3 bedroom house

The North Downs is a popular area with equestrian enthusiasts, lots of good hacking on the quieter lanes - James Hickman, Equestrian & Rural Property.



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A long established equestrian property comprising a converted former barn with a detached holiday cottage set in a highly convenient and popular rural location. Extensive equestrian facilities comprising 12 box stable yard, a barn with internal stables and a tack/feed room. Grazing paddocks with 60m x 25m all weather riding arena. Local lanes, bridleways & toll rides on the North Downs provide excellent hacking.

In all about 12.15 acres

Guide Price - £1,199,000 as a whole (red & blue on plan)

Guide Price - £950,000 for House, Cottage & Stable Yard & Barn (red on plan)




Lotting

1) The property is available either a whole, totalling about 12.15 acres to include the house, stable yard, barn, land & riding arena at a price of £1,199,000, as coloured red and blue on the plan.

2) Alternatively the house, stable yard and barn, totalling about 0.60 acre are available separately at a guide price of £950,000, as coloured red on the plan.

Situation

Cavalry Farm is on the North Downs within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the hamlet of Stowting Common about 1 mile to the north of the picturesque village of Stowing which has both a highly rated Primary School and the popular ‘Tiger’ Pub. The B2068 (Stone Street) is only about 0.75 mile to the north-east, this provides easy access to Canterbury and the A2 to the north, the M20 (Jct 11) and Channel Tunnel Terminal to the south. The fast growing town of Ashford and the International Passenger Station with HS1 rail service, as well as two M20 connections to the south-west via local lanes.

The House

The dwelling comprises a former barn which was converted in about 1974 and provides comfortable living accommodation. There is an historic planning consent for the property to be extended, it is understood that building work has already commenced (see below).

Holiday Cottage

A converted 2 bedroom former traditional stable to the front of the house which provides either very useful overflow accommodation for members of the family or a useful holiday letting income.

Planning - Farmhouse

Planning Consent was granted in 1996 for the house to be extended to the northern elevation. Some of the initial building work is understood to have been inspected at the time by Building Control. We are obtaining further evidence of this.

Outside

The property is approached off the lane over a hard surface entrance drive leading through double five bar gates with post and rail side fencing to a hard surface car park area with two separate pathways to the house and cottage.

Stable Yard

A large, mainly concrete yard area serves: -
1) Stable Block - timber frame and clad construction under a corrugated roof and providing eleven 12’ x 12’ boxes and one 16’ x 12’, three of which have their own power points. There are internal and external lights and all boxes are plumbed for automatic water drinkers.
2) Barn - A useful barn of steel frame construction under a corrugated roof with corrugated cladding and a concrete floor with four internal loose boxes.
3) Tack/Feed Room – which adjoins the northern elevation of the Barn.

Land & Riding Arena

This is located opposite the house, cottage and yard and is approach through double five bar entrance gates. The land is divided into about 14 grazing paddocks with equestrian fencing and the Riding Arena measures about 60 metres x 25 metres and has post and rail fencing and an entrance gate. The surface is silica sand and shredded rubber surface and there are power points and water.

There are NO footpaths or public rights of way crossing the property or land.

Riding/Toll Rides

The North Downs are extremely popular with equestrian enthusiasts and the local lanes and bridleways provide excellent riding & hacking. There is also local forestry riding on local tollrides. For further information visit tollrides.org.uk for details.

Services

House: Mains water and electricity, an oil boiler provides domestic hot water and serves the central heating system, shared private drainage with cottage (believed to be a cesspool).

Cottage: Mains water & electricity, electric heating & hot water, shared drainage system with house.

Buildings: Mains Electricity & Water.

Land: Water & Electricity

Tenure/Council Tax
Freehold – Band D (Folkestone & Hythe District Council – folkestone-hythe.gov.uk)



Our Ref: FAL200130

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