Godinton Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23

A rare mix of arable and pastureland with a popular 3 acre fishing lake offering day fishing - James Hickman, Rural Property & Land

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An excellent opportunity to purchase a well-stocked commercial fishing lake (about 3.25 acres) and surrounding pastureland and also a separate block of arable land both positioned along a country lane south of the village of Hothfield. Easy access to Ashford and the A20/M20.

Freehold

For sale as a whole or in two separate lots.
About 25.30 acres (10.23 ha) and 11.70 acres (4.73 ha)

Guide Prices

Lot 1: Fishing Lake and adjoining land. About 25.30 acres (10.23 hectares)
Guide £300,000 to £350,000

Lot 2: Arable land at Home Farm. About 11.70 acres (4.73 hectares)
Guide £125,000

Whole: Fishing Lake and Land at Home Farm. About 37.00 acres (14.90 hectares)
Guide: £425,000 to £475,000

The property is located between the villages of Hothfield and Great Chart. The village of Hothfield provides local facilities including a post office, village hall and church.

The Property is approximately 3.6 miles north west of the expanding market town of Ashford, which offers a wider range of services and amenities, such as the Designer outlet and Ashford international railway station, which provides travel services into London St Pancras from 38 minutes.

Method of sale

The land is offered for sale by Private Treaty with offers invited. However, in the event of several competing bids, interested parties may be asked to submit their “best and final” offer.
The seller also reserves the right to offer the land by informal tender or public auction if the need arises.

The land is offered as a whole or in two lots as coloured on the plans produced as part of these particulars and as described herein.

Lot 1: Fishing Lake & Land at Home Farm (red on plan)

A block of permanent pasture with an established commercial fishing lake extending in all to about 25.32 acres.
The fishing lake extends to about 3.25 acres and is well stocked with a variety of fish including Ghost, Mirror and Common Carp, Roach, Pike and Tench. Day tickets are currently offered. There are approximately 10 swims.

Approximately 280 metres of a tributary of The Great Stour river separates the lake to the main block of permanent pasture.

The land is generally well fenced to the outer boundaries. The land is accessed via a single gate from Godinton Lane as identified on the site plan.

Lot 2: Arable Land at Godinton Lane (green on plan)

A single parcel of level arable land extending in all to about 11.69 acres. The land is currently in fallow.

The land is bounded by established hedgerow and is accessed via a single gateway from Godinton Lane in the South East corner by the pumping station.

Agent’s Note

Lot 1 – The land is part of the Ashford Flood Alleviation Scheme which was created in the 1990s. During prolonged heavy rainfall over the winter months the land can be subject to flooding. Contact Hobbs Paker for further information.

Lot 1 – Fencing -The buyer will be required to fence the boundaries marked A-B-C on the sale plan to a suitable livestock specification following completion of the sale. The location of the new fence is 5 meters east of the existing livestock proof fence.

Tenure

Freehold with vacant possession on completion.

Soil type

The Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute classifies the soil type as part Soilscape 7 described as “Freely draining slightly acid but base-rich soils” and as part Soilscape 20 described as “Loamy and clayey floodplain soils with naturally high groundwater”.

Land Grade

The land is classified as mainly Grade II and III on the Land Classification Maps for England and Wales.

Designations

The Property is located within the Great Stour River Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).

Footpaths

A public footpath crosses both Lot 1 and Lot 2

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Services

Neither mains water nor electricity are currently connected.

Health and Safety

Prospective purchasers must have regard for their own safety whilst viewing. Viewers are reminded to take extreme caution when viewing around the lake. Neither the sellers nor Hobbs Parker Estate Agents accept any responsibility for any accident or injury as a result of viewing the property.

Acreage, Plans & Boundaries

The plan on these sales particulars and the acreages quoted are strictly for identification and guidance only. The boundaries shown on the plans in these particulars have been prepared by reference to digital Ordnance Survey data.

The plans are published for illustrative purposes only and although they are believed to be correct their accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

Interested parties are reminded that the property is sold in accordance with the owners Land Registry Title plan/s, and they must satisfy themselves as to the boundaries and the quantity of land being purchased. Any error or mistake shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation thereof

Planning

All planning enquiries relating to any future planning or change of use of the land should be directed to Ashford Borough Council. Tel:
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Viewing

Viewings are unaccompanied and are strictly by appointment only through our Ashford office on . Viewing only during daylight hours.

Our Ref: AEA230010