• Rural property +
• Idylic location +
• Main dwelling plus annexe +
• Suitable for 2 families or multi-generational living +
• Gardens & paddock +

The joint accommodation and the rural location will appeal to many - James Hickman, Rural Property, Farms & Land

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A rural property (Agricultural Occupancy Condition) situated in an idyllic location on a quiet country lane between the villages of Stelling Minnis and Elham which provides flexible and spacious accommodation, totalling approximately 2,675 square feet. The property comprises the main bungalow with a generous 2 storey annexe which was added later.

The property sits in attractive gardens and includes a grazing paddock to the rear.

Freehold – Council Tax Band C (Bungalow) & B (Annexe)

About 2.50 acres

Situation

The property is located in an idyllic rural location on a quiet country lane with very little passing traffic. There is easy access to Stelling Minnis village and to Stone Street (B2068) which links Canterbury & the A2 with the M20. Elham and North Elham are an easy drive as are Folkestone West & Sandling Stations.

The Dwelling

The bungalow was built from the mid-1980s and was extended at a later date by adding an attached 2 storey annexe. The whole property provides modern accommodation suitable for 2 families or multi-generational living with all the convenience that that provides.

Agricultural Occupancy

1. The bungalow was originally granted outline planning consent on 4th February 1985 by Shepway District Council under planning reference SH/84/1174 and is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition. Planning Condition 8 of this planning consent stated that:

‘’The occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly employed, or last employed, in the locality, in agriculture as defined in Section 290 (1) of the Town & Country Planning Act, 1971, or forestry (including any dependent of such person residing with him) or a widow or widower of such a person.’’

Agriculture is defined in Section 336 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1971 as “Agriculture includes horticulture, fruit growing, seed growing, dairy farming, the breeding and keeping of livestock (including any creature for the production of food, wool, skins or fur or for the purpose of its use in the farming of land), the use of land as grazing land, meadow land, osier land, market gardens and nursery grounds, and the use of land for woodlands where that use is ancillary to the farming of land for other agricultural purposes, an agricultural” shall be construed accordingly.