Downes Farm Building Plot

A building plot to construct a home of this size in a highly sought after AONB location is incredibly rare and I'm excited to see the finished home in due course. -- Greg Wood, Director



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A building plot totalling 1.3 acres with planning permission to construct a barn style home of considerable size, in excess of 5000SqFt, located between the popular villages of Brook and Wye in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.



This site is nestled at the foot of the North Downs on Amage Road between the popular villages of Brook and Wye. The site enjoys a rural and quiet position along with the convenience and amenities that the village of Wye provides just over a mile away. This part of the North Downs is surrounded by stunning countryside, much of which is a special landscape area and designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and the locality is particularly well known for riding, walking and cycling.
The nearby village of Wye provides shops and services, restaurants, inns, schools, including the Wye Free School, Lady Joanna Thornhill Primary School and Spring Grove Preparatory School. There is also a railway station connecting with both Canterbury and Ashford Stations.
The fast growing town of Ashford provides shopping, recreational and sports facilities along with a choice of schools both in the state and independent sectors and 37-minute high speed trains to London St. Pancras are available from the International Station. The M20 motorway on the outskirts of Ashford provides a fast link with the M25, the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel. Canterbury is an easy drive via Wye village and the A28 and provides a fuller range of educational & shopping facilities, and period architecture which includes Canterbury Cathedral.

The Plot
Planning permission was granted on 7th October 2021 under planning reference 21/00121/AS for the erection of a detached barn style home where the external measurements extend to 28m x 18m. Once built the property will provide versatile and very comfortable living accommodation and is currently arranged with sleeping quarters to one side and living space on the other. The internal ceiling height extends to 4.38m and the most distinctive feature is the glazed window set into the roof that extends from the front to rear porch.
Externally, the house will look similar to the neighbouring barn that is close to completion, with a grey slate roof, vertical timber cladding, powder coated grey aluminium windows and aluminium fascia's, gutter and rain water pipes.
The site is offered for sale as a cleared and level plot, with the incumbent dilapidated barn being demolished and likely to be removed by the end of March 2022.
Further detail of the planning permission can be reviewed on the Ashford Borough Planning portal, using reference 21/00121/AS. Please refer to the ‘site history’ for further drawings and reports that have been completed.
Alternatively, please contact our offices for further information.

Viewings
In the first instance, we encourage interested parties to view the site from the road, where you will be able to see the extent of the site and its surroundings. For onsite viewings, please contact Hobbs Parker Estate Agents on[use Contact Agent Button] to arrange a site visit.

Other Information
• A metered supply of three-phase electricity is already installed to the site.
• A metered supply of main water is already installed to the site.
• The proposed dwelling will deal with wastewater by way of a sewage treatment plant and then soakaways for rain water.
• Heating of the dwelling is via an air source heat pump.
• A full suite of architects drawings are available, theoretically making the dwelling ready to build immediately.
• The build incorporates ICF walls, adding speed to the construction process.
• Based on online measuring tools, we understand the plot to measure 1.3acres, but buyers should make their own enquiries to verify this.



Our Ref: AHS220049

Marketed by: Hobbs Parker, Ashford