Church Road, Hoath, Canterbury, Kent, CT3

A great opportunuty to buy a spacious modern farmhouse on the edge of the village with land - James Hickman, Rural Property & Land

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Viewings have now recommenced.

This property is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition (AOC).

A rare opportunity to purchase a 5 Bedroom farmhouse situated in a rural location on the edge of Hoath village which extends to about 3800 sq feet.

The house is set in a large garden with a small paddock and now requires sympathetic refurbishment and modernisation.

Opposite the house is a separate grazing field extending to about 8.30 acres.

About 10.55 acres.

NO CHAIN


Lotting

1) The property is available either as a whole, totalling about 10.55 acres as coloured red & blue. on the plan.

2) Alternatively, just including the house, garden & paddock, totalling about 2.25 acres as coloured red.

Situation

Tambour Manor Farm occupies a highly convenient rural location on the outskirts of Hoath village. The Thanet Way (A299), which provides swift and easy access to Herne Ba, Whitstable and Faversham & the M2 as well as Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs is only 2 miles to the north. The Cathedral City of Canterbury is only 5 miles to the south-west. Herne Bay is about 5 miles to the north-west. Hoath village boasts a thriving Primary School and an extremely popular village pub, the Prince of Wales.

The Farmhouse

The house was built in the early 1990’s as the farmhouse for Mount Pleasant Farm and was constructed to a very high standard using good quality materials many of which had been reclaimed from older buildings. The property has brick and tile hung elevations under tile roof and provides spacious accommodation extending to about 3800 sq feet. The house would now benefit from refurbishment and modernisation.

Planning

Planning consent for the house was granted by Canterbury City Council in November 1990 under planning reference CA/90/0899/HOA. Condition No. 2 of this planning consent stated:

‘For a period of ten years commencing with the date of this permission, the occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly employed in agriculture as defined in Section 336 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Mount Pleasant Farm, as shown in the application or a dependant of such a person residing with him or her, or a widow or widower of such a person.

On expiry of the said period of ten years, the occupation of the dwelling shall be limited solely or mainly employed, or last employed in the locality in agriculture as defined in Section 336 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, or in forestry, or a dependant of such a person residing with him or her, or a widow or widower of such a person’.

Section 336 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 states: -

‘Agriculture includes horticulture, fruit growing, seed growing, dairy farming, the breeding and keeping of livestock (including any creature kept 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 and agricultural shall be construed accordingly.’

Outside

The property is approached off Church Road through an impressive entrance with wrought iron entrance gates, brick walling with built-in flower beds to each side. This leads to a gravel entrance drive providing access to the Double Garage and parking for several cars.

Gardens

The gardens are principally to the side and rear of the house and are mainly laid to lawn with a number of specimen evergreen trees. To the side of the house is a paved terrace area surrounded by mellow brick walls.

Paddock

To the side of the garden is a small paddock which has recently been fenced with good quality fencing.

Land

Directly opposite the house on the other side of Church Lane is a parcel of pastureland which is accessed by a single gateway about midway along the road frontage. This land is available to be sold with the house if required.

Services

Mains water, electricity and drainage. A new oil fired boiler provides domestic hot water and serves the central heating system. NONE OF THE SERVICES HAVE BEEN TESTED.

Our Ref: AEA230017