Property for sale in Westerham, TN16
Mapleton Road, Westerham, TN16£950,000
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A unique opportunity to acquire this idyllic wooded site, carpeted with bluebells with a spring fed stream, waterfall and ponds, extending to about six acres with planning consent SE/94/1935 (subject to conditions) for the erection of a split level oak framed country home. There is, in addition, an existing mobile home, (potentially replaced with a modern double at 1200 sq ft.) which has been granted a permanent Certificate of Lawfulness, and a range of agricultural or horticultural buildings.
LOCATION
CHANDLERS WOOD is near to the home of the late Sir Winston Churchill where he lived for some 40 years and is now in the hands of the National Trust. Situated on the greensand ridge south of Westerham, deep in the garden of England, the site is in the greenbelt and an area designated as of special landscape value. The historic town centre of Westerham is about 3 miles with its links to General Wolf and Pitt. Within the town there are a number of specialist shops and many restaurants. The neighbouring towns of Sevenoaks and Oxted have stations with fast trains to central London. M25 access at junction 5 or 6. There is easy access to Gatwick, Heathrow and Biggin Hill and London City Airports. Sevenoaks and Tonbridge are amongst a number of prestigious and outstanding schools in the locality.
PLANNING
1) Planning consent was granted by Sevenoaks District Council ref SE/94/1935 subject to various conditions, and accepted as valid on 11th November 1994.2) A certificate of lawful proposed use/development ref SE/11/01064/LDCPR was accepted as valid on the 28th April 2011.3) A certificate of lawful existing use/development ref SE/12/00524/LDCEX was accepted as valid on the 28th March 2012.It is recommended that all interested parties should make relevant enquiries regarding the consents through Sevenoaks District Council, Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks TN13 1HG, tel: 01732 227000.
THE LAND
Approached of Mapleton Road by a private driveway leading to the static home. The land itself is a wooded plot with Oak, Birch and other specimen trees and gently slopes to the south and west. A programme to clear some of the saplings has taken place allowing uninterrupted views to be enjoyed from the siting of the new oak framed house.Chandlers Wood has a road frontage of about 260 yards (237.74m), with two separate entrance gates. In the Spring, it is a delight with carpets of bluebells beneath the trees. There is a spring fed stream that flows, with waterfall, into two natural ponds.There are a number of outbuildings including an Atcost Barn with lean-to, greenhouses, and sheds The grounds extend in all to about 6 acres (2.43 ha) where there are more specimen trees and shrubs.
THE NEW DWELLING
Designed by the well known specialist Architects, Roderick James Architects of Totnes, Devon, the new home will comprise a detached oak framed building in a sustainable design with a contemporary feel, with oak clad exterior and with part of the house raised to nestle amongst the trees.
THE PROPOSED ACCOMMODATION
Magnificent Drawing Room with vaulted ceiling and Inglenook fireplace, Kitchen, Master Bedroom with En-Suite, 2 further Bedrooms and Family Bathroom. There would be mezzanine floors above the Kitchen and above the Bedrooms. There would be external decking.
NOTE
One of the photographs is an indication of a replacement mobile home that could be built on the site.
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