11.15 acres Land at John Bends Way

11.15 acres (4.51 hectares) John Bends Way, Parson Drove, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE13 4PS.

AVAILABLE TO LET IMMEDIATELY
11.15 acres (4.51 hectares) (more or less)
Grade 2 arable land
Tender Date: 12 noon on Friday 26th January 2024
Initial 3 year Farm Business Tenancy to 10th October 2026

GENERAL
This enclosure of land is owned by the John Bends United Charity Parson Drove and is available to let immediately. The tenancy is deemed to commence from 11th October 2023.

LOCATION
The field lies to the south of the residential estate known as John Bends Way, in the village of Parson Drove.

Access is over a gravelled roadway off John Bends Way. This roadway is gated and must not be obstructed at any time.

DESCRIPTION
An enclosure of arable land extending to 11.15 acres (4.51 hectares) (more or less) and is numbered TF3708 - 5417.

It is classified as Grade 2 on the Agricultural Land Classification Map of England and Wales (Sheet 124).

UNDERDRAINAGE
An underdrainage scheme was carried out by the Landlord in 2015. A plan is available from the Agents.

TENURE AND POSSESSION
The land is being offered to Let on a 3 year Farm Business Tenancy deemed to commence from 11th October 2023 to 10th October 2026 (unless the parties agree to continue the tenancy). A sample agreement will be available for inspection at the office of Maxey Grounds & Co. LLP, by appointment.

The Tenant will be required to sign the Tenancy Agreement prior to entering on the land.

TENANT RIGHT
There will be no claim for tenant right, nor any claim for dilapidation (if any) at the commencement of the tenancy.

PREVIOUS CROPPING

2023 - Fallow
2022 - Fallow
2021 - Fallow
2020 - Fallow
2019 - Spring Barley
2018 -
2017 - Winter Barley

RENT
The rent will be paid half yearly in advance on 11th October and 6th April. The rent will be fixed for the first 3 years of the tenancy. There will be a provision for 3 yearly reviews, thereafter, if the tenancy continues beyond the original term.

NOTE:
An allowance will be made to reflect the delayed possession. Prospective Tenants should state the full annual rent they are prepared to pay and a reduction of 25% will be made by the Trustees, in year one only.

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME
The land is registered with the Rural Payments Agency. Subsidy claims are delinked from the land from 2024 onwards.

The previous occupier is retaining the whole of the payment for the 2023 scheme year. The new Tenant will be required to adhere to all cross compliance rules for the remainder of the calendar year and indemnify the outgoer for any penalties incurred as a result of actions by the new Tenant.

The land has not been entered into a Countryside Stewardship Scheme. The Trustees encourage Tenants to consider the Stewardship options now available, for which the land may be suitable.

WAYLEAVES AND EASEMENTS
All wayleave payments (if any) remain with the Landlord. There is an underground surface water drain running along the northern boundary, with a manhole cover near the gate. No rent deductions will be made in respect of this manhole.

SPORTING RIGHTS
The sporting rights are not included in the letting.

USE
Agricultural purposes only.

CROP ROTATION
The Tenancy Agreement will contain a clause concerning crop rotation, limiting the growing of the following crops on the same land, as follows:

Period Crop

10 years Daffodils

5 years Potatoes, Carrots, Onions

3 years Sugar Beet

Note: No maize will be permitted to be grown on the land.

METHOD OF LETTING
The land is available To Let by Tender. A Tender Form is attached to these Particulars. The closing date for receipt of the Tender is:

12 noon on Friday 26th January 2024.

All Tenders should be returned to Maxey Grounds & Co., 22 -24 Market Place, March, Cambridgeshire PE15 9JH in a sealed envelope marked 'TENDER FOR LAND AT PARSON DROVE.' The bid should clearly state in pounds the amount of annual rent offered. The Tender Form should be accompanied by a summary of the proposed Tenant's current farming background and operations and a proposed cropping rotation. The Landlord is under no obligation to accept the highest, or any Tender.

OUTGOINGS
Drainage Rates are payable to the North Level Internal Drainage Board. The rates, for guidance, for the year to 31st March 2024 are:

North Level Internal Drainage Board: £108.04

VIEWING
At any reasonable time, with Particulars in hand.

FURTHUR INFORMATION
If you have any further queries, please call our March Professional Office on and ask for Shirley Pollard.

PARTICULARS PREPARED
January 2024.