Braystones, Beckermet Guide Price £200,000

The back door enters into the kitchen.

With a fireplace and stone surround, stairs to the first floor and the front door.

With a tiled fireplace and mantelpiece.

With access to the attic

With pedestal sink, WC and shower cubicle.

The land includes a 1.80 acre grass paddock, which is suitable for mowing and grazing and may also be suitable for equestrian use subject to necessary consents. The purchaser will need to install an access gate off the farm drive into the paddock and erect a fence between the paddock and Lot 1. There is a 0.40 acre woodland providing amenity appeal to the west of the paddock up to the highway and 0.09 acres of cottage and garden area including space for parking to the front of the property.

The property benefits from mains water, drainage and electricity with LPG gas fired central heating.

The EPC rating for the property has been assessed as Energy Rating E.

Ehenside Cottage is in Council Tax Band C.

According to the Cranfield Soil and Agri-food Institute (Soilscapes of England & Wales), the soil is classed as “Soilscape 10” described as Freely draining slightly acid sandy soils and the land is Grade 3 Good to Moderate (Land Classification Series for England & Wales) (Grade 1 - best, Grade 5 – worst).

The land is registered under title number: CU313689, the title register, and title plans are available upon request.

There is a right of way by foot along the river Ehen for the fishermen within Lot 1. There are three large pylon poles within Lot 5 and one in Lot 4 operated by Electricity Northwest. The Land is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing rights including Rights of Way whether public or private, light, drainage, water and electricity supply, and all other rights, obligations, easements, quasi easements and all wayleaves or covenants whether disclosed or not.

The Land is sold freehold and with vacant possession granted upon completion.

The purchaser is responsible for erecting a stock proof fence within three months of completion and maintaining the fence thereafter, in Lot 2 marked A to B on the plan and Lot 3 marked C to D on the plan.

The land is registered with the Rural Payments Agency and has been claimed on under the Basic Payment Scheme, but no Entitlements are included with the sale of the land.

Mains Water Supplies 1. Mains water is connected to Lots 1, 2 and 4. It is understood that there is a mains water pipe within the main road adjoining lots 3 and 5 but the vendors have not applied to United Utilities to check if connections are possible and interested parties are therefore advised to make their own enquiries. supplies 2. The water meter within parcel number 0712 serves Lot 1 and Lot 2 and if Lots 1 and 2 are sold separately the Vendors will undertake to pay for a new water connection and meter to serve Lot 2, The Cottage.

The sale plans have been prepared by the Agents for the convenience of the prospective purchasers and are for identification purposes only and they are not to scale. They are deemed to be correct, but any error, omission or misstatement shall not affect the sale. Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to their accuracy.

In respect of Lot 1 there will be a Development Overage placed upon the buildings numbered 3, 4, 5, and 11 as detailed in the Schedule and plan of the buildings which will be in place for a 25 year period and in the event of Planning Consent being obtained for residential development or permission obtained under Permitted Development Rights Class Q an overage will be payable on the sale of the building with planning consent or upon the commencement of development and which will be a 30% of the uplift from the value of the building as an agricultural building with no prospect of development and the value of the building with the benefit of planning consent or permitted development rights for conversion to residential property/ properties.

Prospective Purchasers will be required to provide photographic identification and a utility bill proving residency to enable us to comply with the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations prior to the acceptance of any offer made for the property.

The property is offered for sale by Informal Tender. The closing date for offers to be received by is 4 p.m. on Thursday 28 April 2022. A Tender Form is attached to these particulars and only offers submitted using the Tender Form will be considered. All Tender Forms should be addressed to Mr J A Wilson, Whittaker & Biggs, 34 High Street, Biddulph, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST8 6AP ‘Ehenside Farm – JAW’. The vendor reserves the right to not accept the highest, or any offer.

The successful purchaser will be required to pay a deposit of 10% of the sale price upon exchange of contracts. It is expected that exchange will take place within 28 days of an offer being accepted and that completion will take place as soon as possible thereafter.

John Wilson FRICS FAAV George Pullin BSc (Hons) (Assistant) Whittaker and Biggs 34 High Street Biddulph Stoke on Trent Staffordshire ST8 6AP Tel: 01782 522117 Stephen Buckingham BSc (Hons) FAAV Whittaker and Biggs 16 High Street Congleton Cheshire CW12 1BD Tel: 01260 273241 07719 081579

Copeland Borough Council The Copeland Centre Catherine St Whitehaven CA28 7SJ Tel: 01946 598300

Particulars written February 2022 Photographs taken February 2022