217 Acres - Ivybridge, Fardel, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21

A highly accessible and well equipped holding with an extensive range of buildings and versatile agricultural land, together with a characterful residential dwelling - “Fardel Barton” (subject to AOC).
The holding extends in total to around 217 acres (87.81 hectares) and is available as a whole.


INTRODUCTION
Fardel Manor Farm comes to the market for the first time since 1969 and offers a rare opportunity to acquire an equipped agricultural holding with extensive infrastructure to suit a commercial farming operation, or those interested in residential and development opportunities (subject to planning).
In all, the holding extends to around 217 acres (87.81 hectares), comprising versatile agricultural land capable of cultivation alongside an attractive characterful Grade II listed barn conversion (AOC) well positioned to support a farming business.

The property is offered for sale as a whole by private treaty.

SITUATION
Fardel Manor Farm benefits from excellent accessibility to the A38 Devon Expressway located to the south via a high quality road network suitable for commercial and agricultural vehicles.

The farm lies in South Devon near the southern fringes of Dartmoor, but outside of the National Park and outside of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It lies close to the town of Ivybridge (1.5 miles) and the village of Cornwood (1.5 miles).

The holding lies south of the local village of Cornwood with its traditional inn and access to Dartmoor National Park, whilst also being strategically positioned on the outskirts of Ivybridge town. Ivybridge offers a thriving and active community with a good range of amenities, including a number of primary schools, highly regarded secondary school, sports and health centres, restaurants, shops and services. The largest city in the region, Plymouth, is located within 10 miles and offers an extensive range of services.
The property benefits from excellent accessibility for all purposes. Locally there are extensive public transport provisions, including a mainline railway station, providing regular services to London Paddington.

The holding is uniquely positioned to benefit from highly productive agricultural land, but within close proximity of the beautiful moorlands of Dartmoor and the beaches of the South Devon coast.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The sale of Fardel Manor Farm provides prospective purchasers a rare opportunity to acquire a commercial agricultural holding with quality croppable land, extensive buildings (some with development potential, subject to planning permission), and with an excellent residential dwelling.

Fardel is a historic manor, recorded as far back as the Domesday Book of 1086. While the manor house itself is now in separate ownership, the holding boasts an impressive history, with past owners including Robert, Count of Mortain, First Earl of Cornwall and half brother of William the Conqueror, members of the Raleigh family, Sir Robert Palk, and a Member of Parliament.

The current farmhouse, known as Fardel Barton, comprises a four bedroomed traditional stone barn conversion (Grade II listed). It is well-proportioned and benefits from a number of character features and a flexible layout, to provide a fantastic rural family home.

The holding has been operated as a commercial dairy by the vendors since 1969 and has progressively expanded over the decades to offer infrastructure to support a milking herd of over 400 dairy cows, in addition to a similar number of youngstock.

The farmyards and buildings are excellently positioned within the centre of a ring-fenced land area, providing good accessibility between the buildings and the surrounding land.

The farm buildings include a traditional courtyard of stone built buildings with many character features which may afford potential for alternative uses (subject to planning permission), alongside a considerable footprint of modern portal framed livestock buildings, outdoor silage stores, slurry lagoon and yards. Overall, the buildings include over 90,000 sq.ft. of covered space.
The holding extends in total to around 217 acres (87.81 hectares), with the vast majority being level or gently sloping Grade 3 land, and capable of arable cultivation. The land is ploughable, all having been reseeded within the past 7 years. The holding has been managed to a high standard for commercial agriculture, with much of the land being reseeded in recent years. The majority of fields are surrounded by traditional hedgerows with a mixture of livestock fencing, and with various access gateways internally and to the public highway.
N.B. Additional adjacent land at Stibb Lane to the east may be available to let, which extends to a further circa 41.51 acres. A plan of this land is included within these particulars, shown shaded blue for identification purposes only.

THE FARMHOUSE - “FARDEL BARTON”
This comprises a well-proportioned four bedroomed traditional stone barn conversion under a slated roof. It was sympathecially converted in 1991 from a traditional Grade II listed building, and is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition (AOC). For internal dimensions and layout, please refer to the accompanying floorplan.

The farmhouse is situated to the eastern edge of the farmyard, with the benefit of a separate gravelled driveway and private low maintenance garden and amenity areas. There is an attractive detached garage of similar design to the dwellinghouse, and the property benefits from double glazing throughout and an oil fired central heating system, including some underfloor heating.
The property briefly comprises the following accommodation:

On the Ground Floor: Side Entrance Hall, Study, Utility Room, WC, Kitchen with larder cupboard, opening and steps to Family Room with attractive exposed stonework, Drawing Room/Dining Hall a fantastic vaulted room with the galleried landing above and open fireplace, Two Bedrooms with “Jack and Jill” Shower Room.

On the First Floor: Galleried Landing, large Reception Room with vaulted ceiling and fireplace, Two Further Bedrooms each with an Ensuite Bath or Shower Room.

FARM BUILDINGS
The holding has been operated as a commercial dairy and benefits from a range of modern and traditional agricultural buildings to serve a variety of purposes. The buildings within the farmyard benefit from both mains and private spring water supplies, and single & three phase electricity connections. The buildings comprise the following:

Farmhouse (see separate plans)
Grade II Listed “Old Piggery” (17.78m x 6.20m)
Dairy/Office/Engine Room
General Purpose Storage Building (8.27m x 18.6m)
Stables (7.60m x 4.80m)
Calf Shed (9.40m x 8.00m)
Loose Housing (7.80m x 20.60m)
Workshop (5.91m x 8.20m)
Covered Collecting Yard (29.80m x 8.20m)
Covered Yard/Loose Housing and Parlour with 28/28 Westfalia herring-bone parlour (18.00m x 11.60m x2)
Cubicle House - 113 cubicles (24.00m x 33.00m)
Cubicle House with storage over
Cubicle House - 84 cubicles (25.00m x 23.00m)
Cubicle House - 130 cubicles (22.00 x 25.00m)
Cubicle House - 34 cubicles (19.80m x 9.10m)
Cubicle House - 128 cubicles (37.00m x 24.00m)
Fodder Store (28.30m x 7.20m)
Straw Shed (28.30m x 13.70m)
Loose Housing (36.00m x 14.20m) & Lean-to off (13.70m x 6.00m)
Cubicle House - 46 cubicles (7.60m x 2400m) & Lean-to off (7.60m x 18.00m)
Cubicle House - 64 cubicles (11.80m x 16.00m)
Earth banked lagoon (90m x 10m)
Silage Pit
Silage Pit
Silage Pit
Machinery Shed (14.80m x 15.20m)
Loose Housing (14.20m x 30.00m)
Grain Store (18.00m x 18.00m)
Lean-to off Grain Store (8.00m x 18.00m)
The above details and measurements are approximate only should not be solely relied upon.

THE FARMLAND
The land that forms part of the holding extends to around 216.94 acres (89.79 hectares) or thereabouts and is described in further detail in the attached brochure.

GENERAL REMARKS:

TENURE
Freehold with vacant possession available upon completion.

OUTGOINGS
These are believed to comprise local Council Tax on the dwelling, known as Fardel Barton of Band C, together with the usual service and environmental charges.

VIEWINGS
Viewings are strictly by appointment with the agents, Greenslade Taylor Hunt at 8 Erme Court, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0SZ (Tel. ) or 5 Fore Street, Tiverton, Devon EX16 6LN (Tel. ).

LOTTING
The property will be offered for sale as a whole as detailed within these sale particulars. The right is reserved however, to alter or amend any lotting and prospective purchasers shall make no objection to any such changes.

FIXTURES & FITTINGS
All fixtures and fittings, unless specifically referred to within these sale particulars are otherwise expressly excluded from the sale of the freehold and will be removed by the vendors or their agents prior to completion.

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING
Fardel Barton is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition, under planning approval 12/0163/91/3 (South Hams District Council). The detail of the condition is understood to be that the property is to be occupied by persons who are wholly or mainly employed or last employed full time locally in agriculture together with dependents of such persons living with them.
The current use of the farm buildings is agricultural although there may be scope for prospective purchasers to consider alternative uses, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consent/s from South Hams District Council.

OVERAGE / RETENTION OF DEVELOPMENT CLAUSE
It is the vendors intention to include an overage provision within the sale contract, in relation to parts of the land only. The finer details of the overage provision are to be confirmed, however will principally dictate that 25% of any uplift in value resulting from planning approval for development on the relevant land will be payable to the vendors (or their successors) for a period of 25 years from the date of sale.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NE
Tel:

AGRI-ENVIRONMENT AND BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME
The farm is not part of any agri-environment scheme. The Basic Payment Scheme is now delinked from land and the holding is sold without any BPS entitlements or any delinked payments.

DESIGNATIONS
There are two buildings on the holding, together with the stone entrance pillars, that are scheduled as Grade II listed structures by Historic England. One of these buildings is Fardel Barton, the dwelling, that was converted to a residential dwelling in the 1990s to modern standards. The former stable building (“Old Piggery”) is the other listed building. Further details of these listings is available from the Historic England online listing register and potential purchasers are encouraged to satisfy themselves of the detail of these listings. It is possible that other nearby traditional buildings may be deemed to be “curtilage listed” - advice should be sought from the Local Planning Authority or Conservation Officer. The holding is not understood to be subject to any other designations.

SPORTING AND MINERAL RIGHTS
The sporting and mineral rights across the holding, insofar as they are owned, will be included in the freehold sale.

SERVICES
Fardel Manor Farm benefits from three phase mains electricity and both mains and private spring water supplies to the agricultural buildings. The agricultural land has a mixture of mains fed water troughs and natural watering. The residential dwelling benefits from oil fired central heating, with some underfloor heating, mains electricity, mains water and a private septic tank drainage system.

LIVE & DEADSTOCK SALE
The Vendors reserve the right to hold a sale by auction on the premises of any live and dead farming stock prior to the date of completion.

RIGHTS OF WAY, EASEMENTS & WAYLEAVES
There are no designated public rights of way over the holding.

The neighbouring properties of Fardel Manor House and Fardel Farmhouse benefit from a right of access over the primary driveway. The responsibility for the upkeep of the driveway has been the vendors’.

The property is offered for sale subject to and with the benefit of all matter contained in or referred in the property charges register of the registered title together with all public and private rights of way, wayleaves, easements, and other rights of way whether specifically referred to or not.

MEASUREMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION
All measurements are approximate. Any field numbers and areas shown on the attached plan are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for identification purposes only. They do not necessarily correspond either with the National Grid plan numbers or with those produced on the Rural Land Register. Whilst we endeavour to make our sales particulars as accurate and reliable as possible, if there are any point which is of particular importance to you please contact the office, especially if you are contemplating travelling some distance to view the property. We have not tested any of the equipment, appliances, central heating or services.

FARM PROPERTIES HEALTH & SAFETY NOTICE
All persons wishing to view the property do so entirely at their own risk. Neither the Vendors or their Agents will be held liable for any damage or injury that may occur when interested parties are visiting the property. A working farm is a potentially hazardous environment and for prospective purchasers own personal safety, please be vigilant when viewing the farm, particularly around the farmyard and in fields containing stock. All potential purchasers are asked to observe the country code and close all gates. We would further note that it is suspected, although impossible to determine without expert assistance and analysis, that the fibre cement sheets used in the construction of some of the buildings may contain asbestos.

v.8.1 - prepared 27.12.2023