Pasture Land At Ruthall Farm Ditton Priors, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 6TN

Property Description

GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS

GROWING TIMBER
All timber is included in the sale.

SPORTING RIGHTS
All sporting rights are in hand and will be sold with the land.

MISREPRESENTATION ACT
McCartneys for themselves and the vendors of the property, whose Agents they are, give notice that these particulars, although believed correct, do not constitute any part of any offer or contract, and that all the statements contained therein as to the property are made without responsibility and are not to be relied upon as statements or representations of fact, and that they do not give any representation or warranty in relation to this property. The intending purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in the particulars.

PLANS, AREAS AND SCHEDULES
These are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for reference only. The purchaser shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to the description of the property, and any error or misstatement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof.

WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, quasi-easements, wayleaves and rights of way, declared and undeclared. Please note there will be a reservation in favour of lot 2 over lot 1 for the granting of an easement to lay a water pipe from the main in Ashfield Road.

TENURE AND POSSESSION TENURE AND POSSESSION
The property is sold freehold with vacant possession on completion.

VIEWING
At any reasonable time.

METHOD OF SALE
By informal tender.

INGOING VALUATION
There will be no ingoing valuation.

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
In the event that following tenders there are a number which have little difference between them the vendor reserves the right to put the property up for sale by private auction with invitations being delivered to the highest tenderers to attend. The vendors would rather carry out such a process than enter a Dutch auction situation.

HIGHER LEVEL STEWARDSHIP SCHEME
A higher level stewardship scheme is in existence for the whole of the land which produces an annual payment of approximately £5,576.70. The end date for the agreement is 31st March 2028. The vendor reserves the right to the payment for the 2026 year on a pro-rata basis, i.e. all payment monies before completion of sale. Any payment monies received after this date and before 31st March 2028 will be paid to the new owner. The new owner will be required to enter into an indemnity for any breaches of the existing stewardship scheme between completion and the ending of the agreement on 31/03/28. The purchaser will be required to take on the existing higher level stewardship scheme for the remainder of its length.

SIGNING OF CONTRACT
The successful purchaser will be required to sign a contract within four weeks of acceptance of their tender as far as is practical.

UPPLIFT CLAUSE FOR LOT 2
Because of the proximity of lot 2 to recent developments in the village of Ditton Priors, there will be an uplift clause for any non-agricultural development – excluding horses – for a period of twenty years with an uplift clause of 30% of any increase in value after allowing for the costs of obtaining planning permission and any community infrastructure levy. Such uplift to be triggered by the granting of planning permission.

SOLICITORS
Lanyon Bowdler, Grosvenor House, Hollingswood Road, Central Park, Telford TF2 9TW. Tel : 01952 211028 (Ref. Mrs Susan Grazier) Susan.Grazier@lblaw.co.uk

PARTICULARS OF SALE

Lot 1
A block of approximately 28.6 acres (11.59 hectares) of pastureland with access from Ashfield Road, Ditton Priors, designated lot 1 on the attached plan and coloured red.

Description
This block of pastureland has excellent access and is in good heart. It is well hedged and fenced and is served by a natural water supply which has never failed. Having said that, there is a water main running along the edge of the field which with appropriate permission can be tapped into. There is a good face on all of the grazing and the soil is of a clay nature. The land is more particularly described in the following schedule:

SCHEDULE
RPA No Description Area

Ha / Acres

0432 Pasture 4.37 / 10.79
9544 Pasture 1.09 / 2.69
1546 Pasture 2.06 / 5.09
0457 (divided into 3 separate parcels) Pasture 4.07 / 10.05
Total 11.59 / 28.62

GUIDE PRICE £8,000 PER ACRE

Lot 2
A block of approximately 21.5 acres (8.7 hectares) of pastureland with access from Ruthall Lane, Ditton Priors, designated lot 2 on the attached plan and coloured blue.

Description
This lot comprises a useful block of level pastureland which would also be suited to arable production. It has direct public highway access. Natural water supply which has never failed – reservation of an easement across lot 1 if the new purchaser requires to install mains water. The land is well hedged and fenced and again is in good heart and is more particularly described in the following schedule:

Schedule
RPA No Description Area

Ha / Acres

2370 Pasture 5.83 / 14.4
0480 Pasture 2.87 / 7.1(est)
Total 8.7 / 21.5

GUIDE PRICE £10,000 PER ACRE

TENDER DOCUMENT
Attached to brochure

CONDITIONS OF TENDER
1. All tenders must be received at the agents’ offices at Ludlow Livestock Market, The Ox Pasture, Overton Road, Ludlow, SY8 4BH by 5.00pm on Friday 28th August 2026.

2. The vendor is not obliged to accept the highest tender or indeed any of the tenders.

3. A contract must be signed by Friday 2nd October 2026 with completion being when vacant possession is given at the end of the existing grass keep licence for lot 1 which is the end of October 2026.

4. In the event of a number of tenders being in a close proximity the vendor reserves the right to hold a private auction with invitations for bidders only.

5. Successful purchaser will be required to provide a photographic form of ID such as Driver’s licence or passport and a utility bill or bank statement confirming their home address. This is to meet anti money laundering regulations.

6. The vendor will consider offers for parts of the property, for example one of the fields. If you want to make an offer for part of the property, this should be clearly stated on the tender form and indicated on a plan attached.

Note to Buyers
AML checks will be undertaken for successful buyers and there is a fee of £18.00 including vat per person payable.