The Pigeon House

The Pigeon House represents a very rare opportunity to create a unique and sizeable country house of approximately 7,000 sqft by extending and remodeling the existing substantial dwelling which is set in an enviable and private position in the South Downs National Park with superb views in particular from the tower's top floor observation/games room/office to a wide breadth of the South Downs and including in parts to the coast and the sea.





The current dwelling of more than 5,000 sqft (464.52sqm) offers flexible floorspace arranged over four different levels and with a great feeling of light and space with the primary rooms having a lovely Southerly outlook over the gardens and beyond. The house is set in beautiful mature grounds extending overall to c. 3.5 acres (1.42Ha) and including a fine South facing swimming pool terrace.



Planning permission has been granted for the large extensions, alterations and remodeling of the existing house and stripping-out of two thirds of the building has been completed in anticipation of a purchaser thereafter commencing the construction works and with Building Regulation and structural calculation drawings having been completed for the proposed project to extend the existing substantial country house create a sensational new home of c. 7,000 sqft (650.32sqm). The West wing of the existing building remains habitable and as proposed accommodation for occupation during a phased construction works. Alternatively, a purchaser may choose - subject to any alterations of plans and consents - to follow some form of blended redevelopment of the dwelling either within the fabric of the existing building or a scaled down version of the approved extension plans completed by Sloane & Brown Architects. These plans were approved in September 2021 by the South Downs National Park Authority in 2021 under planning application ref: SDNP/21/03481/HOUS for: "Alterations, extension and remodeling of existing residential dwelling and including erection of detached garage building". SDNP/22/01903/NMA for minor amendments to fenestration and minor realignment of new detached garage block and change to roof profile, flues and chimney stacks was passed in May 2022 and including for the 3-bay garage block with proposed new photovoltaic panels to the roof and including also to the house to enhance its overall energy efficiency. Furthermore, a 3-Phase power supply has already been laid onto the site to provide greater flexibility for futureproofing for air-source heat pumps, electric car chargers and so forth. Currently, there is a solar electricity positive feed-in tariff on the existing dwelling (as at 2021/22 metering).

Marketed by: H J Burt, Steyning