An attractive residential farm with Georgian farmhouse. Modern and traditional range of buildings (with development potential), some income producing. Arable and pasture land. In all about 67 acres. For sale as a whole or in three lots. (contd...)
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An attractive residential farm with Georgian farmhouse. Modern and traditional range of buildings (with development potential), some income producing. Arable and pasture land.
In all about 67 acres.
For sale as a whole or in three lots.
Weedon Hill Farm occupies a commanding position in open Buckinghamshire countryside midway between Amersham and Great Missenden and overlooking the Chilterns. Amersham and Beaconsfield provide local facilities and High Wycombe has a theatre and more extensive shopping facilities. The M25 and M40 are 8 miles and 9 miles respectively and Heathrow and Central London are 45 minutes by car. The nearest train station is Amersham (London Marylebone 38 minutes).
The farm comprises a farmhouse, range of traditional buildings with Tithe barn and stables and modern farm buildings and about 27 hectares (67 acres) of land being offered as a whole or in three lots
Lot 1 - Weedon Hill Farmhouse (Edged red on the plan). Lying at the entrance to the farm and approached from the private driveway, the farmhouse is built of an attractive mix of brick and flint under a part slate part tiled roof and dating back to the 16th century. Please refer to the floor plans with reference to the accommodation.
Traditional Buildings (Pink and numbered on Block Plan) 1.Tithe Barn: Traditional beamed brick and timber fully enclosed with compressed fibre roof with five bay open fronted cart shed (2,750ft2). 2. Work Shop: Brick and compressed fibre roof fully enclosed (2,134 ft2). 3. Stables: Brick and flint with tiles with four stables (Lodden) and feed store/tack room (1,090ft2). All the traditional buildings are around the old concrete farmyard with gates and fences and associated equipment.
Modern Farm Buildings (Blue and numbered on Block Plan) 4. Lock-Up Store: Concrete and asbestos clad, fully enclosed with roller shutter door (1,736ft2). 5. Lock-Up Store: Timber and corrugated iron fully enclosed with roller shutter doors (1,154ft2). 6. Marquee Store: Concrete and compressed fibre fully enclosed and clad (6,327ft2) 7. Paint Shop: Steel and corrugated iron fully enclosed (1,362ft2). 8. Cattle Building: Steel and compressed fibre open fronted shed (2,711ft2). 9. Lock-Up Stores: Timber and breeze block pair of monopitch buildings (835ft2). 10. Hay and Straw Store: Steel and compressed fibre Dutch barn (5,058ft2). 11. Portakabin.
The Land The land comprises 67 acres lying behind the farm buildings and divided into three separate fields. Mainly down to grass, there is one arable field. All fields are watered and there is a separate access from Weedon Hill Road at point C on the Plan.
Lot 2 - Pony Paddock Extending to 12.32 acres. Shown edged blue on plan. Accessed from a gateway off Weedon Hill Road, the pony paddock is down to grass and has an attractive pond.
Lot 3 - Pony Paddock Extending to 9.80 acres. Shown edged green on plan. With access from the Weedon Hill Road and a track alongside Lot 2, the pony paddock is down to grass.
Tenure & Possession The property is offered freehold and if required full vacant possession will be granted on completion. A number of modern buildings are occupied on monthly licences currently deriving an income of approximately £50,000 per annum. Details can be inspected at the offices of the agents.
Special Conditions of Sale 1. The purchase of Lot 2 will be responsible for erecting a satisfactory stock-proof fence between points A and B on the plan and locating a new access with gate into Lot 3 at Point and a satisfactory gate into Lot 2 at B. 2. The ownership and responsibility of maintenance of the boundaries insofar as they are known are marked with a T mark on the sale plan.
Planning 1. Various applications to convert the traditional buildings to residential have been made and turned down by the planning authority most recently at appeal. The considered opinion of the planning consultants overseeing the project is that a live/work scheme or simple conversion of the Tithe barn would be successful. All correspondence, applications and appeal decisions are available at the offices of the agents. 2. The property is for sale as it is and the vendors have no intention of placing any restrictive covenants or overage agreements on the property.
Services Mains water, electricity are connected to the property. Drainage is to a private system. Any services requiring redirecting/metering as a consequence of the property being sold in Lots will be the responsibility of the vendors.
4 Bedrooms