Woodworth Green Farm

An mixed farm, set in unspoilt Cheshire countryside, offering the opportunity to redevelop a property with a commanding location.

Description

Having been held in private hands, and farmed under a long term tenancy agreement, Woodworth Green Farm now offers buyers a genuinely rare opportunity to create a new and significant rural holding on the outskirts of Bunbury.

The farm has previously been used as a mixed forage and livestock unit, suiting the clayey loams that typify the area. Whilst the conventional livestock buildings have been removed, the central farmhouse (a traditional detached brick under tile property) and the core traditional buildings remain to form the core of a new redeveloped property.

The farm is offered as a whole, or in up to four lots. The core holding, comprising Lots 1 and 2, is accessed on a private drive off Wyche Lane, a short distance from the nearby village of Bunbury which provides all the necessary local amenities.

Available alongside this is Lot 3, a pair of fields, currently used for forage production but equally suited to grazing, set adjacent to Bunbury itself. Finally, a short distance to the north lies Lot 4, a more substantial area of pasture, a short distance from the A51. It provides about 20 acres of gently sloping grazing.

Lots 1 & 2 - Woodworth Green Farm, As A Whole
In all about 92 acres (36 hectares)

The heart of the farm is the farmstead, Woodworth Green Farm. Previously a working farmyard, the house and buildings now provide the likely start of a renovation or redevelopment project which will provide the base for new owners to create a new home or business on the farm.

WOODWORTH GREEN FARMHOUSE
Currently vacant and requiring complete refurbishment, the farmhouse today stands as a substantial brick-under-tile detached dwelling, with a range of rooms spread over two floors.

YARD & BUILDINGS
A core of traditional and some more conventional buildings remain, notably a substantial brick building set to the side of the farmhouse. The buildings will require complete refurbishment in order to be repurposed or redeveloped, but sit in a central location on the holding, at the end of the private drive.

LAND
Beyond the farmstead, this lot offers a substantial area (about 89 acres) of permanent pasture, set around the yard and drive the core of land is overlooked by the farmstead and would provide the amenity and privacy a redeveloped steading would require – as well as the space for riding or grazing.

The land is laid out in good sized level enclosures between the Wyche Lane to the south and Higher Bunbury to the north.

The land is considered to be permanent pasture, having been down to grass for a number of years, but has previously been cropped with a range of arable and forage crops. The land is all classified as Grade III under the Agricultural Land Classification scale, and described as mixed loams and clayey loams, typically deep in depth, varying from light to heavy in places.

In the case of a sale in lots then accesses and reservations may be required between Lots 1 and 2.

Location

Locally, Bunbury offers the full range of everyday conveniences with a local shop, café, three pubs and a picturesque church. Nearby Tarporley, is another desirable village, with a wider range of independent businesses, further serving the local area.

The highly regarded Bunbury Primary School (which feeds into Tarporley High School) also ensures local families are catered for. These alongside the wider range of local well-respected nurseries and secondary schools, including Brambley Hedge, King’s, Queen’s and Abbey Gate in Chester, give choice to parents of school age children.

The local retail and commercial hub is Chester, offering extensive shopping, dining and transport links, including connections to the wider motorway network and international airports at Liverpool and Manchester. Together with national rail links via Crewe provides the full range of connections that has enabled Cheshire to remain well connected whilst offering a quiet rural lifestyle.

Square Footage: 4,378 sq ft


Acreage: 94 Acres

Additional Info

The property is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole or in 4 lots. In the event of a sale in lots, cross rights and reservations may be imposed and granted for the provision of access, maintenance and services.

In addition, the vendor will require rights of access to be reserved cross Lot 1 and 2 to access their retained land.

The agents are aware of various public footpaths, crossing Lots 1, 2 and 3, as shown on the sales plans. In addition, the selling agents draw buyers’ attention to the Bunbury Wastewater Treatment Works, which adjoin Lot 2.

The farm is contained within a conservation area. Parts of Lot 2 are classified as within a Flood Zone (classifications 2 and 3). The whole farm is within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

Overage: Lot 3: The sale will be subject to an Overage Agreement in favour of the seller over Lot 3, in respect of any development. The seller will receive 30% of any net increase in value, as a result of planning permission being obtained for any development, for a period of 30 years.

Local Authority: Cheshire East, Tax Council G.

Services to Woodworth Farmhouse: Mains water, mains electric and private drainage.

All journey times and distances are approximate.

Photographs: June 26

Particulars: July 26