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GRACE’S FARM WOOD AND PASTURE Stewkley, Buckinghamshire

16.29 Hectares / 40.27 Acres

Lot 1: Grace’s Farm Pasture 6.11 hectares / 15.10 acres

Guide Price: £155,000

Lot 2: Grace’s Farm Wood 10.18 hectares / 25.17 acres

Guide Price: £140,000

FREEHOLD FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY AS A WHOLE OR IN TWO LOTS

John Clegg & CoCHARTERED SURVEYORS & FORESTRY AGENTS

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Leighton Buzzard 6 miles Aylesbury 10 miles Milton Keynes 12 miles Hitchin 26 miles(all distances are approximate)

DIRECTIONS From Leighton Buzzard take the B4032 towards Soulbury which is reached 1¾ miles after leaving Leighton Buzzard. From Soulbury continue on the B4032 to Stewkley for 2 miles, and turn left, signed to Wing, into the High Street. After half a mile turn right into Dunton Road. The access is on the left after 350 yards. Follow the hard track marked ABC to the property. There is a small parking area on the left. OS 1:50,000 Map 165 Ref SP853251. Nearest postcode LU7 0FT. VIEWING Viewing is possible without appointment at any time during daylight hours so long as prospective purchasers are in possession of a set of these sale particulars. Please be aware of hazards within the woodland when viewing. There are gates into the fields and the access track to the wood. These are kept locked so please park and walk into the fields and/or the wood. TAXATION After two years ownership, commercially managed woods qualify for 100% relief from Inheritance Tax. Timber sales are free of all Income Tax and do not attract Capital Gains Tax. In certain circumstances it is possible to roll-over Capital Gains into the proportion of the purchase price attributable to the value of the land. SPORTING RIGHTS The sporting rights are owned and included in the sale. They are not let. MINERAL RIGHTS These are owned and included in the sale except as reserved by statute. FENCING There are no known fencing liabilities. RIGHTS AND EASEMENTS The pasture and woodland are sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights, including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, gas and electricity supplies and any other easements.

WAYLEAVES The pasture and woodland are sold subject to all existing wayleaves and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves as to the routes thereof. An overhead power line crosses both lots. PLANS AND AREAS These are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for reference only. The purchaser shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to their accuracy and any error or mis-statement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof. TENURE AND POSSESSION Freehold. Vacant possession will be given on completion. METHOD OF SALE Grace’s Farm Wood and Pasture are offered for sale by Private Treaty as a whole or in two lots. Prospective purchasers should register their interest with the Selling Agents to whom offers should be submitted. Please contact our Haddenham office on 01844 291384. LOT 1: GRACE’S FARM PASTURE 6.11 hectares / 15.10 acres Situated on the edge of Stewkley, adjacent to residential property, with good access off Dunton Road, this excellent parcel of permanent pasture is divided into three enclosures. The land is enclosed by good hedges and fencing and is well suited for equestrian, livestock or amenity use. There is a water trough in the western field fed by mains water with a meter on Dunton Road. The eastern field is notable for the extensive ridge and furrow – an archaeological pattern of ridges and troughs created by a system of ploughing used in the Middle Ages. The fields also contain a range of wild meadow flowers including the Yellow Rattle and a small pond. OVERAGE The land is sold subject to a clawback on future development. This will be effective for 30 years from the date of completion of the current sale. Clawback will only be payable to the vendor or the vendor’s representatives after planning permission has been granted and will be 30% of any increase in value created by that consent.

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GRACE’S FARM WOOD AND PASTURE Rights of Way Lot 1 is sold subject to rights of way over the route AB on the sale plan to the two residential properties to the west of the access and over the route ABC for all purposes in favour of Lot 2.

OFFERS AROUND £155,000 ARE INVITED FOR LOT 1

LOT 2: GRACE’S FARM WOOD 10.18 hectares / 25.17 acres Created by the vendors over the last 20 years, the woodland enjoys an attractive rural setting in the lightly wooded Vale of Aylesbury. The wood enjoys good access via a hard track to its own small private parking area from where a hedged track, which is also owned, runs to the woodland where it connects with a good system of grass rides.

The wood was established in two phases – the northern 16.8 acres in 1996 and the southern 7.2 acres in 1998. The well-presented crops are dominated by oak and ash. There is a good variety of other broadleaves including sweet chestnut, hornbeam, cherry, alder, field maple and hornbeam. The crops have grown well and are now approaching first thinning. Grace’s Farm Wood will provide the new owner with an increasing supply of firewood/biomass as the wood grows on.

Management The wood is currently managed by Charlton Abbotts Forestry, The Estate Office, Charlton Abbotts, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 5TF telephone 01242 821129. Their Mr Will Wilkinson will be pleased to discuss future management with prospective purchasers. Rights of Way Lot 2 is sold with the benefit of a right of way for all purposes over the route marked ABC on the sale plan subject to making good any damage caused.

OFFERS AROUND £140,000 ARE INVITED FOR LOT 2

IMPORTANT NOTICE John Clegg & Co for themselves and for the vendors of this property, whose agents they are, give notice that: (1) These particulars do not constitute nor constitute any part of an offer of a contract (2) All statements contained in these particulars as to the property are made without responsibility on the part of John Clegg & Co or the vendor. (3) None of the statements contained in these particulars as to this property are to be relied on as statements or representations of fact. (4) Any intending purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars. (5) The vendor does not make or give, and neither John Clegg & Co nor any person in their employment has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to this property. Particulars prepared August 2016. John Clegg & Co is a trading name of Strutt & Parker LLP, a limited liability partnership, registered in England and Wales with registered number OC334522. Its registered office is at 13 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London W1J 5LQ.

England: 01844 291384 Scotland: 0131 2298800 Wales: 01600 730735

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