Brands Farm, Ongar Road, Dunmow, Essex, CM6

A ringfenced block of Grade 2 arable land with a useful range of farm buildings.

Description

Introduction

Brands Farm near Great Dunmow comprises a ringfenced block of Grade 2 arable land with a useful range of farm buildings.


Situation & Location

Brands Farm lies to the south of the A120 dual carriageway linking the M11 to the east coast, 3 miles outside Great Dunmow. The farm benefits from 2 main points of access off the adopted highway, with the main farm track adjoining the B184 and the secondary access off Bacon Farm Lane.

The farm buildings and yard are situated centrally, surrounded by arable fields with some grassland. Situated adjacent to the farm buildings is a residential dwelling which is owned by a third party and excluded from the sale. The land is entered into a Mid-Tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme which expires in December 2027.


Land

The arable land extends to 159.76 acres and is classified as Grade 2 on the Land Classification Series of England and Wales and is of the Stretham soil series. Access around the site is achieved via the main farm track off the B184 and secondary access points off Bacon Farm Lane. The land has been farmed on a traditional arable rotation of combinable crops. The eight arable fields are suited to modern machinery, being regularly shaped and large in size. In addition to the arable land are three small grassland meadows extending to 7.80 acres, two meadows situated close to the farmyard (divided by a spinney) and the other in the western corner of the farm. Two small spinneys comprise 1.22 acres of woodland at Brands Farm. There is a public footpath which crosses the farmland.


Farm Buildings

Farm buildings extend to 810 sqm and are all located off the public highway in an enclosed yard with hard surface surround.

The four farm buildings are accessed off the main track and comprise:

A - Grain Store (18m x 18m): steel portal frame, concrete flooring, galvanised grain walling, cement fibre roofing, with an electric roller shutter door. Approx. capacity 300 tonnes.

B - General Purpose Building (13.5m x 18.1m): steel portal frame, concrete flooring, concrete block walls with cement fibre sheeting and cement fibre roofing.

C - The rear element of the General Purpose Building (13.5m x 8.8m) which is sectioned off is occupied by a commercial tenant under a verbal agreement.

D - Dryer Building (7.25m x 17m): steel portal frame, galvanised steel walls, with cement fibre roofing.

The farm buildings benefit from mains water and mains electricity (three-phase) connections.


General Remarks & Stipulations

Tenure & Possession:

The farm is offered for sale, freehold with vacant possession, with the exception of Building C which is occupied by a commercial tenant on a verbal basis.

Environmental Schemes:

The land is entered into a Mid-Tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme which expires on 31 December 2027 and any buyer will be obligated to take this on; payments will be apportioned as at the date of sale completion.

Holdover:

Holdover has been granted to the outgoing tenant for the storage of harvested crops in the grain store until 31 December 2025.

VAT:

Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. The sale of this property is a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT and hence such tax will be payable in addition.




Acreage: 171.61 Acres

Directions

The nearest postcode is CM6 1JL.

The entrance to the track leading from Ongar Road to the farm buildings at Brands Farm can be found with the What3Words location service reference: ///tweed.freely.passes