House For Sale £450,000
Plot with planning permission for a contemporary c.3,200 sq ft new home.
Location
Situated in the popular village of Danehill, within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and on the edge of the Ashdown Forest.
Comprehensive shopping: Haywards Heath seven miles, East Grinstead nine miles and Lewes 12 miles, Tunbridge Wells and Brighton are within 20 miles.
Sussex offers a superb range of sporting and leisure opportunities with golf at Royal Ashdown, Haywards Heath and Piltdown, and many other courses across the county. There is racing at Goodwood, Lingfield and Plumpton, and sailing at Ardingly and the coast. There are many footpaths and bridle paths across the South Downs and surrounding countryside, as well as riding on Ashdown Forest by permit.
Spa and country house hotels include Ashdown Park, Alexander House, Gravetye Manor and Ockenden Manor. The County town of Lewes and the City of Brighton and Hove offer theatres, cinemas, shopping and restaurants, and there is the world renowned Opera House at Glyndebourne.
Mainline Rail Service: Haywards Heath (London Bridge/Victoria/St. Pancras International, journey time from 42 minutes). Gatwick airport 17 miles.
There is an excellent range of highly-regarded schools in the area, including Danehill primary school, Chailey Secondary, Cumnor House, Great Walstead, Brambletye, Handcross Park, Burgess Hill Girls, Ardingly College, Hurstpierpoint College, Brighton College, Michael Hall School, and Worth School.
All distances and journey times are approximate.
Services
The house will have the ability to generate electricity from pv panels and a ground source heat pump. Mains water. Drainage tbc
Directions
From Haywards Heath head east on the A272 through Scaynes Hill and into North Chailey. At the mini-roundabouts turn left onto the A275 north and pass through Sheffield Park. On approaching Danehill, pass Church Lane on the left and continue north; the plot at Richard Bertram House can be found on the right hand side where the road bears around to the left.
Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Savills on .
If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to view the property.
Description
This plot offers a superb opportunity to create a contemporary, sustainable home with full planning permission granted for a c. 3,200 sq ft four bedroom house, cleverly designed to blend into the surrounding landscape and set in a glorious edge of village location with superb views. The planned accommodation briefly comprises entrance hall, open plan kitchen, living and dining room with doors opening to the south-facing terrace, separate reception/media room, utility room and cloakroom, together with four bedrooms on the first floor (two en suite), a family bathroom and a study.
Outside, there is a wrap-around ground level terrace and an external deck on the first floor, both of which will take in the superb views to the south east, together with a south-facing garden. The property will have its own private access from Lewes Road, and there is provision for two parking spaces and a wheelchair compliant platform lift to the entry level of the house. In all, about 0.5 of an acre.
Agent's Note
Planning documents can be viewed online via Wealden District Council's planning portal, ref wd/2018/0887/F (Application to re-design and relocate a previously permitted scheme for a separate dwelling house). Plans for the original scheme are filed under wd/2016/0347/F.
The neighbouring property, a 5-bedroom major portion of a handsome Victorian house, is available separately.
Architect
Ecotecture Ecological Architecture, Haywards Heath. Floor plans and CGIs used by permission.
Acreage: 0.4 Acres
Directions
From Haywards Heath head east on the A272 through Scaynes Hill and into North Chailey. At the mini-roundabouts turn left onto the A275 north and pass through Sheffield Park. On approaching Danehill, pass Church Lane on the left and continue north; Richard Bertram House can be found on the right hand side where the road bears around to the left.
Location
Situated in the popular village of Danehill, within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and on the edge of the Ashdown Forest.
Comprehensive shopping: Haywards Heath seven miles, East Grinstead nine miles and Lewes 12 miles, Tunbridge Wells and Brighton are within 20 miles.
Sussex offers a superb range of sporting and leisure opportunities with golf at Royal Ashdown, Haywards Heath and Piltdown, and many other courses across the county. There is racing at Goodwood, Lingfield and Plumpton, and sailing at Ardingly and the coast. There are many footpaths and bridle paths across the South Downs and surrounding countryside, as well as riding on Ashdown Forest by permit.
Spa and country house hotels include Ashdown Park, Alexander House, Gravetye Manor and Ockenden Manor. The County town of Lewes and the City of Brighton and Hove offer theatres, cinemas, shopping and restaurants, and there is the world renowned Opera House at Glyndebourne.
Mainline Rail Service: Haywards Heath (London Bridge/Victoria/St. Pancras International, journey time from 42 minutes). Gatwick airport 17 miles.
There is an excellent range of highly-regarded schools in the area, including Danehill primary school, Chailey Secondary, Cumnor House, Great Walstead, Brambletye, Handcross Park, Burgess Hill Girls, Ardingly College, Hurstpierpoint College, Brighton College, Michael Hall School, and Worth School.
All distances and journey times are approximate.
Services
The house will have the ability to generate electricity from pv panels and a ground source heat pump. Mains water. Drainage tbc
Directions
From Haywards Heath head east on the A272 through Scaynes Hill and into North Chailey. At the mini-roundabouts turn left onto the A275 north and pass through Sheffield Park. On approaching Danehill, pass Church Lane on the left and continue north; the plot at Richard Bertram House can be found on the right hand side where the road bears around to the left.
Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Savills on .
If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to view the property.
Description
This plot offers a superb opportunity to create a contemporary, sustainable home with full planning permission granted for a c. 3,200 sq ft four bedroom house, cleverly designed to blend into the surrounding landscape and set in a glorious edge of village location with superb views. The planned accommodation briefly comprises entrance hall, open plan kitchen, living and dining room with doors opening to the south-facing terrace, separate reception/media room, utility room and cloakroom, together with four bedrooms on the first floor (two en suite), a family bathroom and a study.
Outside, there is a wrap-around ground level terrace and an external deck on the first floor, both of which will take in the superb views to the south east, together with a south-facing garden. The property will have its own private access from Lewes Road, and there is provision for two parking spaces and a wheelchair compliant platform lift to the entry level of the house. In all, about 0.5 of an acre.
Agent's Note
Planning documents can be viewed online via Wealden District Council's planning portal, ref wd/2018/0887/F (Application to re-design and relocate a previously permitted scheme for a separate dwelling house). Plans for the original scheme are filed under wd/2016/0347/F.
The neighbouring property, a 5-bedroom major portion of a handsome Victorian house, is available separately.
Architect
Ecotecture Ecological Architecture, Haywards Heath. Floor plans and CGIs used by permission.
Acreage: 0.4 Acres
Directions
From Haywards Heath head east on the A272 through Scaynes Hill and into North Chailey. At the mini-roundabouts turn left onto the A275 north and pass through Sheffield Park. On approaching Danehill, pass Church Lane on the left and continue north; Richard Bertram House can be found on the right hand side where the road bears around to the left.
