Dorchester, Dorset, DT2

Opportunity to rent this former dairy holding located on the outskirts of Buckland Newton, comprising a Farmhouse, Agricultural Buildings and 100.52 acres.

Applications invited by 12 noon on Friday 16th August 2024.

The farm will be open for viewings on Monday 22nd July 2024 - we advise all prospective applicants register their interest for the viewing day.

The farm buildings at Rew Head have been vacant for the past 2 years, and require attention for the holding to be used to its full potential. Rew Head was formerly a dairy enterprise and is located within the rural village of Buckland Newton and has recently been occupied under Grazing Licences. The opportunity is now available for the farm to be let as a whole for a 5 year term.

The farmhouse was constructed in 1992 and comprises block, rendered and painted under a slate roof with double glazed wooden framed windows and doors. The accommodation is over two floors with three bedrooms.

The farm buildings are situated central to the holding, located directly from Castle Lane adjacent to the Farmhouse. The holding comprises a range of agricultural buildings to include a milking parlour, cubicle house with 75 cubicle spaces, silage barn, and slurry compound. Please see Schedule 1 for further details.

The land has a useful network of cow tracks with both sides of the road having direct, gated accesses from Castle Lane, please see Schedule 2 for further details. The land comprises a level lying nature being gently sloping in places, and sheltered by a combination of mature hedgerow boundaries with livestock fencing to parts. The land is predominately registered as Grade III on the Agricultural Classification Maps of England, with the northern parcels comprising areas of Grade IV. Between parcels 0738 and 1928 is a culvert bridge not suitable for vehicles.

The Farmhouse has a utility with an oil fired boiler with plumbing for a washing machine, mains water, electricity and septic tank drainage. The Farmhouse has an Energy Performance rating of D.

The land benefits from mains water connection.

The following items will be taken over as Tenant’s Fixtures at the commencement of the term, there will be no payment required for these items which are included as seen with no guarantee or warrantee as to their working order.

Milking Parlour, Bulk Tanks and all associated dairy equipment, generator, bulk feed bin, dirty water system and cooker.

Multiple footpaths transverse the land to the north of Castle Lane.

agreement available on the viewing day. The farm is to be let by application with application forms to be completed in full and returned with all supporting documentation to the Agents, Greenslade Taylor Hunt, 45 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1UT, marked ‘Rew Head Farm —Application’ by 12 noon on Friday 16th August 2024.

Applicants should make a clear statement regarding the holding their application refers to.
Upon receipt of the tenders, Greenslade Taylor Hunt in collaboration with Dorset Council will compile a shortlist of candidates. Those candidates will be invited for an interview.

A Record of Condition will be produced at the expense of the incoming Tenant at the commencement of this Agreement.

The successful applicant will be required to enter into the tenancy for a 5 year term with entry no later than 1st October 2024. A draft copy of the agreement will be available on the viewing day.
Each party will bear their own costs. The incoming Tenant will in addition be asked to pay for the Record of Condition.

The tenancy will be a full repair and maintenance responsibility to the Tenant and applications should reflect this.

Please note that Dorset Council will not be bound to accept the highest or any offer for the tenancy. All prospective applicants must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise the accuracy of the statements contained within these particulars.

For applications to be considered all prospective applicants should include the attached documents for their proposals of the running of the farm. Please request these documents from the Lettings Agent.

Rew Head Farm is situated on the eastern outskirts of the village of Buckland Newton, Dorchester, Dorset. The farm benefits from convenient access links to the A303 and M5. The land is split either side of Castle Lane, with the area being amongst Dorset's National Landscape and Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.