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1356 acres, The Whelan Estate, Kent
For Sale - Guide Price £18,900,000

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• Available as a Whole or in 5 Lots
• Close to Biggin Hill within M25
• Diversified farming enterprise with Mid Tier and Higher Tier stewardship schemes
• Principal Georgian farmhouse
• Range of let residential cottages
• Let commercial units
• 700 acres arable land
• Useful range of farm buildings
• Significant Natural Capital opportunities
• Fantastic topography supporting a well established shoot

Situation
The Whelan Estate is well positioned within the M25 next to the town of Biggin Hill, close to the Surrey Hills and Kent Downs National Landscapes. The village of Tatsfield also borders the Estate to the south. The Estate is 7.1 miles from Orpington, 8.0 miles from Bromley and 10 miles from Sevenoaks. All of these offer local amenities including shops, schools, restaurants, public and private airports, and mainline stations.

Description
The Whelan Estate is a productive diversified estate, extending to approximately 1,356 acres (549 hectares), with three farm yards and let residential and commercial properties.
The Estate has been in the family for two generations and has been operated as a mixed farming enterprise throughout. In recent years the farming enterprise has move to a more regenerative approach and has implemented new stewardship schemes in order to aid the reintroduction of livestock onto the arable areas.
The Estate has always looked to diversification in order to secure diverse revenue streams. The Estate benefits from a let portfolio of commercial and residential properties, deriving a strong annual income.

Land
The arable and grassland is currently farmed in-hand utilising a contract farming agreement. This agreement expires in September 2025. The contractor has indicated they would be interested in continuing to provide contracting services if required by the incoming purchaser.

Arable
The arable land at Whelan Estate extends to approximately 700 acres (283 hectares) and is predominantly Grade 3 under the MAFF Provisional Agricultural Land Classification. The soils divided between shallow lime rich loams and slightly acidic loams, which are well suited to combinable crop rotations.
The land has been farmed under a regenerative system over recent years. The farming enterprise has implemented grass leys and cover crops to integrate livestock back into the arable rotation.
A copy of crop rotation and soil indices is available upon request.

Grassland
The grassland at Whelan Estate extends to approximately 487 acres (197 hectares) and is predominantly Grade 3 with some Grade 4 under the MAFF Provisional Agricultural Land Classification.
The land is currently farmed in-hand but managed under the contract farming agreement. Grassland is grazed by farmers on annual grazing licences.
In 2023, 10,000 metres of new fencing was erected and an additional 10,000 metres will be completed in 2024. This new fencing provides graziers with the ability to rotate grazing across the Estate with well sized fields, all with mains water connection.
The majority of the grassland is under a mid-tier and higher tier stewardship, with options such as GS2, GS6 and GS13.

Woodland
The estate comprises several blocks of mixed woodland, totalling 169 acres (68 hectares).
The woodland has significant sporting and amenity value.
The woodland and estate trees have been surveyed and a copy of the tree inspection report is available upon request.

Farm Buildings
Lusted Hall Farm
The principal farm building is a concrete portal building with concrete floor under a pitched fibre cement roof. The building was previously in equestrian use with holding pens, 8 stables, equine shower and foaling area. The farm building is sub divided into a further two storage areas, two offices, utility room and two WCs.
The second farm building is part steel and part concrete portal frame with concrete flooring, under a pitched fibre cement sheet roof. The building is divided into three work shops and a general storage area.
Surrounding the buildings is a concrete apron and to the rear are two former silage clamps.

Skid Hill Farm Yard
There is an extensive range of buildings at Skid Hill Farm, which is the main farming hub for the Estate. These buildings include a steel portal framed grain store, a stone-built office, four general purpose agricultural buildings, a flint construction commercial unit and two smaller storage buildings.
The yard has two large areas of concrete hardstanding.

Norheads Grain Store
The main estate grain store is located adjacent to Norheads House, accessible via Glovers Close. The grain store is equipped with a central tunnel, drying floor and fan house that is connected to mains gas. The capacity of the store is 1,000 tonnes.
The grain store has large potential for Class Q planning permission (STP). Recent planning work has been undertaken for its redevelopment to residential accommodation.
Further details are available upon request.

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