of a particular importance to you please discuss these priorities with us before arranging an appointment to view. This should avoid a wasted journey. August 2023