For Sale3 Bedroom Cottage in Gillan, Manaccan, Helston, Cornwall, TR12£2,950,000

A dairy and/or vegetable farm with farm cottage and excellent dairy facilities 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. 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 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 Farm Cottage has its own 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 Lot 1 is 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 203.55 acres of land.