Rye Road, Sandhurst

Three modern farm buildings with individual planning permissions to convert to three character dwellings, each offered with acreage with excellent southerly views. In all, some 22.94 acres (9.28 hectares). For sale as a whole or in 3 lots.

SITUATION
Williams Farm is located in the sought after Cranbrook School catchment area equidistant between the villages of Hawkhurst and Sandhurst in the Weald of Kent. The well serviced village of Hawkhurst is 2 miles to the west, offering an excellent choice of shopping and recreational amenities, including popular Waitrose and Tesco stores. The historic town at Cranbrook is 5 miles distant with its more extensive range of independent shops. There is an excellent choice of schools at both primary and secondary level in Cranbrook, with popular primary schools in both Hawkhurst and Sandhurst. The highly regarded Benenden Girls School is nearby.

LOT 1 - North Barn
Set back from the road and accessed along the shared drive, North Barn comprises a steel portal frame building 135m²/1,453 sq ft. The approved plans show accommodation on a single floor comprising entrance hall into inner hall leading to open plan kitchen/living area with separate utility room and pantry off. Inner hall leads to 3 double bedrooms, one with en suite shower room and a family bathroom. The building has a good eaves height (3.7m) and is offered for sale with an adjacent area of garden curtilage extended by farmland extending to 8 acres. The land has formerly been used for the growing of nursery trees, which have now been removed.

PLANNING PERMISSIONPlanning permission was granted for the change of use of the barn into a 3 bedroom residential dwelling with amenity curtilage, parking and landscaping. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Ref 23/01491/FUL granted subject to conditions for a period of 3 years from 1st August 2023.

NOTEThe vendor will prior to completion remove the above ground water reservoir tanks located on the site.
NOTE The barn is offered for sale with its immediate approved garden curtilage, and the agricultural land located to the north and west is separated from the property by the access track to West Barn (Lot3), see site plan attached.

LOT 2 - South Barn
Accessed off the shared driveway with the other lots, South Barn is a detached steel portal frame building with planning permission for residential use with approved accommodation on a single floor extending to 161m²/1,732 sq ft. The design which shows the front wall of the building to be recessed within the existing steel frame, comprises entrance hall with utility room off, through to kitchen with adjacent living room and dining room with French doors to garden. An inner hall leads to a family bathroom and 3 double bedrooms and a single bedroom, one with en suite facilities. The building has a good eaves height of 3.7m.and is offered for sale an approved garden curtilage extended by adjacent acreage of farmland extending to some 8.52 acres, laying to the south and west of the barn. The property enjoys far reaching views to the south west. The land has formerly been used for the growing of nursery trees, which have now been removed.

PLANNING PERMISSION Planning permission was granted for the change of use of the barn into a 4 bedroom residential dwelling with amenity curtilage, parking and landscaping. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council planning reference 23/01492/FULL granted subject to conditions for a period of 3 years from 1st August 2023.

LOT 3 – West Barn
West Barn is the largest of the three barns, offering approved accommodation on two floors extending to 336m²/ 3,610 sq ft. The design shows that for part of the first floor wings to have vaulted ceilings. The approved plans show accommodation of porch leading into large entrance hall with wc, off to sitting room/dining room with connecting door to vaulted snug with French doors to garden. Inner hall leads to kitchen with separate utility room and pantry, and bedrooms 1 and 2 both with en suite facilities, and bedroom 1 has a dressing room. Stairs lead to a first floor landing where there are 2 further bedrooms, one with en suite facilities, partially under eaves.

Access to the plot is off the shared farm drive which loops around Lot 1 leading to a private location for the barn, with far reaching views to the south west. The barn is offered for sale with an approved garden curtilage and adjoining agricultural land, extending to 6.07 acres and enjoys far reaching view to the south west The land has formerly been used for the growing of nursery trees, which have now been removed.

PLANNING PERMISSION Planning permission was granted for the change of use of the barn to provide a 4 bedroom residential dwelling with amenity curtilage, parking, and landscaping. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Ref 23/01493/FULL granted subject to conditions for a period of 3 years from 1st August 2023.

Notes to Prospective Purchasers:
Fencing: In the event that the lots are sold separately from each other, the responsibility for erecting and thereafter maintaining sound stock proof fencing along the newly created boundaries, are indicated with inward facing T marks. The fencing to be a minimum specification of treated posts of no more than 3 metre intervals with stop netting and barbed wire.

2: The approved domestic curtilage to the buildings is illustrated on the sale plan. Other land included within the lots, in planning terms, is regarded as agricultural land.

3. Services. Mains water and electricity are currently connected as a single supply to the to the site. Prospective purchasers will need to make their own enquiries as to the suitability and available of local connections to meet their needs. Appropriate wayleaves and easements will be granted across each of lots to allow connections for each of the Lots

4. Access. Access to the site will be initially over the shared entrance drive from the A268 with the freehold of the track belonging to Lot 1 with Lots 2 and 3 having rights of way over, shown hatched brown on the attached plan. Should the farm sell in lots, the purchaser of Lot 1 will be responsible for the construction of the entrance driveway, within 6 months of completion.

PLANNING
Extracts of the approved planning drawings are published by permission of Price Whitehead Planning Consultants of Forstal Farm, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7DF who advised the sellers.

DIRECTIONS: The postcode is TN18 5HP. The farm is located midway between the villages of Hawkhurst and Sandhurst on the south western side of the A268. From the crossroads at the centre of Hawkhurst, proceed in a south easterly direction along the A268 for about 2 miles and the entrance to the farm will be seen marked with the for sale board on the right hand side.