A Derbyshire broiler unit has been launched for sale by Carter Jonas – the third sizeable farm of its type to be sold in the past 12 months.
Dovelowe Farm in Ashbourne is an award-winning poultry unit capable of housing up to 84,000 birds, with a guide price of £1.1m.
“Feedback so far has been that it’s in great condition for its age. The unit comprises four poultry growing sheds along with ancillary buildings for water, power generation and staff welfare facilities,” said Edward Beale, associate partner at Carter Jonas. “All poultry rearing equipment along with the biomass boilers will be made available to the purchaser.”
In addition to the productive poultry unit, the site also includes a bungalow and two biomass boilers. In total, the site is about three acres.
The boilers provide heat for the poultry sheds, generating around £50,000 per year in RHI. There is also the possibility of purchasing two further biomass boilers by separate negotiation.
Jack Mitchell, Carter Jonas partner in Somerset, marketed poultry business Millford Farm and Knaplock Poultry Farm earlier this year, for a combined guide price of £5m.
“The main reasons potential purchasers gave us for viewing the units included confidence in the sector and strong profitability compared to other forms of agricultural enterprise,” Mitchell said.
“However, tougher planning legislation makes it very difficult to build new sites and it is certainly more costly. As such, growers are looking to purchase existing units and refurbish them.”