Lot 2, Babbinswood Farm, Berghill Lane, Whittington, Shropshire

LOCATION

Babbinswood Farm is located in the village of Babbinswood within the parish of Whittington, near Oswestry, North Shropshire. Shrewsbury is approximately 16.5 miles away to the southeast, Oswestry is 4 miles to the west and Wrexham and Chester are 15 and 27 miles, respectively, to the north.

The property is conveniently located off the B5009, which connects the villages of Whittington and Queen's Head, and is within approximately 2 miles of the A5, which itself has connections to the wider A road and motorway network.

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DESCRIPTION

The sale of Lot 2, Babbinswood Farm offers the exciting opportunity to purchase a range of modern and traditional farm buildings with development potential.

This property forms part of the wider sale of Babbinswood Farm, a sizeable holding which has been farmed organically since 2002, and held by the same family for the last five generations. The wider property comprises a 7-bedroom farmhouse, the range of modern and traditional buildings and land and woodland extending to 184.51 acres (74.66 ha). The current owners have operated a farm shop and unique 'cow and calf' dairy enterprise from the holding.

Agents' note: There is a Crowd Funding opportunity running alongside the marketing of the property.

FARM BUILDINGS

There is an extensive selection of buildings available at Babbinswood Farm, suitable for a variety of uses. They are in disrepair in places.

1 - 824.27 sqm (8,872 sqft) - C-shaped traditional brick range; currently used for storage and the farm shop. Solar panels to part.

2 - 69.95 sqm (753 sqft) - Lean to.

3 - 157.74 sqm (1,698 sqft) - Lean to.

4 - 96.75 sqm (1,041 sqft) - Modern storage building.

5 - 1,320.18 sqm (14,210 sqft) - Modern livestock building range. Steel portal frame construction.

6 - 398.86 sqm (4,293 sqft) - Modern storage building. Steel portal frame construction.

SERVICES

We have not arranged for the services to be tested and assume they are in good working order. Interested parties are advised to make their own enquires with the relevant utility companies.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE

N/A.

BUSINESS RATES

This element of the property is not listed for Business Rates purposes, according to the Valuation Office Agency website.

LOCAL AUTHORITY

The property lies in an area administered by Shropshire Council.

PLANNING

Planning permission was granted for the conversion of the traditional range in to 3 dwellings and 4 self-catered holiday units in 2008 (ref: OS/08/15765/FUL). We understand this permission has been implemented, interested parties will need to make their own enquiries.

TENURE

We understand the property is freehold, although purchasers must make their own enquiries via their solicitor.

GUIDE PRICE

Lot 2 - £700,000.

METHOD OF SALE

Private Treaty.

VIEWINGS

Strictly by appointment with the Sole Selling Agents, Forge Property Consultants, Lane End, Tedsmore Road, West Felton, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 4ER.

TO MAKE AN OFFER

If you are interested in buying this property, you have to view the property. The appointment is part of our guarantee to the seller and should be made before contacting a Building Society, Bank or Solicitor. Any delay may result in the property being sold to someone else, and survey and legal fees being unnecessarily incurred. Once you have viewed the property and decided to make an offer, please contact the office and one of the team will assist you further.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING & IDENTITY VERIFICATION:

To comply with Money Laundering Regulations, the successful party will be required to produce adequate identification to prove their identity within the terms of the Money Laundering Regulations. Appropriate examples include: Passport/ Photographic Driving Licence and a recent Utility Bill.

In addition, an Identity Search will be undertaken remotely on all parties proposing to purchase. Applicants will also be required to provide proof of identification, confirmation of address, confirmation and source of funding, in addition to references and credit checks where applicable. We hereby give notice that proofs of identity are retained on file in accordance with AML Regulations.