Land for sale

Clinch Street, High Halstow, Rochester, Kent ME3

Lot 1 Land at Clinch Street. A productive block of Hoo Peninsula Farmland. About 65.43 acres

Description
Description

Formerly part of Clinch Street Farm, the land is situated less than a mile to the north east of High Halstow with access off Clinch Street and Decoy Hill Road.

The land extends to approximately 65.43 acres in total and has primarily been used for arable cropping and environmental stewardship, with some fields down to grass.

There is a parcel of woodland located on the eastern boundary of the northern block and land enjoys open views northwards across the Cooling Marshes and over the River Thames to Essex. It is situated within a well-established top fruit and vegetable production area, benefitting from superior soil profiles and a favourable microclimate.

The sale offers the chance for farmers, growers and investors alike to purchase a block of commercial farmland in an area where such opportunities rarely come to the market.

General Remarks

Method of Sale
The land at Clinch Street is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole or in two lots extending to 65.43 acres (26.479 hectares) and 34.36 acres (13.903 hectares) respectively.

Tenure and Possession
The tenure of the property is freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

Plans, Areas and Schedules
The plans and associated acreages have been prepared for illustrative purposes and their accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

Bps and css
For the avoidance of doubt, no bps entitlements or delinked payments are included or available.

There are no environmental or Countryside Stewardship schemes running over the land.

Local Authorities
Medway Council:
Kent County Council:

Statutory Designations
The land is not situated within any designated landscape areas.

Easements, Wayleaves and Rights of Way
The property is offered for sale, subject to and with benefit of all rights of way either public or private, all easements, wayleaves and other rights of way whether specifically mentioned or not.

Public Footpaths and Bridleways cross the land, which can be seen on the land plan.

Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights
The sporting and timber rights, so far as they are owned, are included in the sale.

The vendors reserve all mines and minerals from the sale, with surface searching and underground working powers only.

Overage
The vendor will impose overage on part of Lot 1 and all of Lot 2 (a plan is available from the vendor’s agent). The overage will be for 30% of the uplift in value for a term of 30 years but will allow agricultural building up to 350m2 per year or equestrian building up to 350m2 per year.
VAT

The eastern block of Lot 1, extending to about 16.73 acres, is opted to tax and therefore VAT will be payable on the purchase price for that element of the land. Buyers who are not VAT registered may wish to adjust their offer accordingly.

In the event that the sale of the remaining land, or part of it or any right attached to it, becomes chargeable for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable by the purchaser in addition to the purchase price.

Viewings & Health and Safety
Given the potential hazards of visiting working farmland, viewers should take care and precaution with regard to their personal safety when viewing.

Status of the Seller
The Church Commissioners is a registered charity (ch no 1140097), subject to charity law and regulated by the Charity Commission.

As a charity, they are bound to comply with the law and our governance arrangements when dealing with their land.

This means that we owe a legal duty to secure the best terms that can be reasonably obtained on disposal. During the sale process, The Church Commissioners therefore reserve our right to continue to consider all offers received, in their discretion, up until contracts are legally exchanged.



Acreage:
65.43 Acres

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