Wickhurst Farm, Wickhurst, TN3
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INTRODUCTION
Wickhurst Farm & Hoathly Farm are situated on the border of Kent and East Sussex and have been in the same family ownership for several years. Both available for sale by private treaty as a whole or in three separate lots. These two farms provide a purchaser with an excellent opportunity to acquire two working farms with in excess of 450 acres with good sized parcels and versatile soil types in a sought after area of West Kent/East Sussex.
The land is currently farmed under a Contract Farming Agreement with arable crops. The land has potential for Biodiversity Net Gain and has sporting rights with two shoots and river frontage and amenity within the high value residential locality.
LOT 1 - WICKHURST FARM - 263.80 ACRES
Wickhurst Farm comprises various parcels of arable land, buildings with a yard and woodland extending to 263.80 acres. The agricultural land extends to 242.54 acres and is classified as Grade III on the Agricultural Land Classification Plan for England & Wales. Soil types are relatively free draining, typical of this part of the High Weald locality. The land is predominantly in an arable cropping rotation with small areas used as cover crops by a local shoot. The land is farmed under a contract farming agreement, further details are available on request.
In addition to the agricultural land there is approximately 20.94 acres of woodland and shaws made up of natural broadleaved species and used by a shoot under the terms of a verbal arrangement.
The range of buildings as shown in the photos opposite comprise steel & concrete portal frame structures under pitched corrugated fibre cement roofs with hard core and concrete yard areas. The buildings have the benefit of mains electricity and water.
There will be an overage provision in place in favour of the vendor for 25% of any uplift in value for any residential consent over ten years after completion of the sale. The exact area included within the overage is available from the selling agents on request.
LOT 2 - HOATHLY FARM - 168.51 ACRES
Hoathly Farm is situated to the north east of Wickhurst Farm in the county of Kent. This farm extends to 168.51 acres. The majority of the land at Hoathly is in an arable cropping rotation and extends to 122.09 acres and is classified as Grade III on the Agricultural Land Classification Plan for England & Wales.
As well as the arable land there is approximately 18.92 acres of permanent grassland and 27.50 acres of woodland, shaws and ponds, the majority of which is Floshet Wood in the centre of the holding. Soil types are consistent with Wickhurst Farm although the fields are slightly more undulating with rivers, drains and ditches defining various boundaries and providing potential for Biodiversity Net Gain and nitrate neutrality. The sporting rights are used by a local shoot under terms of a verbal arrangement.
LOT 3 - PART HOATHLY FARM - 36.85 ACRES
Situated to the north east of Lot 2 is the remainder of Hoathly Farm which has been lotted separately and extends to 36.85 acres. The land comprises a single parcel of south facing agricultural land classified as Grade III on the Agricultural Land Classification Plan for England & Wales with soil types consistent with Lot 2.
The land is in an arable cropping rotation and has direct access to the public highway.
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Brochure 1Wickhurst Farm, Wickhurst, TN3
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Wadhurst Station1.7 miles
- Frant Station1.5 miles
- Tunbridge Wells Station3.7 miles
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