• Planning Permission secured this year for conversion of disused agricultural buildings into a 3 bedroom dwelling with associated studio and garage. +
• Wealden District Council Planning Website: planning reference WD/2023/2750/F . +
• Exceptional country lane location south of Crowborough, with spectacular panoramic views. +
• About 9.31 acres of fields with road frontage. +
• Crowborough town about 2.4 miles. +
• Tunbridge Wells town about 9.2 miles. +
• Further land possibly available from the wider sale. Lot 2: an adjacent parcel of land of about 12.5 acres, with its own lane access. +

A rare opportunity to convert these well placed, secluded farm buildings into a modest detached house with studio and garage, offering fine views and fields of about 9.31 acres

Description

This property forms Lot 3 of a wider sale, offering two secluded farm buildings with planning permission for conversion approved into a modest detached house, with an additional studio and garage and approximately 9.31 acres of land.

The completed Coach House will provide for an open-plan living room/kitchen/dining room, a lobby with a cloakroom/shower and bedroom 3/study, plus two main bedrooms upstairs, with a bathroom between. in addition, there will be a separate studio room with en suite shower room and an adjacent garage.

There is gated access from the lane with hard standing by the Coach House, which is a detached brick and weatherboard design under a slate tiled roof. Further gated access leading to the brick store with pole barn extension, which is to become the studio and garage.

There are panoramic views across the immediate valley and beyond, towards Hassocks. Approx 9.31 acres in all, fenced into 3 fields, with a public footpath running down the hill - see plan.

There are two other lots in the wider sale, Lot 1 being a detached residential house, Allfreys, including its garden and two paddocks, one being across the lane. Lot 2 is a further parcel of land adjacent to Lot 3. This land can be sold to either the buyers of Lot 1 or Lot 3, or ultimately to an independent buyer if neither buyer proceeds with the additional land. This Lot 2 land amounts to about a further 12.5 acres of fields with some woodland.

Location

Found within the High Weald National Landscape, The Coach House is conveniently located within approximately 2.4 miles of Crowborough town centre, yet is surrounded by beautiful countryside with a bridleway reached at the end of the lane towards Crowborough.

Crowborough enjoys a good selection of supermarkets, including Waitrose, Lidl and Morrisons. There is a good selection of cafés and restaurants, together with useful amenities including Boots chemist, hairdressers and barbers, a selection of pubs and variety of independent shops.

Crowborough Community Centre holds a range of different events throughout the year. There is a good choice of primary schools in Crowborough, together with The Beacon Academy at the secondary level. The town benefits from a Leisure Centre and the private golf at The Beacon Golf Course, is just meters away from the house.

The surrounding countryside includes the 6500 acres of the historic Ashdown Forest known the world over as the home of ‘Winnie the Pooh’ and one of the largest public spaces in the South East. This ancient area of open heathland is the highest sandy ridge-top in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Tunbridge Wells is approximately 9.2 miles and provides further comprehensive shopping, recreational and entertainment facilities with a wide variety of restaurants, cafés, bars, cinema (at Knights Park) and two theatres and mainline station

Additional Schools: Preparatory schools include Holmewood House in Langton Green, Skippers Hill in Five Ashes, Cumnor House in Danehill and co-ed senior options in Sevenoaks, Eastbourne, Upper Dicker (Bedes) and Brighton, as well as Tonbridge for boys and Mayfield School for girls.

Square Footage: 1,333 sq ft

Acreage: 9.3 Acres

Additional Info

Payments costs relating to the Planning Permission:-
SAAMS payment £1,170.00
SANGS payment £5,000.00
CIL payment £38,845.25, with the usual self-build exemption applicable, with the property needing to be occupied for three years after completion.

Please note, there is a public footpath that runs through the land shown in a yellow broken line on the land plan.

Services – a mains electric and water supply is connected, with the water metered near Lot 2 (shown on the land plan). Buyers to make their own enquiries.