Land at Ridgewood Rise, Highview Lane, Ridgewood, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 5SY
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Key features
- Opportunity for a consented 74 bedroom care home (C2 development)
- Cira 0 99 acre site
- Approximate GIA of 3 771 sq m, equating to c 50 9 sq m per resident
- Situated in Uckfield, East Sussex
- En suite bedrooms
- Generous bedroom sizes exceed CQC ‘Essential Standards of Quality and Care
- Circa 220 m to nearest bus stop
- Circa 1 km to A 22 (Uckfield Bypass) and A 26
- Circa 1 4 km to Uckfield train station
- Circa 8 km to GP and Uckfield Community Hospital
Description
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Auction Sale - 16/09/2025 - To book viewings, view the legal pack and register to bid please refer to the full sales particulars on the Savills Auctions websiteA freehold site measuring approximately 0.99 acres with planning consent for a 74 bedroom care home.
Located in Uckfield, East Sussex
Description
Opportunity for a consented 74 bedroom care home (C2 development). The site measures c 0 99 acres and is located in the Ridgewood area of Uckfield and comprises a cleared brownfield site which previously accommodated a former care home and day care centre
The reis road frontage onto Highview Lane which forms the southern boundary to the site and from which vehicular and pedestrian access is granted Additionally, there is road frontage onto Castle Rise which forms the northern boundary to the site To the east and west of the site there are existing residential properties and gardens.
Location
Uckfield is an East Sussex market town situated south of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Beauty ( North of the town is Lake Wood and West Park local nature reserve, and to the south is the East Sussex National Golf Club The town has a supermarkets, shops, schools, eateries, golf course and train station
The site is situated in the Ridgewood district of Uckfield close to the Uckfield Millennium Green, a public house, post office and a village hall To the south west is a new Taylor Wimpey development known as Ridgewood Place. The Uckfield Bypass is c 1 km south west of the site and provides connections to Eastbourne c 30 km southbound and East Grinstead and the M 25 northbound The A 26 is c 1 km from the site off the Uckfield Bypass and provides a route to Lewes c 12 5 km to the south west Uckfield train station is c 1 4 km to the north and provides regular services to London Bridge Bus routes provide connections to Brighton, Lewes and Tunbridge Wells Bird in Eye Surgery is c 1 8 km north east of the site on the site of the Uckfield Community Hospital The Princess Royal Hospital provides general hospital services and is c 22 2 km to the north west.
Planning
Planning consent was granted in May 2016 for the ‘erection of a new part two/part three storey C 2 Care home on the cleared brownfield site of a former care home’ The application can be viewed at Wealden District Council with the following link
Planning reference WD/ 2015 1653 /MAJ
We understand the planning permission has been implemented as drainage works have commenced on site and have been acknowledged by Wealdon District Council
Land at Ridgewood Rise, Highview Lane, Ridgewood, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 5SY
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Uckfield Station0.8 miles
- Buxted Station2.5 miles
- Cooksbridge Station6.1 miles
Notes
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