Land at Moor Lane, Sawbridge

An attractive block of temporary grassland with frontage to the River Leam, mains water and a general purpose building

Extending to 25.60 acres (10.36 ha)

Situation - The land is situated on Moor Lane between the villages of Willoughby and Sawbridge approximately 8 miles south of Rugby and 7 miles north west of Daventry which both provide a good range of everyday services, facilities and amenities. The A5 and Junction 18 of the M1 (8 miles) provides access north and south and also leads on to the M6, A14, M40 and M42. The situation of the land is shown on the attached location plan.

Description - The Land at Moor Lane comprises two enclosures of good quality land that has been down to a temporary grass ley and recently planted with a GS4 mix.

Permission was obtained for a standalone general-purpose building that has been constructed and is 24m x 12m giving a space of 288 sq m (3,100 sq ft).

The land has direct frontage to the River Leam and the associated benefits that are available with river frontage.

The northern part of the land is classified as Grade 3 with the southern river meadow classed as Grade 4 on the Provision of Agricultural Land Classification Maps with the soil described as a slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich
loamy and clayey soil.

Schedule Of Acreages - The land is shown edged red on the attached ordnance survey plan and schedule of acreages is as follows:

OS Number Description Acres Hectares
SP5066 6714 Grass 16.33 6.61
SP5066 6332 Grass 9.27 3.75
Total 25.60 10.36

Right Of Way - It is not believed there are any rights of way, easements or wayleaves that benefit or affect the property.

Tenure & Possession - The property is offered for sale freehold with vacant possession of the land being given upon completion of Title No. WK462811.

The Boundaries & Fencing - Boundary ownership will be provided if known at the point of sale.

Plan, Area & Description - The plan, area and description are believed to be correct in every way, but no claim will be entertained by the vendor or the agents in respect of any error, omissions or misdescription. The plan is for identification purposes only.

Rural Land Register And Mid-Tier - The land is registered with the Rural Land Register and the fields can be transferred to the purchaser upon completion, from the vendor. The vendors will retain the historic element of previous Basic Payment Scheme claim.

The land is registered within a Mid-Tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme as GS4 – the agreement will be transferred to the successful purchaser.

Method Of Sale - The property is offered for sale by private treaty and any interested party should submit their offers to the Agent’s Rugby Office.

Services - The land benefits from a mains water connection to a trough in the field.

Overage Clause - An Overage Clause will be included within the sales contract which will reserve 30% of any increase in value due to any non-agricultural or non-equestrian development that takes place on the land for a period of 30 years from the date of sale. The Overage will be triggered either upon implementation of the planning consent or a sale.

For the avoidance of doubt this will not include one single dwelling house, any farm buildings, stables or equestrian facilities that are constructed on the land but would include solar, wind or other renewables scheme.

Local Authorities - Rugby Borough Council Tel.
Severn Trent Water Tel.
Western Power Distribution Tel.

Viewing - Strictly by prior appointment through the agent’s Rugby office. Please note that there are sheep grazing the land therefore appropriate biosecurity measures should be taken and the gate should remain closed at all times.

Telephone or email

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Amc - If you would like to discuss financing a purchase of agricultural land, please speak to one of our Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, AMC agents (James Collier or Andrew Pinny) who will be happy to discuss this with you and make an introduction to AMC on your behalf.

Anti Money Laundering Regulations - To enable us to comply with Money Laundering Regulations we need to verify the buyer’s identity before proceeding with a sale. We charge a small administration fee for conducting an electronic AML verification check via our online provider, MoveButler.