Land At HaddingtonHaddington, East Lothian, EH41 3SQ

The Land at Haddington represents two productive blocks of arable land in East Lothian. The two blocks extend to approximately 90 acres (36 hectares), sitting between 95 and 125 metres above sea level. The land is well suited to modern farming practices and machinery.

The land is in productive agricultural use. Current cropping includes spring barley, potatoes and spinach. The James Hutton Institute classifies the land as Class 2 and 3.1, capable of producing consistently high yields of a wide range of crops.

The region benefits from a relatively dry climate, averaging 700mm of rainfall annually, and temperatures reportedly average 16 degrees Celsius in summer, and 5 degrees Celsius in Winter.**

**Information taken from the Met Office.

Recent average yields are as follows:
Winter Wheat 4.4t/acre, Spring Barley 2.7t/acre, Oats 3.5t/acre Oil Seed Rape 2t/acre and Ware Potatoes 25t/acre.

The Land at Haddington is available as a whole, or in the following two lots:

LOT 1 - LAND AT WEST GARLETON (45 ACRES)
Lot 1 comprises two fields (Field 1 & 2), now farmed as one which extends to approximately 45 acres (18 hectares) in total. The compartment is directly accessed from the public road (A6137). The land rises from 100 metres above sea level at the northern boundary to about 125 metres above sea level at the south eastern corner. The land is wholly arable and is deemed as Class 3.1 by The James Hutton Institute. The fields are currently farmed in hand and cropped in approximately 32 acres of spring barley and 12 acres of spinach.

LOT 2 - LAND AT SPITTALRIGG (44 ACRES)
Situated about 3 miles southwest of Lot 1, Lot 2 comprises two fields extending to approximately 44 acres (18 hectares) in total. Access to Field 3 is from a minor public road, leading off the A199 (south), Field 4 is accessed directly off the A199. The land rises from 95 to 105 metres above sea level. The land is wholly arable and is deemed as Class 2 (Field 4) and Class 3.1 (Field 3) by The James Hutton Institute. Both parcels are currently let seasonally for growing potatoes.

BASIC PAYMENT ENTITLEMENT SCHEME
The Basic Payment Scheme entitlements are included in the sale. In total, there are 41.24 Region 1 Units, apportioned as follows:

Lot 1: 23.08 units of Region 1 Entitlement.
Lot 2: 18.16 units of Region 1 Entitlement.

CLAWBACK PROVISIONS
The sale is subject to clawback agreements in favour of the seller in respect of any future renewable energy development on Lot 1 and any future development on Lot 2. The agreement will require the purchaser of Lot 1 to pay 25% of the income derived from any such renewable energy development, and the purchaser of Lot 2 to pay 25% of any uplift in value arising from the grant of planning permission payable either on commencement of development or the first sale following the grant of planning permission, for a period of 25 years. A first ranking security in favour of the Seller in both cases will be required.