Touring Caravan & Camping Park - HLL Humberts Leisure

(3,1) -1- 73762_green pastures particulars 08/04/2011 16:11Green PasturesTouring Caravan& Camping ParkWHITEMOOR LANE • OWER • ROMSEYHAMPSHIREA prime, profitable touring park, one of the few privately owned touring parksin the New Forest National ParkFor sale freehold as a going concern

Green Pastu(1,1) -2- 73762_green pastures particulars 08/04/2011 16:11BACKGROUND AND THEOPPORTUNITYGreen Pastures Caravan Park has been in the vendor’s family for twogenerations and the current owners are seeking to retire. The park issuperbly located on the eastern side of the New Forest National Park,close to the M27 and Paultons Park, a themed visitor attraction. Thepark has been traditionally operated with spacious pitches laid outaround the edge of the field with an expanse of open ground in thecentre and a rally field to one side. The park is one of a very smallnumber of privately owned touring parks in the New Forest NationalPark and is well located to take advantage of the increasing interestin touring and camping in the UK.LOCATIONThe property lies on the eastern side of the New Forest NationalPark, approximately 2 miles from Junction 2 of M27 and 3 milesfrom Junction 1. Copythorne Common is virtually adjacent to theproperty and the market town of Romsey on the River Test is within5 miles. The regional centre Southampton, with a wider range ofretail and service outlets, is just 10 miles to the east.The New Forest has traditionally been a prime tourist location,renowned for its open heathland and forest, which has beenpreserved over the centuries and provides a most unique visitorexperience within the South of England. Local visitor attractionsinclude Paultons Park Themed Attraction which is withinapproximately 1 mile of the property, Beaulieu National MotorMuseum at Beaulieu, the Rufus Stone and Broadlands House atRomsey. The New Forest offers many activities to include rambling,horse riding, golf, etc and there is sailing from Southampton Waterand Lymington with direct access into the Solent.Communications to the site are exceptional with access onto theM27 at Junctions 1 and 2 within 3 miles of the property. The M27 atSouthampton connects into the M3 which provides a fast route toLondon, approximately 85 miles to the north-east. There are trainservices from Southampton, Totton and Brockenhurst in the NewForest. Southampton Airport is approximately 12 miles via the M27and Hurn Airport (Bournemouth) is about 20 miles to the west viathe A31/A338.DESCRIPTIONThe property is well signed with tourist signs from Junction 2 ofM27 and is approached by way of a shared, hedge-lined entrancedrive which leads to the main entrance into the park. The owner’s/ manager’s bungalow is adjacent to the park entrance with anadjoining new reception office / shop to the rear. It is thought that anew owner of the park may wish to turn the accommodation aroundso that the reception office faces over the park. The overall propertystands in approximately 2.511 ha / 6.195 acres of mature landscapedgrounds and may be described as follows:New Reception Office / ShopA new single storey brick and tiled building, which adjoins thebungalow and has two separate entrances. It has been developedto a shell finish and comprises 4 separate interconnecting roomswith doorway onto a rear yard with staff WC and storage room.The overall building measures approximately 80m2 / 865 sq ftand includes WC and utility areas with door onto a rear yard. Theopportunity exists to connect the bungalow and office buildingsto form a single unit.Three Gates BungalowThe bungalow has a wide paved front garden area with NissanHut style Garage / Store to one side 30’3 x 13’4 (11.06m x 4.07m)with a concrete floor and a gas store to the other side. The frontentrance into the bungalow leads to:Glazed Porch Area - 9’5 x 5’10 (2.88m x 1.79m) withdoorway through to an inner hall and further door through to:Living Room - 17’7 x 12’1 (5.38m x 3.67m) with fireplace anddouble door to:Kitchen - 10’4 x 9’9 (3.16m x 2.97m) fitted with various units toinclude a sink and space for a cooker. A doorway leads to a backhall with doors to:Family Bathroom with panelled bath, wash hand basin andWC.Bedroom 1 - 10’9 x 9’9 (3.29m x 2.98m)Bedroom 2 - 14’5 x 11’9 (4.4m x 3.6m) with shelving along onewall.From the kitchen, a doorway leads through to a Utility Area withcentral heating boiler and separate cloakroom. It is from this areathat the bungalow and park office could be joined with a newdoorway. The electricity trip switches for the park are located inthis area and there is a separate door onto a rear yard.

(2,1) -2- 73762_green pastures particulars 08/04/2011 16:11tures)dThe Caravan and Camping ParkThe caravan and camping park lies within a field of well tended,mown grass which has been informally divided into two areaswith a central bed of flowers and shrubs. Hedges, punctuatedwith mature oak and other specimen trees, surround the field andto one side, centrally located, there is a toilet / shower block. The45 pitches are located around the edge of the site with a centralamenity area and each pitch has an electric hook-up.The Toilet / Shower Block lies to one side of the fieldbetween the main park area and a rally field which lies beyond.The building is single storey, of block construction under a feltedroof with a water tank/reservoir over, and comprises the followingaccommodation.Dish wash area with two sinksLadies with two shower cubicles, 4 wash hand basins, 4 WCsand hand dryer.Gents with two shower cubicles, 4 wash hand basins, 3 WCsand urinal, razor points and hand dryer.Launderette with coin operated washing and drying machine.Disabled Unit with shower, wash hand basin and WC.Beside the building, there are new Grey water and Elsan chemicaldisposal points.From the side of the toilet / shower block a gateway leads throughto the Rally Field which comprises an area of approximately 1.1ha / 2.71 acres which has been laid to pasture and is regularlyused for rallies and overflow camping during the summer season.Storage BarnsBeside and to the rear of the bungalow / new reception officethere are two agricultural storage barns to include a three baybarn measuring approximately 46’6 x 40’7 (14.17m x 12.37m)and a further 4 bay dutch barn which measures approximately 60’x 60’ (18.25m x 18.25m) which is open sided on three sides. Thebarns might be converted for use as tourer caravan storage or analternative use, subject to planning. There is an area close to theentrance to the dutch barn which has traditionally been used fortourer storage for approximately 6 - 8 caravans over many years.

(3,1) -2- 73762_green pastures particulars 08/04/2011 16:11THE BUSINESSThe business is operated fully in hand by the vendors with minorassistance from a part-time warden / cleaner during the mainseason.The 2010 tariff for two people sharing a pitch varies from £12to £25 per night dependent upon the size of the unit with pup /hiking tents at £12; touring caravans, medium tents, trailer tentsand motor caravans at £17; and large tents (over 7m long or wideincluding guide ropes) at £25 per night. There are surcharges foradditional people and children at £4 and £2 per night respectively;gazebos - £3; extra cars - £2; electric hook-ups - £4; and dayvisitors - £1.Turnover for the financial year ending 30th September 2007to 2010 has been in the range of approximately £128,500 to£140,000 per annum and net operating profit, pre depreciation,interest, tax and amortisation has been consistently in the rangeof approximately £85,000 to £95,000 per annum for each yearduring this period.SERVICESThe following services are connected to the property:Water – mains water (metered)Electricity – mains electricity. There are 53 electric hook-ups(16 amps) around the boundary of the main touring field andsome of these are used occasionally by customers on the rally fieldwho will pass their cables through the intervening hedgerow toconnect with the supply.Drainage – private system located within the grounds of theproperty with soak-away system to a ditch located within the rallyfield.The bungalow has the benefit of an oil fired central heating andhot water system and the toilet block has a bulk LPG gas fired hotwater system.PLANNING AND SITE LICENCEPlanning consent is fully in place for the existing use of theproperty for 45 permanent touring and tenting pitches duringthe period from 15 March to 31 October thence at weekendsduring the closed season. The rally / overflow camping field hasno specific planning consent but has been used continuouslyover a long period, well over 10 years, for camping and ralliesby the vendors during the prime Summer months. The vendorswill provide a Statutory Declaration and evidence of this use toa purchaser who may wish to establish the use more formally orcontinue to use the area under the ‘28 day’ planning rule.The local authority has confirmed that there is no residentialrestriction on the use of Three Gates Bungalow.The property has the benefit of a site licence and Public HealthAct licence in respect of the touring and tenting use of theproperty, both dating from 2000.

(1,1) -1- 73762_green pastures particulars 08/04/2011 16:11HLL Copyright Re HMSO Licence No. 100020449This plan is for identifi cation purposes only and doesnot form part of any contract. Not to Scale.KeySITERIGHT OF WAYCOMMERCIAL RATES AND COUNCILTAXGreen Pastures Caravan and Camping site is entered in to theValuation List with a rateable value of £16,750 and the ratespayable for the financial year 2011/12 are £6,725.86 at 42.6p inthe £ (small business) plus a phasing discount.For Council Tax purposes, Three Gates Bungalow is within Band Cfor Council Tax purposes and the amount payable for the financialyear 2011/12 is £1,256.76TENURE AND TERMS OF SALEThe property is offered for sale freehold as a going concern toinclude an inventory of trade fixtures, fittings and effects. Anystock will be purchased at valuation on completion. General farmmachinery, which is not used in connection with the operation ofthe park, is specifically excluded from the sale. The carpets andcurtains, furnishings and other personal effects in the Bungaloware excluded from the sale but may be available for purchase byseparate negotiation.Rights of way for all purposes, together with reasonable signagewill be reserved in favour of the purchaser over the entrance drivefrom Whitemoor Lane with the new owners of the caravan parkpaying a fair proportion of the maintenance cost of the drivewayin connection with their use.Similarly, wayleaves and easements will be granted as requiredin respect of services and any shared services will be meteredat the boundary of the property with the vendors paying a fairproportion of the maintenance cost of common services in respectof their retained estate and vice versa.The vendors will develop as required and maintain the newboundary between their existing land holding and the park. Thisnew boundary will be formed by a fence and hedge which will beplanted in Autumn 2011 / Spring 2012.VIEWING, DIRECTIONS ANDFURTHER INFORMATIONViewing of the property is strictly by appointment throughHLL Humberts Leisure and Symonds and Sampson. To book anappointment contact, John Mitchell BSc MRICS, Charlie Mason BA(Hons) MSc MRICS at HLL Humberts Leisure on 020 7629 6700or Philip Pollard FRICS FAAV of Symonds and Sampson on 01722334323. Prior to making an appointment to inspect the property,it is firmly recommended that interested parties satisfy themselveswith regard to the particulars of sale set out above and the statusof sale in order that they do not make a wasted journey to theproperty.Directions: The property is signed from Junction 2 of the M27.From this junction take the A36 towards Romsey and Salisburyand within a short distance, at the next roundabout, turn lefttowards Ower and Totton. Proceed back over the M27 and takethe first right onto the old A31 towards Copythorne and Cadnam.Turn left off this road within a mile as signed just before thePaulton cricket ground and the entrance drive into the park willbe found within a few hundred yards on the left.The postcode for the property is SO51 6AJ.A Further Information Pack to include the site licence,schedule of pitch fees, trading accounts and other information isavailable on application to HLL Humberts Leisure or Symonds andSampson.

(2,1) -1- 73762_green pastures particulars 08/04/2011 16:11IMPORTANT NOTICEHLL Humberts Leisure and Symonds and Sampson forthemselves and for the vendors of this property for whomthey act give notice that:-1. These particulars are prepared for the guidance onlyof prospective purchasers. They are intended to givea fair and overall description of the property and donot constitute the whole or any part of an offer orcontract.2. Any information contained herein (whether in text,plans or photographs) is given in good faith butshould not be relied upon as being a statement orrepresentation of fact.3. Nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be astatement that the property is in good condition orotherwise nor that any services or facilities are in goodworking order.4. It should not be assumed that any contents,furnishings, furniture or equipment are included in thesale, nor that the property remains as displayed in thephotographs. No assumption should be made withregard to parts of the property that have not beenphotographed.5. Any areas, measurements or distances referred toherein are approximate only.6. It should not be assumed that the property has allnecessary planning, building regulation or otherconsents and these matters must be verified by anintending purchaser.7. The information in these particulars is given withoutresponsibility on the part of the agents or their clientsand neither the agents nor their employees haveany authority to make or give any representations orwarranties whatever in relation to this property.8. Neither HLL Humberts Leisure nor Symonds andSampson will be liable, in negligence or otherwisefor any injury or loss arising from the use of theseparticulars.9. These particulars were first produced in April 2011 andthe photographs were taken previously.89 Crane Street, Salisbury,Wiltshire, SP1 2PUTel: 01722 334323Fax: 01722 337072www.symondsandsampson.co.ukppollard@symondsandsampson.co.uk12 Bolton StreetLondon W1J 8BDTel: 020 7629 6700Fax: 020 7409 0475www.humberts-leisure.comjohn.mitchell@humberts-leisure.comcharlie.mason@humberts-leisure.comHumberts Leisure Ltd. Registered in England & Wales No. 2567699VAT No. 761 451 929Registered Office: 12 Bolton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8BD.info@humberts-leisure.com www.humberts-leisure.com