Land

The Land at Sornhill and Middlethird are most useful and attractive parcels of land in an accessible location to the south-east of Galston, offering both agricultural and amenity appeal.

Lot 1
About 17.07 acres (6.91 hectares) of grazing land with a small wooded area, rising from approximately 138.5m to 190m above sea level. The land is classified as Grades 3(2), and 4(1) by the James Hutton Institute Land Capability Classification. Access to the land is via the public road. Water is available from a private supply.

IACS
The land is registered for IACS purposes.

LESS-FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT SCHEME (LFASS)
The land at Sornhill and Middlethird has been designated as being within a Less Favoured Area.

NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE (NVZ)
The land is not included within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME (BPS) 2023
Any payments relating to the 2023 scheme year will be retained by the Seller. If applicable, the Purchaser(s) will be responsible upon occupation of the subjects of sale to comply fully with the Statutory Management requirements to maintain the farmland in Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) as laid down under the Cross Compliance rules of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) for the remainder of the scheme year. The Seller may enter discussions with the Purchaser to transfer the right to receive Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Entitlements in addition to the heritable property by separate negotiation. Further details are available from the Selling Agents.

MINERALS
The mineral rights are included in so far as they are owned.

TIMBER
All fallen and standing timber is included in the sale as so far as it is owned by the seller.

SPORTING RIGHTS
In so far as these rights form part of the property title they are included within the sale.

DEPOSIT
A deposit of 10% of the purchase price shall be paid within seven days of completion of Missives. Deposit will be non-refundable in the event of the purchaser failing to complete for reasons not attributable to the Seller or their Agents.

POSTCODE
The nearest postcodes to the land parcels are

KA4 8NF - Land at Sornhill.
KA16 9LS - Land at Middlethird.

WHAT3WORDS
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///ocean.logged.shortens – Lot 2
///zoom.boots.users – Lot 3
///shuttled.solid.subplot – Lot 4

VIEWINGS

Strictly by appointment with the Selling Agents.
POSSESSION AND ENTRY
Vacant possession and entry will be given on completion or such mutual time to be agreed by the seller and the purchaser(s).

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) REGULATIONS
Please note that under the 2017 AML regulations we are legally required to carry out money laundering checks against purchasers. To enable us to complete these checks purchasers will need to provide along with their offer either:
a) originals of primary (eg a passport) and secondary (eg current council tax or utility bill) ID; or
b) copies of such primary and secondary ID certified and dated by the purchasers’ solicitors as true copies along with written confirmation from the purchasers’ solicitors that they accept that we will be relying on this copy ID for AML purposes.
Failure to provide this information may result in an offer not being considered.

HEALTH & SAFETY
The property is an agricultural holding and appropriate caution should be exercised at all times during inspection particularly in reference to the farm land and water courses.

THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND SERVITUDES
The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed as satisfied themselves in respect thereof.

In Lot 1 there is a mains water pumping station for which Scottish Water are responsible and have a Right of Access. In Lot 4 there is a private water supply tank which has third party Right of Access.