For SaleFarm House in Gillan, Manaccan, Helston, Cornwall, TR12£6,100,000

A highly productive farm in a prime agricultural location and with residential planning consents Trewothack Farm, Gillan, Manaccan, Helston, Cornwall, TR12 6HE About 299.27 acres (121.14 ha) in total Guide Price £6,100,000 as a whole Manaccan 1.5 miles; Helford village 2.7 miles; Helston 10.7 miles; Falmouth 18.6 miles; Truro 25.0 miles Lot 1 – Trewothack Farm including Trewothack Farm Cottage, Dairy Buildings & Land 203.55 acres (82.40 ha) Trewothack Farm is a versatile commercial farming unit with a detached house at the centre, an excellent range of farm buildings including a modern rotary parlour, extensive cubicle housing and a ring fence of productive Grade 2 and Grade 3 farmland. Trewothack Farm Cottage is in an excellent location at the centre of the farm, overlooking the farmland valley and in close proximity to farming operations at the yard. The house has 3 bedrooms and excellent potential to extend (subject to planning consent). The house is understood to be in sound structural condition (subject to survey) but is in need of modernisation internally. The current accommodation extends to around 1,091 ft² and is summarised as follows: Ground floor: entrance porch, reception room, kitchen/dining room, utility room, bathroom; First floor: 3 bedrooms, 2 of which have excellent far-reaching views. Trewothack Farm Cottage is currently let under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. It has uPVC double glazing and heating from an oil fired central heating system. Adjoining the side of the house is a concrete block lean-to which is used as a garage. The house is surrounded by a level garden predominantly laid to lawn with an additional parking area to the rear. The Dairy Buildings are located along a concrete track from Trewothack Farm Cottage and were constructed in around 2015 to provide extensive modern dairy facilities, supporting commercial milking from the farm. The facilities were used until Summer 2021 before milking at the farmwas ceased. The dairy facilities are summarised below, a plan of the buildings is available on request. Building A) 14,700 ft² (1,366m²). 14 bay steel portal frame dairy building with 30kW solar panels on roof. Building includes: parlour, AI house, plant room, tank room, wash room, covered collecting yard, dairy office and large first floor farm office. Boumatic dairy parlour includes: Boumatic Xpedia 360IX internal rotary parlour; 40 stall rotary with auto on deck feeding; Full ICAR approved milk meters; ADF system; Operator touch screen; Auto ID; Compressed air heavy duty backing gate; Auto plant washer; Auto foot bath system; Flex auger system. Building B) 25,200 ft² (2,342m²). Adjoining 14 bay steel portal frame livestock housing with 260 cubicles, central feed passage, hospital pen, calf pens, very good natural ventilation and bird and badger resistant shutter doors. Building C) 28 tonnes external Collinson feed bin. Building D) 5,000 ft² (465m²). General Purpose 5 bay, steel portal farm store with concrete floor, concrete grain walling and sliding side door. (Sizes, dimensions and capacities are approximate and subject to survey). There is borehole and mains water to the yard for plant washing and river water is pumped up from the valley to a holding tank to supply the livestock drinking water. There are three external silage clamps, with earth wall at the rear and concrete panel side walls and a concrete floor. We understand the total capacity is around 7,000 tonnes. An earth bank slurry lagoon sits on the lower side of the yard providing around 2,000,000 gallons of storage. The Farmland in Lot 1 extends to around 183 acres (74 ha) and is predominantly excellent quality Grade 2 & Grade 3 arable & pasture land, plus around 11 acres (4.40 ha) of woodland. Soils are identified on the Cranfield Soilscapes maps as freely draining slightly acid loamy soils. Access around the farm is excellent using a good track which bisects the farm and with various entrances from the public highway on the boundary. The main access, which is suitable for large farm machinery & HGVs, enters the farm at the southern end at Roskruge, providing an excellent view of the farm upon arrival. The majority of the land is gently sloping and easily worked and in recent years has been in a rotation of grass, brassicas and vegetables under contract, including cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage. Field parcels are a good size and bordered by traditional Cornish hedgerows and hedgebanks. The higher ground has far-reaching views including to the coast and across to Falmouth. Lot 2 – Land at Roskruge Beacon 38.09 acres (15.41 ha) Three productive fields of bare Grade 2 & 3 arable farmland with access directly off the public highway. The fields are gently sloping and suitable for pasture or arable use and have recently been in a rotation of brassicas and maize. Mains and private water connected. The land is identified on the Cranfield Soilscapes maps as freely draining slightly acid loamy soils. Lot 3 – Land at Trewarnevas Cross 27.42 acres (11.10 ha) A run of three productive fields of bare Grade 3 arable farmland with access directly off the public highway. Water available. The fields are gently sloping and suitable for pasture or arable use and have recently been in a rotation of brassicas and maize. The land is identified on the Cranfield Soilscapes maps as freely draining slightly acid loamy soils. Lot 4 – Field 3.34 acres (1.35 ha) An individual field with direct road access, currently in arable rotation and bordered by mature hedgerows. The field has been in a rotation of brassicas and maize. The land is understood to be Grade 3 and is identified on the Cranfield Soilscapes maps as freely draining slightly acid loamy soils. Water available. Lot 5 – Land at Trewothack Farm 15.44 acres (6.25 ha) A commercial arable/pasture field adjacent to Trewothack Farmhouse, with access off the shared driveway or via adjacent lots if purchased together. Water available. Lot 6 – Trewothack Farmhouse & The Old Workshop 1.36 acres (0.55 ha) Trewothack Farmhouse is an attractive double-fronted family home offering more than 3,230 ft² of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over three floors. Configured to provide an ideal family and entertaining space, the ground floor includes generous front aspect sitting and dining rooms both with bay windows and feature fireplaces, the former with woodburning stove and the latter an open fire, together with a well proportioned rear aspect office and a fitted utility room. The spacious kitchen/breakfast room features an Aga, modern integrated appliances and doors leading to the terrace and a rear porch. Completing the ground floor are a rear aspect bathroom and a secondary fitted kitchen, which connects to a boot room with access to the driveway. On the first floor the property provides five bedrooms, a spacious family shower room and a separate family bathroom. The property’s two remaining bedrooms and a small store can be found on the second floor. Part of the farmhouse has been used for seasonal self-catering holiday lets, providing a good secondary income. The arrangement with the two staircases means that guests can enjoy a separate area of the house to the owners. Trewothack Farmhouse has uPVC double glazing and heating is from a mixture of the Aga, wood burner and night storage heaters. The garden is laid mainly to gently-sloping lawn and features an enclosed rear terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining, the whole enjoying far-reaching views over neighbouring rolling farmland. A swimming pool is located within a detached building to the side of the driveway and garden. Access to the farmhouse is currently via the shared track and driveway around the courtyard of barns in Lot 9. However, land will be sold with the farmhouse to enable a new private driveway to be laid coming in from the north. Please discuss with the agent for further details. The Old Workshop is a separate unit of accommodation and is offered together with the farmhouse. Accommodation is arranged over two floors, with a large open plan living room/dining room/kitchen at one end, including doors to a small rear courtyard. The kitchen has a range of modern appliances including bottled gas hob and electric oven and fitted units. A well-lit corridor at the rear leads to doors to two bedrooms and a ground floor bathroom with separate shower, and a staircase leads to a small landing and a pair of large attic bedrooms, each with a skylight window facing the farmland valley below and understood to have plumbing in place for an en-suite bathroom if required. The Old Workshop is currently occupied on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. It has timber double glazing and an oil fired central heating system. Lot 7 – Paddock & Barn 2.65 acres (1.07 ha) A gently sloping grass paddock below the farmhouse on the far side of the internal farm track, with a very useful and versatile open fronted farm building which could potentially be re-purposed to equestrian stabling and storage (subject to any planning consents). This lot would make an excellent addition to the farmhouse for someone looking to keep animals or have some additional outside space. Water available. Lot 8 – Farm Buildings 1.03 acres (0.42 ha) A series of modern farm buildings on the lower side of the old farmyard, including livestock housing and general farm storage plus a slurry lagoon. The buildings provide good agricultural storage for implements, machinery and livestock or could potentially be re-purposed or relocated to enhance the development of barns in lot 9. They are accessed via a concrete yard and tracks. Water available. Building E) Calf house – 2,862 ft² (267 m²). 4 bay steel frame building with concrete floor with timber frame extension on the side used as a workshop. Building F) Cubicle shed – 6,750 ft² (627 m²). 5 bay steel portal frame building with central feed passages and 76 cubicles. Building G) Steel portal frame livestock pen (5 bays) 3,000 ft² (279 m²). With concrete floor and overhanging roof. (Sizes, dimensions and capacities are approximate and subject to survey). Lot 9 – Courtyard of Traditional Barns (Residential Development Site) 2.04 acres (0.83 ha) An enticing residential development opportunity with a courtyard of traditional stone and brick barns with planning consent to convert to 6 further dwellings. Planning permission was secured in 2009 under planning reference PA09/0046/F for 7 units, of which The Old Workshop (which is part of Lot 6) is one. Planning consent has therefore been secured in perpetuity for the remaining 6 units and benefits from £0 CIL liability. The planning proposal is as follows: Barn One: 3 storeys. Ground floor - entrance hall, kitchen, living room, bedroom. First floor – 3 bedrooms (1 en-suite) family bathroom. Barn Two: 2 storeys. Ground floor – entrance hall, kitchen, living room, bathroom, First floor – 3 bedrooms, bathroom. Barn Three: 2 storeys. Ground floor –entrance hall, kitchen, dining room, living room, utility room, cloakroom. First floor – master bedroom with en-suite & dressing room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom. Second floor – 2 bedrooms. Barn Four: 2 storeys. Ground floor –entrance hall, kitchen, living room/dining area, First floor – master bedroom en-suite shower room, 2 bedrooms, family bathroom. Barn Five: 2 storeys. Ground floor – entrance hall, kitchen, living room, cloakroom. First floor – master bedroom with en-suite shower room, 2 bedrooms, family bathroom. Barn Six: Single storey – kitchen, living room, 2 bedrooms, family bathroom. Mains electricity and water is available. Drainage is available in an existing private sewage treatment plant in the grounds of Lot 6 (Trewothack Farmhouse). The plot extends to around 2 acres and includes concrete yards and various portal frame farm buildings which will be removed as part of the development, offering extensive area for recreation, amenity and/or parking to service the future dwellings. The entrance driveway from the north is included in the sale of Lot 9, insofar as it is owned. In the event of a sale in lots, rights of access will be reserved along the drive including a provision to recover a share of maintenance costs with the relevant users. Lot 10 - Paddock 0.82 acres (0.33 ha) Part of a gently sloping grass paddock which could potentially be used in conjunction with any of the future houses and/or the courtyard of traditional barns. The top part of the existing paddock is offered with Lot 11. Lot 11 – Nankerris (Building Plot) 0.50 acres (0.20 ha) A highly desirable site with planning consent (subject to implementation) for a large 4 bedroom detached house. Due to its elevated position, it is understood sea views will be available from the first floor of the new house, putting it in one of the most enviable locations in the local region, close to the dramatic Cornish coastline. The approved layout for the new house provides extensive family accommodation across 2,519 ft² (234 m²), including: Ground floor: 5 bedrooms (4 en-suite), Office, Utility Room, Cloakroom. First floor: Entrance hall, Living Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Cloakroom, Outdoor Terrace. The plot has an existing residential caravan on site which is let under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy and which has the benefit of a Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development. The site has mains electricity and mains water connected and a private septic tank. Please note there is a potential CIL charge of £98,138.36 attached to the planning consent. The expiry date on the planning consent is 10th March 2025. Please discuss with the selling agent. Lot 12 – Building Plot 1.97 acres (0.80 ha) An extensive site with planning consent for a substantial and stylish 3 bedroom detached house with views over farmland in an excellent rural location, with plenty of outside space including a circa 1 acre paddock. The approved layout provides extensive family accommodation across 2,159 ft² (201 m²), including: Ground Floor – Entrance hallway, open plan lounge/kitchen/dining room, utility room, 3 further reception rooms. First Floor – Three bedrooms (all ensuite) plus landing/gallery and a family bathroom. The site has mains electricity and mains water connected and shares a private septic tank. Please note there is a potential CIL charge of £108,955.97 attached to the planning consent. The expiry date for the planning consent is 12/12/2026. The plot is part of a site with 4 existing residential caravans which are individually let under Assured Shorthold Tenancies and which has the benefit of a Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development. Lot 13 – Building Plot 1.06 acres (0.43 ha) A site with a planning appeal in progress for a second 3 bedroom detached house in a plot below Lot 12, to replicate the house approved in Lot 12. This lot includes a circa 0.63 acre paddock, providing extensive outdoor space. The original application was rejected in 2024 based on design grounds which have since been addressed and the appeal subsequently lodged. Offers are therefore invited subject to approval of the proposed development. The site has mains electricity and mains water connected and shares a private septic tank. Please note that a CIL charge may apply to a future house development on this plot. The plot is part of a site with 4 existing residential caravans which are individually let under Assured Shorthold Tenancies and which has the benefit of a Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development. Situation Trewothack Farm is located in an area of prime agricultural farmland near the rugged Cornish coast on the Lizard peninsula, achieving the balance of commercial farming within a highly popular residential and holiday destination. The Lizard Peninsula, known as Cornwall’s forgotten Eden, is renowned for its unique flora, fauna, history and geology and offers the SW Coast Path, numerous other walking trails and several golf courses. The Goonhilly Nature Reserve & Earth Station, various coves, beaches and the Helford river are all nearby, between them offering a wide variety of activities including diving, swimming and boating. The nearby village of Manaccan has a parish church, chapel, public house, playing fields and primary school, while the small fishing village of Porthallow has a village hall, public house and cove. Helford village has an active sailing club and a summer passenger ferry to Helford Passage on the north bank of the river and St. Keverne village offers local shopping. More extensive amenities including national stores, a leisure centre and cinema can be found in the market town of Helston, with Falmouth, Redruth, Truro and St. Ives all offering comprehensive facilities. The area offers a good selection of state primary and secondary schooling together with a range of independent schools including Truro High School for Girls, Truro School, Truro School Prep, Polwhele House and St. Piran’s. General Information Method of sale Trewothack Farm is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole, or in lots. Certain lots will not be sold prior to agreeing sales on other key lots. Please contact the agent for more details. Tenure The property is sold freehold and subject to the leases, licenses and agreements summarised in the sales brochure. Further details are available from the vendor’s agent. Council Tax Trewothack Farm Cottage - A Trewothack Farmhouse - E The Old Workshop - B Electricity There are two three phase electric supplies to the farm buildings and single phase to each of the houses. In the event the property is sold in lots, purchaser/s will need to install sub-meters or their own supply. The solar panels on the dairy building (Lot 1) provide electricity for use at the dairy and the surplus is exported to the National Grid. Income in recent years has been in the region of £6,000 per annum. Water A South West Water mains supply passes through the farm and there are various connections at the farm. There is an additional private piped water supply from a borehole to the rear of the farm buildings, and a well in Lot 2 which is fed through a pressurised system to the land. In the event the property is sold in lots, purchaser/s will need to install sub-meters and/or new connections. Please discuss with the selling agent. Drainage Trewothack Farmhouse and The Old Workshop shares a Klargester septic tank. Trewothack Farm Cottage has its own septic tank, the caravan known as Nankerris has a septic tank and the four further caravans share a septic tank. We understand the private drainage at the property may not be compliant with the relevant regulations and purchasers may therefore need to budget for new equipment. Basic Payment The entitlements to the Basic Payment are not included in the sale. Wayleaves, easements and rights of way The property is being sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights including; rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water and gas and other pipes whether referred to in these particulars or not. In the event lots are sold separately, provision for shared access and/or services will be made including the rights to repair and to share relevant maintenance costs. There are two public footpaths over the land. Further details are available from the vendor’s agent. Schemes Some of the land at Trewothack Farm is entered into a Mid Tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme with effect from November 2020, for a five year term which is due to expire at the end of October 2025. The options include; hedgerow management and herbal leys. The purchaser will be deemed to have full knowledge of the scheme(s) and will take it on and comply with the scheme from completion if necessary. The vendor will retain any Scheme payments payable up to completion. Further details are available from the vendor’s agent. Designations The farm is set in the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Land at the south of the farm is in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) but the dairy buildings, yard and surrounding farmland are not. There is a Scheduled Monument (Bowl Barrow) at Roskruge Beacon – the high point at the southern end of the farm. Planning Interested parties should undertake their own due diligence in respect of all planning matters including potential CIL charges. A summary of planning consents is within the sales brochure. Sporting, timber and mineral rights All sporting, timber and mineral rights are included in the freehold sale, in so far as they are owned. The mineral rights are excluded from the sale as they are owned by a third party. Overage Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 are sold subject to an overage of 25% on non-agricultural development for 25 years after completion. Please contact the agent for further information. Fixtures and fittings All items usually regarded as tenant’s fixtures and fittings and equipment, including fitted carpets and curtains, together with garden ornaments and statuary, are specifically excluded from the sale. These may be available to the purchaser by separate negotiation. No guarantees or warranties are offered with the dairy equipment in Lot 1, which is sold as seen. Covenants and/or restrictions There may be restrictions and/or covenants listed on the Land Registry Title deeds, details of which will be made available by the vendor’s solicitor on request. Local authority Cornwall County Council. VAT Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the event that a sale of the property, or any part of it, or any right attached to it, becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition. Health and safety Given the potential hazards of a working farm we ask you to be as vigilant as possible when making your inspection for your own personal safety, particularly around the farm buildings, livestock and machinery. Viewings are not suitable for minors. Solicitors Stephens Scown LLP, Curzon House, Southernhay West, Exeter, EX1 1RS Postcode TR12 6HE What3Words Farm Entrance (south): ///customers.tastier. dazzling Farm Yard: ///strut.breached.changed Farm Entrance (north): ///bonnet.cork.bronze Directions From Helston take the A3083 south past the Royal Navy Air Base Culdrose. After 2 miles take the first exit off the roundabout (signed St Keverne / Gweek). After 1 mile take the third exit on the roundabout (signed St Keverne / Coverack). After 1.6 miles turn left (signed St Martin / Manaccan / Helford). After 1.6 miles in Newtown-in-St-Martin turn right and continue straight on through the village to Tregidden (ignoring SatNav telling you to turn left). Continue 1.5 miles to a T junction and turn left. After 1.3 miles you will see two stone pillars and a Trewothack Farm sign on the left. The entrance driveway is then found ¼ mile along the road on the right-hand side. Viewing Strictly by confirmed appointment with the vendor’s agents, Strutt & Parker in Exeter 01392 215 631. This property has 299.32 acres of land.