Arable and grazing land extending to about 20.03 acres.<br />Situation<br />Collinge Farm is situated in a rural yet accessible position<br />about 3.5 miles north of Chester city. The farm lies to the<br />south of the M56 and to the west of the M53.<br />Chester city offers a comprehensive range facilities and<br />amenities, including shops, restaurants, schools and leisure<br />facilities.<br />Transport links are excellent with access to the M56 about<br />3 miles away and access onto the M53 just 2.7 miles away.<br />There are mainline train services available from Chester.<br />There are a range of private and state schools in the<br />locality including The King’s School Chester, The<br />Hammond School, The Firs Chester and The Queen’s<br />School Chester.<br />Summary of Lots<br />Collinge Farm is available as a whole or in up to four lots:<br />Lot 1 – Farmhouse, modern and traditional farm buildings <br />with stabling, arable land, woodland and paddocks.<br />Extending in all to about 94.24 acres.<br />Lot 2 – Traditional farm buildings with planning consent for<br />conversion to seven dwellings, modern farm buildings,<br />menage and paddock land.<br />Lot 3 – Arable land extending to about 15.6 acres.<br />Lot 4 – Arable and grazing land extending to about 20.03<br />acres.<br /><br />Lot 1<br />Approached via a quarter of a mile private driveway, the<br />farmhouse provides extensive residential accommodation<br />over two floors and is of brick construction under slate<br />roof. The farmhouse dates from 1847 and extends to about<br />3,085.4 sq.ft (286.6 sq.m).<br />The ground floor comprises; entrance hall, store room,<br />family sitting room, farmhouse kitchen with fitted floor and<br />wall units, utility room, office, WC and shower room, rear<br />entrance hall, and dining room. The well-appointed drawing<br />room provides excellent entertaining space along with the<br />conservatory, both of which enjoy impressive views over<br />the garden and across open countryside. Accessed<br />externally but adjoining the farmhouse are two useful store<br />rooms.<br />The first floor comprises; seven double bedrooms with<br />three benefiting from in-built wardrobes and one with large<br />storage room. A family bathroom completes the first-floor<br />accommodation.<br />The farmhouse benefits from a large rear garden, laid<br />mainly to lawn, with flower beds and a large patio and<br />seating area for entertaining. Extensive parking is available<br />within the adjoining cobbled courtyard.<br />The farmhouse is exceptionally well presented and offers<br />extensive family living accommodation with entertaining<br />space.<br />Drainage is to a private system. Mains electricity is<br />connected. Heating is provided by via an oil-fired central<br />heating system.<br /><br />EPC: F<br />Council Tax: Band G<br />The farm buildings comprise a range of modern and<br />traditional farm buildings and are described as follows;<br />1. Steel portal frame former calf shed with concrete floor<br />and concrete walls. Contains 8 no. stables.<br />2. Steel portal frame building with concrete floor and<br />containing 8 no. stables.<br />3. Five bay general purpose and livestock building of steel<br />frame construction.<br />4. Four bay steel portal frame straw shed with earth floor.<br />5. Five bay general purpose building of steel portal frame<br />construction with concrete block walls. Contains 12 no.<br />stables.<br />The land within lot 1 comprises about 92 acres of grazing<br />land, paddocks, arable land, woodland and amenity land in<br />a ringfence. The land is fenced in the most part and<br />bordered by mature hedgerows. Part of the land is utilised<br />for the livery business.<br />The southern boundary runs adjacent to the Shropshire<br />Union canal.<br /><br />Lot 2<br />Lot 2 comprises a range of traditional and modern farm<br />buildings. Three of the traditional buildings benefit from<br />planning consent for the conversion to seven residential<br />dwellings.<br />Planning consent (Application number: 17/01536/FUL) was<br />granted by Cheshire West and Chester Council on 26<br />September 2019 for the ‘Conversion of farm buildings into<br />7 dwellings, single storey extensions, two detached garage<br />buildings, new agricultural buildings and extension to<br />existing farm building’.<br />Further details may be found on the Cheshire West and<br />Chester Council website or from the sole selling agents.<br />The additional buildings within lot 2 comprise;<br />1. Steel portal frame former silage clamp used for livestock<br />housing.<br />2. Dutch barn cubicle shed with pitched lean-tos. Utilised<br />for livestock housing.<br />3. Five bay steel frame livestock building.<br />4. Former parlour of brick construction with loose boxes.<br />5. Feed store.<br />The land within lot 2 comprises paddock land, exercise area<br />and a sand based menage.<br />Lot 2 will benefit from a right of way for all purposes along<br />the farm drive.<br /><br />Lot 3<br />Lot 3 comprises about 15.6 acres (6.31 hectares) of arable<br />land. A right of way for access along the farm drive will be<br />granted to the purchaser of lot 3 if sold separately.<br />There are no services connected to lot 3.<br /><br />Lot 4<br />Lot 4 comprises about 20.03 acres (8.11 hectares) of<br />arable land and grazing land. A right of way for access<br />along the farm drive will be granted to the purchaser of lot<br />4 if sold separately.<br />Where available, a cross right and reservation will be<br />provided for the provision of a water supply to lot 4 if sold<br />separately.<br /><br />Livery Business<br />The farm has diversified over a number of years with the<br />establishment of a successful livery business. There are<br />approximately 60 no. stables in all with a communal<br />menage and sufficient paddock and grazing land.<br />All liveries agreements are on a DIY basis and are let under<br />individual licences. Services including water and electricity<br />are included within the monthly licence fee. The vendors<br />supply hay, straw and bedding to the licencees. Further<br />details are available from the sole selling agents.<br /><br />Soil Types and Land Classification<br />The farmland is shown as grade 3 on the Agricultural Land<br />Classification Plans. The soils may be described as slowly<br />permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich loamy<br />and clayey soils across the majority of the farm. A small<br />All liveries agreements are on a DIY basis and are let under<br />area of land along the western boundary may be described<br />as slightly acid loamy and clayey soils with impeded<br />drainage.<br />The land is generally suited to grass production and cereal<br />cropping.<br /><br />Method of Sale and Lotting<br />The property is offered for sale as a whole or in up to four<br />lots as identified on the sale plan. Cross rights and<br />reservations will be imposed and granted for the provision<br />of access, maintenance, services and other rights where<br />required if the property is sold in lots. The Vendors are<br />prepared to consider alternative lotting structures subject<br />to separate negotiation.<br /><br />Basic Payment Scheme and Environmental Stewardship<br />The land is registered on the Rural Land Register and the<br />vendors have claimed payments under the Basic Payment<br />Scheme. The entitlements are included within the sale.<br />If entitlements are transferred, then payment for the<br />current scheme year will be retained by the vendor and the<br />purchaser/s will indemnify the vendors against any breech<br />of cross compliance.<br />The property is not entered into any environmental<br />stewardship schemes.<br /><br />Mineral, Sporting and Timber Rights<br />The mineral, sporting and timber rights are included in the<br />freehold sale.<br /><br />Rights of Way, Wayleaves and Easements<br />The property will be sold subject to and with the benefit of<br />all rights of way, wayleaves and easements, whether<br />mentioned in these particulars or not.<br />Interested parties should be aware of three National Grid<br />high voltage electricity pylons with overhead power lines<br />crossing the farm.<br /><br />Tenure and Possession<br />The property is offered freehold with vacant possession<br />available upon completion subject to existing licences any<br />holdover requirements.<br />Services<br />Mains water and electricity are connected to the property. A<br />three-phase supply is connected to the farm buildings.<br />Drainage is to a private system. None of the services have<br />been tested by the selling agent.<br /><br />VAT<br />Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In<br />the event that a sale of the property or any part thereof or<br />any right to it becomes a chargeable supply for the<br />purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition to the<br />sale price.<br /><br />Local Authority<br />Cheshire West and Chester Council, 4 Civic Way, Ellesmere<br />Port, CH65 0BE.<br />Tel: <br /><br />Fixtures and Fittings<br />All fixtures and fittings whether mentioned or not in these<br />particulars are excluded from the sale, but may be available<br />by separate negotiation.<br /><br />Plans, Photographs and Measurements<br />The plans, photographs and measurements within the<br />sales particulars are provided for identification purposes<br />only and do not form part of the sale contract and the<br />purchaser(s) shall be deemed to have fully satisfied<br />themselves as to the description of the property and<br />neither the vendor nor the vendors agents will be<br />responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership<br />thereof.<br /><br />Viewings<br />Strictly by appointment through the selling agents.<br />Fisher German LLP<br />Tel: Chester <br /><br />Directions<br />From Chester follow Liverpool road heading north towards<br />Backford. Merge onto the A41 before turning right onto<br />Rake Lane. After approximately 0.2 miles the farm entrance<br />will be found on your right-hand side.<br /><br />Please note: Fisher German LLP and its Joint Agents give notice that: 1. They have no authority to make or give any<br />representation or warranty on any property whether on their own behalf or on behalf of their clients or otherwise. 2. They<br />do not owe any duty of care to you and assume no responsibility for any statements, representations, warranties or<br />otherwise made in the particulars and you should not rely on those in the particulars. 3. The particulars are produced in<br />good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute or form an offer or a contract or part thereof. 4. Any<br />photographs, descriptions, plans, measurements, distances and any other details in the particulars are approximate<br />estimates only taken as the property appeared at the time and should not be relied upon as factually accurate. 5. Fisher<br />German assumes prospective purchasers/tenants have carried out inspections to satisfy themselves that the information<br />in the particulars is correct.<br />Particulars dated June 2021. Photographs dated June 2021.