Ref: 9188 GUIDE PRICE: 495,000 A conveniently situated 23 acre agricultural holding known as COURT FARM CHURCH LANE, GWENNAP, REDRUTH TR16 6BD A well situated detached 4 bedroom bungalow with superb, mature and well stocked gardens and grounds, double garage, useful agricultural building and approximately 23 acres of land. The property is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition. REDRUTH 3 MILES * UNIVERSITY CAMPUS TREMOUGH, PENRYN 4 ½ MILES STITHIANS LAKE & WATERSPORTS CENTRE 5 MILES * CARNON DOWNS 5 MILES FALMOUTH 6 MILES * TRURO 7 MILES * HELSTON 12 ½ MILES
SITUATION Court Farm is situated in the Parish of Gwennap immediately to the east of the village itself and close to the historic St Weneppa s Church which is founded on a Celtic monastery thought to date from the late 5 th Century. The present building dates from the 17 th Century and is one of only four in Cornwall with a detached tower. Gwennap Pit is about 1.5 miles distant and was made famous by John Wesley who preached there in the late 18 th Century. The major town of Redruth is about 3 miles to the northwest of the farm with a good range of facilities and services including a mainline railway station with services to London Paddington. The City of Truro, Cornwall s principal commercial and retail centre, is about 7 miles away to the northeast with extensive retail, health, education, leisure and business services. Centrally located and close to the main A393 road which links to the main A30 spine road to the north and the A39 to the south, the farm has good access to the nearby villages and towns as well as other parts of the County. THE PROPERTY Court Farm is a small livestock farm comprising a detached bungalow constructed in the mid 1980 s with good size gardens and grounds, a useful agricultural building and land, the whole extending in area to approximately 23.29 acres or 9.43 hectares. The farm is subject to a Section 52 Agreement prohibiting the sale off of any of the land and the occupation of the bungalow is limited to a person solely or mainly employed or last employed locally in agriculture etc. The bungalow is a large detached dwelling with external elevations constructed of concrete block cavity walls which are faced to the front with stone effect concrete bricks or cement rendered and spar dashed with the rear and side elevations cement rendered and spar dashed. The integral double garage is of similar construction and the whole of the roof of the bungalow is insulated and clad with interlocking concrete tiles and incorporating a single stone effect concrete brick built chimney stack. The bungalow is fitted with wood frame double glazed windows and doors throughout and there is a newly installed Calor gas boiler providing an efficient central heating system with radiators in each room.
The accommodation briefly comprises: Obscure double glazed entrance door with side panels to Entrance Hall with built-in cloak cupboard; Lounge (5.04m x 3.54m plus small recess) with stone surround open fireplace and marble hearth, shelved display alcove both sides, a pair of sliding double glazed doors to the front and obscure double glazed door to the hall; Kitchen/Breakfast Room (5.38m x 2.77m) with fully fitted range of wall cupboards and base units with work surfaces incorporating double bowl ceramic sink with mixer tap and integral appliances including Neff built-in fan oven and grill, ceramic four ring cooker hob and extractor over, hatch to dining room; Rear Entrance Lobby with obscure double glazed door to the front, door to the garage and door to the rear garden; Utility Room (3.45m x 2.37m max) with fitted wall cupboards and base unit with work surface incorporating single drainer stainless steel sink unit with tiled splashback; Separate Toilet with WC and pedestal hand wash basin; Dining Room (4.84m x 3.16m) with three clear windows to the hallway and a pair of obscure glazed doors to; Sun Lounge (3.24m x 2.55m) with a pair of sliding double glazed doors to the rear garden, aluminium frame sliding doors to the hallway and double glazed roof over part; Bedroom 1 (2.87m x 2.24m) with built-in fold-down bed and wardrobes; Bedroom 2 (4.08m x 3.29m); Bedroom 3 (3.62m x 3.06m) with built-in wardrobes;
Master Bedroom 4 (3.84m x 3.38m) with built in wardrobes and En-suite Bathroom with panel bath and shower over, WC, pedestal hand wash basin, built-in airing cupboard, fully tiled walls; Bathroom with panel bath, shower cubicle and shower, pedestal hand wash basin, heated chrome towel rail, fully tiled walls; Separate Toilet with WC and wall mounted hand wash basin. GARDENS & OUTBUILDINGS Integral Double Garage (4.90m x 4.79m) with double up and over entrance door and internally fitted with a range of built-in wooden cupboards as well as built-in wooden open shelving and with strip lighting. At the entrance to the bungalow is a cattle grid with a tarmacadam surfaced drive and large parking and turning area leading to the integral double garage. There is a lovely large gently sloping lawn garden containing a feature fishpond and adjacent rockery with stand of Gunnera. The gardens are a feature of the property and in the main are bordered with a variety of mature shrubs, trees and flowering plants. Another lawn section at the side of the bungalow leads around to the rear where there is a good size raised lawn containing flowerbeds, pathways, a circular concrete paved patio with tiered flowerbeds above, aluminium frame Greenhouse and a large wooden Garden Shed. Adjacent to the rear garden is an area containing a Polytunnel for vegetable growing.
In the northwestern corner of the farm is a single agricultural building, being a Cattle Shed and Hay/Straw Storage Building (19m x 8.8m) built of tanalised timber frames with Big 6 corrugated sheeted roof with dung boarding to the sides and space board cladding above, including lean-tos both sides, one of which is fully enclosed with timber or corrugated sheeting and has a pair of wooden entrance doors. THE LAND Court Farm extends in total area to 23.29 acres or 9.43 hectares or thereabouts, of which about ½ an acre is occupied by the bungalow and its gardens and grounds. With a further ¼ of an acre occupied by the agricultural building, about 22½ acres of the land is productive pasture land contained within three field enclosures which are either level or gently sloping but also including a section which is sloping. Field OS 2825 is low lying making part of it suitable for summer grazing only. The land is described as Grade III on the Land Classification Map for the area and is mainly suitable for livestock grazing although parts could be used for growing arable or other crops.
NOTE: Planning permission for the construction of the bungalow at Court Farm was granted by Carrick District Council subject to a Section 52 Agreement dated 7 th November 1985 which prohibits the sale off of any part of the land at Court Farm and in addition, the occupation of the dwelling is limited to a person solely or mainly employed or last employed locally in agriculture as defined in Section 90 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971, or forestry or a dependent of such a person residing with him (but including a widow or widower) of such a person. SERVICES: Mains electricity and mains water are connected to the bungalow which has a private foul drainage system. None of the services or appliances, plumbing, heating or electrical installations have been tested by the selling agent. Interested applicants are advised to make their own enquiries and investigations prior to making an offer. COUNCIL TAX: Band E: 1,999.59, payable 2017-2018. LOCAL AUTHORITIES: Cornwall Council, County Hall, Truro, Tel: 0300 1234 100. Western Power Distribution, Tel: 0845 6012989. South West Water, Exeter, Tel: 0844 346 1010. WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS & RIGHTS OF WAY: The sale will be subject to and with the benefit of all existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way as may exist. In particular, a public footpath passes through part of the land and along the inside southern boundary of field OS 2015. BASIC FARM PAYMENT: Entitlements to the Basic Payment System are available by separate negotiation. PARTICULARS & PLAN: Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of these particulars, their accuracy is not guaranteed, and they do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Any intending purchaser/s must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars. The attached plan is not to scale and is for the purpose of identification only. Although believed to be correct the accuracy of the plan is in no way guaranteed nor does it form part of the Contract. VIEWING: Strictly and only by prior telephone appointment with the Sole Agents Lodge & Thomas, 58 Lemon Street, Truro, TR1 2PY. Tel: 01872 272722.