
Wych Brook Woodlands, Oldcastle, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14
- PROPERTY TYPE
Land
- SIZE
2,352,240 sq ft
218,530 sq m
Key features
- Productive farmland and attractive woodland.
- Available as a whole or in two lots.
- Bordered by mature hedges, suitable for grazing or cropping.
- Highly accessible, close to prominent agricultural and equestrian businesses.
- Includes attractive environmental and historic features alongside versatile enclosures.
Description
Description
Lot 2 - Wych Brook Woodlands
Lot 2 comprises some 54.47 acres of woodland and pasture running along the Wych Brook. The woodland itself is mature and mixed, containing a good number of native species. Within the Eastern part of the woodland is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, called Castle Hill, a motte and ditch system. Within the Western part of the woodland is a SSSI, known as the Well Rough and Long Plantation SSSI.
Included within the lot is a area of hard standing and a general purpose steel framed building (measuring approximately 28m x 10m). This provides a useful area for storage from which to manage the woodland, as well as providing parking and access for machinery. The vendor shall require the purchaser to enter into a deed of overage in respect of the building and yard, being the area edged red on the plan attached, full details are available from the selling agents.
General Remarks
The property is offered for sale by private treaty, as a whole or in lots.
The majority of the land is within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ). The woodland within Lot 2 contains a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM), and is partially within a SSSI (Well Rough and Long Plantation SSSI).
The land has been used for claiming BPS, and part is entered into a Countryside Stewardship Scheme, details of which are available from the agents.
Viewings
All viewings must be accompanied by and arranged through the joint selling agents.
Location
Whitchurch 8 miles
Chester 16 miles
Crewe 23 miles
(Distances are approximate
Acreage: 54 Acres
Additional Info
The Vendor is to enter into a Deed of Overage with the purchaser in respect of the marked building which forms part of Lot 2, this shall be 30% of the uplift in the market value of
the property on achieving any planning permission for non-agricultural development, in force for 30 years from the date of sale.
Local Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Photographs: May 2024
Particulars: May 2025
Brochures
Web DetailsWych Brook Woodlands, Oldcastle, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Whitchurch (Salop) Station6.1 miles
Notes
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