Lower Chitterley Farm, application form 2013 - NPS

COUNTY FARMS ESTATETENANCY APPLICATION FORMFORLOWER CHITTERLEY FARM, SILVERTON(Please answer ALL the questions)First choice holding? Yes/NoPERSONAL DETAILSSurname ..................................................... First Names .............................................Address..................................................................................…………...........................Telephone Nos: Home ......................... Work ......................... Mobile………………Date of Birth………………………Present Occupation……………………...............Name and address of Employer……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Partner’s Name (if applicable)……………………………..Date of Birth......................Maiden Name (if applicable)..........................................................................................Partner’s Occupation........................................................................................................PREVIOUS ADDRESS DETAILSPlease list any previous addresses if you have lived at your current address for lessthan 5 years___________________________________________________________________________________NPS SOUTH WEST Ltd Page 1 of 9 F4-892961-20

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENTPlease complete in chronological order commencing with first employment on leavingschoolNAME OF EMPLOYER ADDRESS DATES TYPE OF WORKAGRICULTURAL TRAINING DETAILSPlease include details of all relevant training including any proficiency testsNAME OF COLLEGE DATES COURSE TAKEN(OR OTHER)CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS ETC.REFEREESPlease give the name of an employer who may be asked for a character and farmingreference and another who may be asked for a bank reference.EMPLOYER REFEREEBANK REFEREE___________________________________________________________________________________NPS SOUTH WEST Ltd Page 2 of 9 F4-892961-20

Is there any pending court action against you?YES/NOIf yes, please give details below:PROPERTY OWNERSHIP/OCCUPATIONPlease give details of any land and property which you or your partner own/rent.DESCRIPTION LOCATION ACREAGE OWNER, TENANT ETC.AND FOR HOW LONGPREVIOUS APPLICATIONSHave you applied previously for either Devon County Council or other farms.FARM DATE WERE YOU INTERVIEWED___________________________________________________________________________________NPS SOUTH WEST Ltd Page 3 of 9 F4-892961-20

CAPITALCapital available for investment in the Holding:-(Please give full details of items included and value allocated)Cash £ ......................................……………………….......Investments £ ..................................................................................Livestock £ ..................................................................................Deadstock £ ..................................................................................Property £ ..................................................................................Other £ .................................................................................._______Total 1Less Liabilities:-Bank overdraft £ ..................................................................................Loans, incl. HP £ ..................................................................................Creditors £ ..................................................................................Mortgage £ ..................................................................................Other £ .................................................................................._______Total 2_______Final Total 3 £(1 less 2) _______I shall have loan facilities of £ ............... should the Tenancy be offered to me.(Please give full details.)..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................State how much of the above loan you would expect to take up:___________________________________________________________________________________NPS SOUTH WEST Ltd Page 4 of 9 F4-892961-20

FARMING PROPOSALS FOR THE HOLDING BEING OFFERED(Please give details of proposed farming policy e.g. stock numbers, grasslandmanagement, cropping, building works etc.)___________________________________________________________________________________NPS SOUTH WEST Ltd Page 5 of 9 F4-892961-20

FARMING POLICY FOR YOUR EXISTING HOLDING, IF APPLICABLE(Please include any details of your current farming activities)ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION (e.g. relevant experience of partner,ideas for non-farming enterprises, etc.)Are you related to or do you have a close personal relationship with any Councillor oremployee of Devon County Council?YES/NOAre you related to or do you have a close personal relationship with any employee ofNPS Property Consultants Ltd?YES/NOIf yes, please state their name and position:I hereby certify that the information contained herein is true and accurate.Furthermore I hereby give permission for NPS South West and/or Devon CountyCouncil to make all or any searches and enquiries necessary to assess my/oursuitability as tenant(s) of the County Farms Estate.Signed........................................................................Date.............................................The information you are being asked to supply may be subject to the Data Protection Act 1998. It willbe held by NPS South West Ltd and used by us for the purpose of processing your application andassessing your suitability as a tenant of the County Farms Estate which may involve taking upreferences, credit checks and County Court Judgement searches. If NPS South West Ltd wish to use itfor any other purpose, it will not do so without your consent. The information will be disclosed only tothose persons authorised to see it. The information will be stored securely for 6 months after which itwill be destroyed.___________________________________________________________________________________NPS SOUTH WEST Ltd Page 6 of 9 F4-892961-20

NPS South West LtdVenture House, One Capital CourtBittern Road, Sowton Industrial EstateExeter, Devon, EX2 7FWPrivate and ConfidentialThe Principal Animal Health Officer(insert name and address of organisation responsible foroverseeing animal welfare in your area)Telephone: 01392 351066Fax: 01392 351111Email: dan.meek@nps.co.ukWeb site: www.nps.co.ukDate:Your ref:My ref:Dear SirINFORMATION REQUESTI request the following information regarding:1. (insert your name(s))…………………………………………………………………..............……...2. (insert your address) ………………………………………................................................................………………………………………………………………….........................................……....…..3. (Insert your Holding Number)…………………….………………………….................................…Has there ever been any cause to investigate those named above for any breach of animal welfarelegalisation? If so what was the outcome of this investigation?Has your service ever had any other concerns regarding those named above?CONSENTI/We (insert yourname(s)).…………………………………………….……..............................………………..consent to(insert name of organisation responsible for overseeing animal welfare in your area)………………………..…………………………………….....……………………........……………………………………….providing the information requested above on me to NPS South West Ltd on behalf of DevonCounty Council in relation to my application for the tenancy of Lower Chitterley Farm, SilvertonDevon.Signed ………………………………………………………………........................................…….....Date ………………………………………………………………..........................................………...Yours faithfullyDan MeekSenior Land Agent___________________________________________________________________________________NPS SOUTH WEST Ltd Page 7 of 9 F4-892961-20

DEVON COUNTY COUNCILFARMS ESTATERENT OFFER FOR LOWER CHITTERLEY FARM, SILVERTON1. A) I .......................................................... have inspected theholding known as Lower Chitterley Farm, Silverton and haveobtained all the necessary information regarding the Holding andterms of letting etc. and I hereby offer the sum of £.............…....(inwords ......................…………........………........) as rent perannum, being my opinion of the rent properly payable inaccordance with the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995, andexcluding any premium, which I am prepared to pay in the event ofmy being granted a Tenancy by the County Council and in thatevent to sign the County Council’s standard form of TenancyAgreement for a Farm Business Tenancy under the AgriculturalTenancies Act 1995, for a fixed term of 7 and a half years andwithin one month of receiving same.2. I acknowledge that the County Council has no plans orcommitments to improvements on the Holding beyond thosespecifically referred to in the letting particulars and its repair andmaintenance liabilities.3. It is understood that the County Council give no undertaking thatthey will accept the highest or any tender.Return application to:Dan Meek BSc. (Hons) MRICS FAAVPrincipal Land AgentNPS South West LtdVenture HouseOne Capital CourtBittern RoadSowton Industrial EstateExeter EX2 7FWSigned ...........................................................Date ......................................................___________________________________________________________________________________NPS SOUTH WEST Ltd Page 8 of 9 F4-892961-20

The information you are being asked to supply may be subject to the DataProtection Act 1998. It will be held by NPS South West Ltd and used byus for the purpose of processing your application and assessing yoursuitability as a tenant of the County Farms Estate which may involvetaking up references, credit checks and County Court Judgementsearches. If NPS South West Ltd wish to use it for any other purpose, itwill not do so without your consent. The information will be disclosedonly to those persons authorised to see it. The information will be storedsecurely for 6 months after which it will be destroyed.___________________________________________________________________________________NPS SOUTH WEST Ltd Page 9 of 9 F4-892961-20