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Sykeside Farm
Soulby
Kirkby Stephen
Sykeside Farm
Soulby, Kirkby Stephen CA17 4PJ
• A delightful productive grassland farm in the
Eden Valley with house, holiday cottage, farm
buildings and approximately 76 acres.
• 1 mile from the village of Soulby and 3 miles
north west of Kirkby Stephen with good access to
the A66 (Brough) and the M6 (Tebay), providing
excellent links to the national road network.
Kirkby Stephen Station (4.6 miles) is on the
Settle Carlisle railway line.
• Attractive three bedroomed farmhouse with
Agricultural Occupancy Condition.
• Substantial detached three bedroomed holiday
cottage barn conversion producing a gross
income of £20,484 per annum (3 year average,
after agent’s fees).
• Contemporary range of portal framed buildings
providing versatile storage and livestock housing.
• With freely draining land, the farm includes some
amenity woodland, an attractive stream and far
reaching views to the Pennines, Nine Standards
and Mallerstang Edge and Wild Boar Fell.
• The house and holiday cottage have underfloor
heating, each with their own geothermal heat
pump, and water to the whole property is
supplied from a private shared borehole. The RHI
provides a useful additional income (£1,320 in
2019).
Soulby: approx. 1 mile Kirkby Stephen: approx. 3 miles A66: approx. 7 miles M6: approx. 15 miles
GENERAL THE HOLIDAY COTTAGE
The farm lies in the Eden Valley, a renowned Lying immediately to the south of the house,
farming district which is outside and yet Rainbow Cottage is also a barn conversion with
surrounded by The Lake District and the Yorkshire the accommodation being laid out on one floor as
Dales National Parks and the North Pennines shown on the floor layout plan. The cottage has
AONB. It has attributes that appeal to farmers and an enclosed courtyard, a paved patio area
non-farmers alike ranging from fertile free draining overlooking the beck and woodland and a lawned
soils, to diversified sources of income and a fast garden to the south. There is ample parking. It is
broadband connection. Situated in its own a planning condition that the cottage be used in
microclimate, it has an average annual rainfall of connection with and ancillary to the farm (and not
approximately 41 inches. The house and holiday occupied as a separate independent residential
cottage have been converted to a very high unit). It may be possible to review this condition
standard within the last 15 years. Approached through the normal planning process. Rainbow
along a private shared farm road they enjoy a Cottage has an excellent track record for holiday
charming setting overlooking the beck and amenity lets for 15 years. The full complement of
woodland to the west. furnishings and fittings along with existing forward
bookings is to be included in the sale so that it can
THE HOUSE continue to be let as a holiday cottage without
The property is approached via Sykeside Lane; the disruption.
house lies to the left just before the farm buildings. THE BUILDINGS
It is of stone construction and mostly rendered and
painted white, under a stone and blue slate roof. It General Purpose Building: Attached to the
has underfloor heating from a geothermal heat farmhouse (approx. 8m x 14m), the building
pump together with a two oven oil fired AGA and a currently provides stabling and useful general
log burning stove in the Sitting Room. Invaluable storage area.
additional covered space is provided by the former Workshop: Attached to the farmhouse with secure
cow house and dairy attached to the farmhouse access from outside. The building is divided into
with ample and versatile storage and stabling. two (approx. 3.45m x 2.59m and 6.22m x
Subject to planning, it may be possible to further 3.28m).
extend the accommodation into the attached cow Dutch Barn: A useful five bay open fronted
house. Having originally been a traditional stone building (approx. 22.8m x 12m) of steel portal
granary, planning permission was granted to frame construction presently used as cattle
convert it into a holiday cottage in 2003; housing and the storage of implements and
subsequently, in 2008, planning permission was machinery.
granted to allow it to be occupied by someone
employed or last employed in agriculture in the Timber Frame Barn: A five bay building (approx.
local area. There is a concrete parking area to the 22.1m x 14.2m) which has been well kitted out
front of the house, and to the west is a delightful with wash area, internal pens and sheep handling
raised decking area overlooking the beck. facilities.
Borehole Pump House: Located off the farm road them that would impede the open view of the
close to the entrance of the property and Rainbow retained property or do on them anything that
Cottage. Housing the water treatment equipment and might be a nuisance or disruptive to the
controls and regularly tested to Environmental Health retained property; and
Standards. • To limit the scale of development that can take
THE LAND place in respect of the two buildings and the land
on which they sit as shown edged blue on the
The land lies between approximately 150 metres and
plan, notably not to undertake any residential
180 metres (492ft and 590ft) above sea level. All of
conversion or construction works.
the land is down to grass with a small area of
amenity parkland style woodland to the west of the ACCESS
house and holiday cottage. Two thirds of the farm is The maintenance of Sykeside Lane, which is
level Eden Valley land; the land is deep permeable privately owned, is shared with the other residential
loamy soil, free from stones, of moderate to high properties.
fertility ideally suited to short term grassland and
some arable. All of the land can be cultivated and SPORTING & MINERAL RIGHTS
mown. The fields have water for livestock (from the The sporting rights in so far as they are owned are
borehole supply and/or Blind Beck) and are bounded included with the sale. The mineral rights are not
by post and wire fences. A small wetland area has owned and are therefore excluded from the sale.
been created in the northern most field (Field No
0455) which attracts a range of native birds and SERVICES
migratory wildfowl in the winter months. The layout Water is supplied by a private borehole and mains
and boundary responsibilities can be identified on the electricity is connected. Heating to the house and
farm plan. holiday cottage is provided by the geothermal heat
pumps. The farmhouse is served by a private
NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE
drainage system which is shared with the
The land is located outside a DEFRA designated neighbouring Sykeside House (which is in separate
Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. ownership). The holiday cottage is served by a
SUBSIDIES separate private drainage system.
The land is registered with the Rural Payments WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS & RIGHTS OF WAY
Agency under the Basic Payment Scheme. The 2019
payment was c.£7,000. The Entitlements can be The property is sold subject to wayleaves,
made available by separate negotiation. easements and rights of way, both public and
private, which may affect or benefit the property.
PLANNING There is a public footpath which runs along Sykeside
The local planning authority is Eden District Council. Lane and the farm track and then through Field Nos.
8433 and 8449.
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT
To protect the Vendor’s retained property, a COUNCIL TAX
restriction will be placed against the title as follows: The house is in Council Tax Band D.
• To use those parts of Field No 0342 and 8433
shown hatched black on the plan for farming
purposes only and not to erect on them any
buildings or structures or store anything on
BUSINESS RATES GENERAL Rainbow Cottage has a Rateable Value of £4,350. The photographs are reproduced for general The owner presently receives the benefit of Small information only. All measurements are Business Rates Relief and therefore no Business approximate and are provided for guidance Rates are currently payable. purposes only. TENURE Details Prepared: October 2020 The property is held freehold. Vacant possession will be given upon completion. DIRECTIONS From Kirkby Stephen head west on Silver Street and after approximately 500 yards continue on the right fork towards Soulby; after about 1 mile you will travel past Riddlesay; after a further mile, travel through the village of Soulby leaving Bonny Gate COTTAGE FLOOR PLAN Farm on your right and after approximately 300 yards on the bend in the road, turn to the right down Sykeside Lane which will marked with a sale board and the farmhouse will be found at the far end of the lane. VIEWINGS The property can only be viewed strictly by appointment through the Selling Agents. To arrange a viewing please contact Nigel Foster/Victoria Bailey at WBW Surveyors Ltd on 01756 692900 or Ed Hewetson at Hewetson & Johnson on 01768 342666. GUIDE PRICE Offers in the region of £1,200,000. OFFERS The farm is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole and the Vendors through their Agents reserve the right to conclude the sale by all appropriate means. Please register your interest with the Selling Agents so they can keep you informed as the sale progresses. If you are interested in part of the property only, then please register your interest with the Selling Agents so that they are aware of your interest and can provide for it if that is possible and fits in with the sale of the remainder.
FARMHOUSE FLOOR PLAN
Ground Floor
EPC
First Floor
The Floor Plan is for illustrative purposes only. While we don not doubt the floor plans accuracy, we make no guarantee,
warranty or representation as to the accuracy of the floor plan. You or your advisors should conduct a careful, independent
investigation of the property to determine to your satisfaction as to the suitability of the property for your space require-
ments. Produced using PlanUp.
LOCATION PLAN
SCHEDULE OF THE LAND
NG Field No Area (Ha) Area (acres) Description
7203 0.33 0.81 Steading
6399 0.88 2.17 Pasture & Wood
6977 1.50 3.70 Grassland
9907 5.46 13.49 Grassland
9920 2.14 5.28 Grassland
0342 6.99 17.27 Grassland
8433 1.97 4.87 Grassland
7637 0.52 1.28 Grassland
8449 0.48 1.19 Grassland
0455 2.74 6.77 Grassland
6134 4.49 11.09 Grassland
6023 3.27 8.08 Grassland
TOTAL 30.77 76.01
Not to scale - For identification purposes only.
Sykeside Farm, Soulby, Kirkby Stephen
A delightful productive grassland farm in the Eden Valley with house, holiday cottage & farm buildings.
Extending in all to approximately 76.01 acres (30.77 hectares)
These particulars are issued in good faith but do not constitute representations of fact or form part of any offer or contract.
The particulars should be independently verified by prospective buyers or tenants. Neither WBW Surveyors Ltd nor any of
Hewetson & Johnson Ltd its employees or agents has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this WBW Surveyors Ltd
The Estate Office property. Skipton Auction Mart
GENERAL: While we endeavour to make our particulars fair, accurate and reliable, they are only a general guide to the
Low Ploughlands property and, accordingly, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact the office and we will Gargrave Road
Little Musgrave be pleased to check the position for you, especially if you are contemplating travelling some distance to view the property. Skipton
SERVICES: Please note that we have not tested the services or any of the equipment or appliances in this property,
Kirkby Stephen accordingly we do strongly advise prospective buyer to commission their own survey or service reports before finalising North Yorkshire
CA17 4PQ their offer to purchase. PLANNING PERMISSION: We have not verified any planning permission and you and your BD23 1UD
professional adviser must satisfy yourselves of any planning permission or building regulations. Any comments about plan-
Tel: 017683 42666 ning and development are for general guidance only and your professional adviser must advise you. We cannot give any Tel: 01756 692 900
www.hewetsonandjohnson.co.uk warranty about development potential. www.wbwsurveyors.co.uk
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