Devils Dyke Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1

A commercial arable farm in the South Downs National Park comprising land currently divided into well fenced and gated good size working arable enclosures extending to approximately 460.13 acres (186.20 hectares), with an open fronted straw barn.

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LOT 2 - THE LAND
The soil is free draining, medium to light loam overlying various subsoils from upper to lower chalk. The land is currently divided into good size working arable enclosures and much is considered to have potential for vineyard use. It is well fenced and gated. It includes a permanant pasture/wooded escarpment.
Straw Barn: Steel frame single span open fronted off lying building with open fronted lean to, access via concrete track.
The land is well served by tracks and roads providing good access. In all approximately 460.13 Acres (186.20 Hectares).

AMENITIES
Local: The village of Poynings (about 3 miles) has a cricket club, café, church and public house. Fulking (about 4 miles) is a nearby village with church and public house.
Towns: The city of Brighton and Hove is about 4 miles Southeast and London is about 60 miles North.
Transport: Brighton’s mainline train station is approximately 4 miles distance. Gatwick Airport is about 25 miles and reached in under 30 minutes by car utilising the nearby A23. Shoreham Port is about 5 miles and Shoreham Airport about 8 miles on the A27.
Leisure: The Dyke Golf Club, and Brighton and Hove Golf Club are very close by. The farm is found in the South Downs National Park which has many public footpaths and bridleways for walking and riding.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Local Authority: South Downs National Park. Tel: 01730 814810. www.southdowns.gov.uk and Brighton and Hove City Council. Tel: 01273 290000. www.brighton-hove.gov.uk
Services (not checked or tested): No services to the barn.
Rights and Easements: The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of rights, including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, gas and electricity supplies and any other wayleaves or easements. There are two public bridlepaths running north south on the west side of the farm well away from the farmstead.
Plans and Areas: These are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for reference only. The purchaser shall be deemed to have satisfied himself or herself as to their accuracy and any error or misstatement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof.
Links: www.environment-agency.gov.uk, www.nationalhighways.co.uk,
www.caa.co.uk, www.landregistry.gov.uk
Tenure: Freehold. Land Registry Title Numbers ESX118139, SX160744, ESX252384, ESX224347.
Basic Payment Entitlements and Stewardship: The land is registered under the Basic Payment Scheme and entitlements will be included as part of the sale, excluding those relating to the 2023 farming year. These will be transferred to a purchaser subject to the purchaser covering the cost of the transfer. The farm is not currently in any Stewardship Scheme.
Ingoing Valuation: Subject to the timing of completion, the purchaser may be required to pay an ingoing valuation for the standing crops.
VAT: Should any sale of the farm or any rights attached become a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable by a purchaser in addition to the contract price.