South Bowhill Farm

• 47 acres of productive farmland with excellent range of useful outbuildings
• 46.10 acres of productive agricultural land.
• Substantial range of agricultural buildings suitable for a range of uses.
• Lapsed planning permission for bungalow with agricultural occupancy restriction.
• Useful stackyard.
• Metered electricity and water supply.
• Potential for broad range of uses (subject to planning).

SITUATIONSouth Bowhill Farm enjoys a highly scenic rural setting near Largoward and Peat Inn, a short distance to the south of Cupar in the county of Fife. Cupar (8 miles) and the nearby East Neuk villages provide excellent day-to-day facilities including supermarkets, local retailers and a number of agricultural merchants. The sought after university town of St Andrews, lying some 8 miles to the north east, offers more extensive services and facilities including national retailers, theatre, banks and professional services.The city of Dundee, approximately 20 miles north, provides a comprehensive offering of city shops, services and amenities, as well as being home to Scott’s RSS Discovery and the V&A museum. It also offers two universities, swimming pool, railway station and airport, providing daily flights to London. The city of Perth is under an hour’s drive and provides a comprehensive range of services and facilities including national retailers, theatre, concert hall, swimming pool, museum as well as bus and train stations providing excellent transport networks.Fife is renowned for its productive and fertile lands capable of producing high yields of an extensive range of crops and the area is well suited to both arable cropping and livestock units. The local area is well served by a wide variety of agricultural contactors, merchants and suppliers with a successful local machinery ring which can provide additional farming resources if required. The livestock market at Stirling, about 63 miles west has regular sales.DESCRIPTIONSouth Bowhill Farm extends to about 47.95 acres (19.40 hectares) (including the steading and stackyard) and is made up of one single block of ground with an excellent range of modern sheds as well as a traditional steading and stackyard. The property offers significant potential for an equestrian buyer with 5 stables within the shed complex area, along with the other buildings and land. The property could also be of interest as a small farm or from those looking to maximise the use of the outbuildings or to reactivate (or alter) the lapsed planning permission.THE LANDThe land, lying largely to the south and west of the steading is classified principally Grade 3.2 and 4:2 by the James Hutton Institute and comprises easily worked ground in six enclosures predominantly contained by post and wire fencing. In recent years the ground has been used as rotational grass farmed by a neighbour, but it is has historically grown a range of crops. The ground is predominately level with some gentle slopes rising from 186 metres above sea level in the south to 207 metres above sea level in the north-west. Access is either off the public road or via interconnected fields. There is a former water storage tank in the field to the immediate south of the steading. The fields benefit from water troughs, with the exception of the bottom field, which has a burn running through it.FARM BUILDINGSThe farm is approached by a shared access track, shared by two residential properties situated to the south-east of the farm buildings. South Bowhill Farm benefits from a traditional steading building and five modern agricultural sheds, suitable for smallholding and equestrian purposes, as summarised below:Agricultural Shed 1 (37.5 m x 14.5 m)Steel portal frame construction under a fibre cement roof, with box profile cladding and concrete floor.Attached to this shed is a traditional building with 5 stables (14.5 m x 6.01m).Agricultural Shed 2 (27.5 m x 18.0m)Concrete frame construction with box profile sides and a box profile roof with concrete flooring.Agricultural Shed 3 (22.4 m x 12.0 m)Steel portal frame construction under fibre cement roof with box profile cladding and a concrete floor.Stalls (22.4 m x 5.6 m)Steel portal frame construction under box profile roof, box profile cladding and a concrete floor.Agricultural Shed 4 (27.5 m x 12.0 m)Steel portal frame construction under a fibre cement roof, tin cladding and with a concrete floorACCESSTwo residential houses (under separate ownership) have a right of access over the shared entrance to the steading to the public road to the east.IACSAll the farmland is registered for IACS purposes and the farm code is 377/0062LAPSED PLANNING PERMISSIONPlanning permission was granted by Fife Council in November 2010 (08/00935/FULL) for the erection of a new agricultural workers dwellinghouse adjacent to South Bowhill Farm bungalow. NB A condition of the planning permission restricts the occupation of the dwellinghouse to a person solely or mainly, or last employed in the local area in agriculture.ADDITIONAL GROUNDTo the south-west of the land holding are two arable fields extending to circa 17 acres, which could be available on a lease to an eventual purchaser. Contact the selling agent for more information.NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE (NVZ)The land at South Bowhill Farm is not within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.AGRI-ENVIRONMENT CLIMATE SCHEMEThe land is not subject to Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) funding.BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME (BPS) 2025Basic Payment Entitlement was established on 15th May 2015. The Basic Payment Entitlements is included in the sale. Further details of the Basic Payment Entitlement are available from the Selling Agent.Any payments relating to the 2025 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) 2025 for the remainder of the scheme year.LESS-FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT SCHEME (LFASS)All of the land has been designated as being within a Non-Less Favoured Area.SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT RURAL PAYMENTS AND INSPECTIONS DIRECTORATEScottish Government, Agriculture and Rural Economy, Strathearn House, BroxdenBusiness Park, Lamberkine Drive, Perth, PH1 1RXTel: 0300 2445400MINERALSThe mineral rights are included.TIMBERAll fallen and standing timber is included in the sale as so far as it is owned by the seller.SPORTING RIGHTSIn so far as these rights form part of the property title they are included within the sale.INGOING VALUATIONThe purchaser(s) of South Bowhill Farm shall, in addition to the purchase price, be obliged to take over and pay for at a valuation to be agreed by a mutually appointed valuer(s) with respect to the following:1. All cultivations and growing crops on a seeds, labour, lime, fertiliser, sprays and machinery basis with an increment representing the enhanced value of the establishment and age of such crops.2. All feed stuffs, hay, straw, fodder, roots, silage and farmyard manure and other produce at market value.3. All oils, fuel, fertilisers, sprays, chemicals, seeds, and sundries at cost.Note: If the amount of the valuations has not been agreed on the date fixed for completion, then the purchaser shall pay to the seller such a sum as selling agents shall certify on account at the valuation pending agreement. Should the payment not be made within seven days then the interest will become payable on outstanding monies at 8% over Bank of Scotland borrowing rate.DEPOSITA 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.DIRECTIONSFrom Cupar take the B940 in a southerly-easterly direction towards Pitscottie. At Pitscottie continue over the crossroads towards Peat Inn. The entrance to South Bowhill Farm is on the right-hand side about 1 mile beyond Peat Inn.POST CODEKY15 5LLWHAT3WORDSTo find this property location to within 3 metres, download and use What3Words and enter the following 3 words: toffee.pushy.smarting