Kilnwood Lane, BN8

The site is irregular shaped having formerly been the garden area for the neighbouring detached house known as "Fantasy". Accessed from the quiet Kilnwood lane, which serves a handful of houses, the plot has a shared private driveway giving access to the private parking spaces and adjacent detached houses. The site is under the jurisdiction of Lewes District Council.

Location
South Chailey is a small village and civil parish within the Lewes District of East Sussex. Geographically it lies approximately 7 miles north of Lewes and straddles the A275 which links to the A27 to the south and A272 to the north. South Chailey is a popular residential area which has the benefit of its own Doctors surgery, Children's nursery, the nearby Chailey secondary school and St Peters Church of England primary school. Cooksbridge mainline railway station is 3 miles to the south.

Planning and development proposals
The site has planning consent under application LW/24/0510 (issued 11th November 2024) for the construction of 2 x 3 bed detached houses with high energy and resource efficiency. Each dwelling has a footprint of 77.5sqm, a gross interna area of 115sqm and a volume of 414m3. Designed to fit sensitively into the local neighbourhood, the houses have been kept as simple as possible and use materials which are sympathetic to the area following a fabric first approach which prioritizes thermal efficiency and airtightness. The houses will be heated by air source heat pumps.

Tenancy
freehold interest with vacant possession, subject to the consented scheme.

Planning conditions
A copy of the decision notice and other documents are available upon request.

CIL Payment
The CIL liability is to be finally confirmed but expected to be in the region of £50,000

VAT
VAT is not expected to be charged on the sale price.