New Cut Road, Canterbury

Productive, arable farmland extending in all to some 183.42 acres / 74.23 hectares

TO LET as a Whole or in 2 Lots - LEASEHOLD

SITUATION: The land is located on the outskirts of the village of Chilham, some 6 miles to the southwest of the city of Canterbury and 9 miles to the northeast of the town of Ashford. Both centres provide a full range of social, recreational and educational facilities; Ashford also provides a mainline rail connection to Central London in as little as 36 minutes.

DIRECTIONS: The Nearest Postcode to the property is CT4 8BWUsing the What3Words app, access to the individual lots will be found at:-
Lot 1 ///petrified.game.registers off Pickleden Lane
///clinking.riches.deciding off Mountain Street
Lot 2 ///beards.gossiped.digits off New Cut Road
///cried,petty.aliens off the A252

ACCESS: Access to each of the individual lots is direct from the public highway.
Lot 1 – The main access point is from Pickleden Lane. The additional parcel is accessed from Mountain Street.
Lot 2 – The two parcels are accessed from the A252 and New Cut Road respectively

DESCRIPTION:
LOT 1 – EXTENDING TO 160.69 ACRES / 65.03 HALocated to the southeast of the village of Chilham, the main block of land generally slopes down towards the north. The additional parcel on Mountain Street, is flat and has in recent years been managed under Option AB16 - Autumn sown bumblebird mix under a Countryside Stewardship agreement.

LOT 2 – EXTENDING TO 22.73 ACRES / 9.20 HALocated close to the village of Chilham, these parcels slope very gradually to the north.

SOILS AND CURRENT MANAGEMENT: The land is classified as Grade III on the DEFRA Agricultural Land Classification. Soilscape notes the soil for the majority of the land as freely draining lime-rich loamy soils, with part of the soil described as shallow lime-rich soils. The parcel on Mountain Street is described as loamy clayey floodplain soils with naturally higher groundwater.Unless otherwise stated, the land has been managed in an arable rotation and is currently cropped with winter wheat.

FOOTPATHS: A number of Public Footpaths across the land as shown on the site plan with purple lines.

SERVICES:  No services are connected to the land

FLOOD & EROSION RISK:  Property flood history: None Rivers and the sea: None Surface Water: None Reservoirs: None Groundwater: None. (Visit flood-map-for-planning.service.gov.uk or enquire with the office for more information).

LOCAL AUTHORITY:  Canterbury City Council, 14 Rose Lane, Canterbury CT1 2UR.

TENURE:  The lots are available individually to lease on separate Farm Business Tenancy agreements for a fixed term of 5 years. The rent will be payable half yearly in advance and the land is to be let on a full repairing and insuring basis. Draft Heads of Terms are included in the tender pack.

TENDER PROCESS:    The Landlord encourages farmers with an established business who wish to expand their operations to submit a tender application. A tender pack is available on request from the agents. Tenders must be received by Friday 28th August at 12 noon, marked Private and Confidential – Stile Farmland and Bagham Farmland Tender and delivered to Esther Goodhew, Lambert and Foster Ltd, 77 Commercial Road, Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6DS or via email to esther. .The Landlord will not be obliged to accept the highest bid or indeed any bid.

VIEWING:  The lots can be viewed at any reasonable time during daylight hours having notified Lambert and Foster’s Paddock Wood Office: Option 5. Given the potential hazards on a working farm, we ask all persons to be as vigilant as possible when inspecting the land, for their own personal safety. We would ask viewers to be respectful of the growing crops when viewing.

To download the full particulars please see the attached links below. Should you wish to have a copy of the brochure posted to you or discuss details further please don't hesitate to contact Esther Goodhew.