House For Sale £775,000
Set in a peaceful location with countryside views, a period country house with scope for modernisation or extension (STP) and lapsed pp for former outbuilding with circa 2.8 acres of grounds.
* NO ONWARD CHAIN *
Peen Barn is a delightful unlisted period country house displaying a pleasing symmetrical early Victorian frontage set in an amazingly peaceful location. The property provides comfortable and characterful accommodation yet offers scope for modernisation, remodelling or extension (subject to planning) if desired. The house has been subject to a range of works and benefits from double glazed windows and new private drainage system.
The accommodation currently includes a sitting room with inglenook fireplace, a dining room, fitted kitchen, utility room, shower room and lean to greenhouse on the ground floor with 3 double bedrooms, one with pretty duck’s nest fireplace and a bathroom on the first floor. All the rooms afford lovely garden vistas or views over glorious open countryside.
There is potential to extend the property subject to any necessary planning consents, giving you the opportunity to create a wonderful family home to your own specification. Planning permission was granted for the conversion of the former storage barn (now demolished) to an annexe which would give the opportunity to create self-contained ancillary accommodation - see Agent’s Notes.
Outside, the gardens and grounds are a delight. By the house is a climber clad pergola and there are flower beds filled with flowering shrubs and herbaceous planting, creating a mass of seasonal colour. Other highlights include productive raised vegetable beds with water in situ, orchards with varieties of fruit including Worcester and Cox’s Pippins apples and Victoria plums. There is also a secure tool-store, garden shed and potting shed.
The gardens create a delightful setting to enjoy the tranquility of the surroundings and a range of home grown produce – somewhere to really appreciate the good life. There is a further area of land comprising orchards accessed via five bar gates directly across the lane. The gardens and ground amount to circa 2.8 acres in all. The property backs onto orchards and a stream, and affords lovely views over the surrounding countryside.
FEATURES
- Sitting room with inglenook fireplace
- Double aspect dining room
- Fitted kitchen with double oven and electric hob
- Lean to glass house with established grape vine
- Utility room with shelving and ample space for appliances
- Ground floor shower room with modern white suite
- Cellar (currently unused) accessed from dining room
- Three double bedrooms – one with duck’s nest fireplace
- Family bathroom with white suite and wall tiles
- Brick built former privy
- Orchard accessed via five bar gates off the lane
- Productive vegetable beds with water in situ
- Tool-store, garden shed and potting shed
- Gardens and grounds of about 2.8 acres in all
SITUATION
Peen Barn is set on a country lane, surrounded by and overlooking the rich farmland of the Weald and enjoying an immensely tranquil and peaceful setting. East Sutton has a small number of local services including the 13th century St Peters and St Pauls Church and nearby Sutton Valence benefits from a post office, garage, farm shop and several historic village inns. Headcorn provides a good range of shops, public houses, mainline station and day to day amenities. Comprehensive shopping can be found at Maidstone.
There are a range of schools in the area catering for children of all ages including Ulcombe and Kingswood Primary Schools, Sutton Valence Preparatory and Senior Schools, Dulwich Preparatory at Cranbrook and numerous secondary and grammar schools in Maidstone.
Headcorn Station offers services to London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross with journey times from under an hour. Ashford International provides services to London St. Pancras with journey times from only 37 minutes and also to the Continent. The M20 gives access to Dover, Folkestone and Ashford and also to the M25 for Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and to London.
Numerous golf clubs nearby include The Ridge Golf Club and Leeds Castle Golf Club and Chart Hills at Biddenden. Mote Park in Maidstone incorporates numerous facilities including Maidstone Leisure Centre, sports pitches and courses, plus opportunities for angling and water sports. There is a public footpath running alongside the boundary and there are an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways on the Greensand Way for walking and riding.
Headcorn 3 miles
M20 Motorway 4 miles
Maidstone 8 miles
Ashford 16 miles
(All distances are approximate)
DIRECTIONS
From Headcorn, travel north on the A274 towards Maidstone. Continue for about a mile and a half and just before the Weald of Kent Golf Club turn right into East Sutton Road signposted to Ulcombe and East Sutton. Continue for approaching 2 miles and turn right into Brick Kiln Lane. Bear right at the sharp bend (passing Morry Lane on the left) and the property will be found after a short distance on the left.
AGENT’S NOTES
- Planning Permission MA/12/1634 was granted in 2012 for the Conversion of Storage Barn into Part Domestic Accommodation and Garden Store/Workshop, Garage and Office/Studio. Maidstone Borough Council Planning Portal provides further information () and historic plans are available from the office.
- There is evidence of subsidence on the eastern gable.
- A Public Right of Way runs through the grounds outside the periphery of the ‘formal’ garden area and skirts the orchard across the lane.
PROPERTY INFORMATION
- Services: Oil fired central heating. Mains electricity and water. Private drainage system (Klargester).
- Local Authority: Maidstone Borough Council.
- Council Tax band: F (2022/23)
- Fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.
- Viewings: Strictly by appointment on[use Contact Agent Button].
Peen Barn is set 'on a country lane, surrounded by and overlooking the rich farmland of the Weald'. East Sutton has a small number of local services including the 13th century St Peters and St Pauls Church and nearby Sutton Valence benefits from a post office, garage, farm shop and several historic village inns. Headcorn provides a good range of shops, public houses, mainline station and day to day amenities. Comprehensive shopping can be found at Maidstone.
There are a range of schools in the area catering for children of all ages including Ulcombe and Kingswood Primary Schools, Sutton Valence Preparatory and Senior Schools, Dulwich Preparatory at Cranbrook and numerous secondary and grammar schools in Maidstone.
Headcorn Station offers services to London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross with journey times from under an hour. Ashford International provides services to London St. Pancras with journey times from only 37 minutes and also to the Continent. The M20 gives access to Dover, Folkestone and Ashford and also to the M25 to Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and to London.
Numerous golf clubs nearby include The Ridge Golf Club and Leeds Castle Golf Club. Mote Park in Maidstone incorporates numerous facilities including Maidstone Leisure Centre, sports pitches and courses, plus opportunities for angling and water sports. There is a public footpath running alongside the boundary and there are an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways on the Greensand Way for walking and riding.
Headcorn * miles
M20 Motorway * miles
Maidstone * miles
Tenterden * miles
(All distances are approximate)
DIRECTIONS
From Headcorn, travel north on the A274 towards Maidstone. Continue for about a mile and a half and just before the Weald of Kent Golf Club turn right into East Sutton Road signposted to Ulcombe and East Sutton. Continue for 2.3 miles and Parsonage Oast will be found on the right hand side.
* NO ONWARD CHAIN *
Peen Barn is a delightful unlisted period country house displaying a pleasing symmetrical early Victorian frontage set in an amazingly peaceful location. The property provides comfortable and characterful accommodation yet offers scope for modernisation, remodelling or extension (subject to planning) if desired. The house has been subject to a range of works and benefits from double glazed windows and new private drainage system.
The accommodation currently includes a sitting room with inglenook fireplace, a dining room, fitted kitchen, utility room, shower room and lean to greenhouse on the ground floor with 3 double bedrooms, one with pretty duck’s nest fireplace and a bathroom on the first floor. All the rooms afford lovely garden vistas or views over glorious open countryside.
There is potential to extend the property subject to any necessary planning consents, giving you the opportunity to create a wonderful family home to your own specification. Planning permission was granted for the conversion of the former storage barn (now demolished) to an annexe which would give the opportunity to create self-contained ancillary accommodation - see Agent’s Notes.
Outside, the gardens and grounds are a delight. By the house is a climber clad pergola and there are flower beds filled with flowering shrubs and herbaceous planting, creating a mass of seasonal colour. Other highlights include productive raised vegetable beds with water in situ, orchards with varieties of fruit including Worcester and Cox’s Pippins apples and Victoria plums. There is also a secure tool-store, garden shed and potting shed.
The gardens create a delightful setting to enjoy the tranquility of the surroundings and a range of home grown produce – somewhere to really appreciate the good life. There is a further area of land comprising orchards accessed via five bar gates directly across the lane. The gardens and ground amount to circa 2.8 acres in all. The property backs onto orchards and a stream, and affords lovely views over the surrounding countryside.
FEATURES
- Sitting room with inglenook fireplace
- Double aspect dining room
- Fitted kitchen with double oven and electric hob
- Lean to glass house with established grape vine
- Utility room with shelving and ample space for appliances
- Ground floor shower room with modern white suite
- Cellar (currently unused) accessed from dining room
- Three double bedrooms – one with duck’s nest fireplace
- Family bathroom with white suite and wall tiles
- Brick built former privy
- Orchard accessed via five bar gates off the lane
- Productive vegetable beds with water in situ
- Tool-store, garden shed and potting shed
- Gardens and grounds of about 2.8 acres in all
SITUATION
Peen Barn is set on a country lane, surrounded by and overlooking the rich farmland of the Weald and enjoying an immensely tranquil and peaceful setting. East Sutton has a small number of local services including the 13th century St Peters and St Pauls Church and nearby Sutton Valence benefits from a post office, garage, farm shop and several historic village inns. Headcorn provides a good range of shops, public houses, mainline station and day to day amenities. Comprehensive shopping can be found at Maidstone.
There are a range of schools in the area catering for children of all ages including Ulcombe and Kingswood Primary Schools, Sutton Valence Preparatory and Senior Schools, Dulwich Preparatory at Cranbrook and numerous secondary and grammar schools in Maidstone.
Headcorn Station offers services to London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross with journey times from under an hour. Ashford International provides services to London St. Pancras with journey times from only 37 minutes and also to the Continent. The M20 gives access to Dover, Folkestone and Ashford and also to the M25 for Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and to London.
Numerous golf clubs nearby include The Ridge Golf Club and Leeds Castle Golf Club and Chart Hills at Biddenden. Mote Park in Maidstone incorporates numerous facilities including Maidstone Leisure Centre, sports pitches and courses, plus opportunities for angling and water sports. There is a public footpath running alongside the boundary and there are an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways on the Greensand Way for walking and riding.
Headcorn 3 miles
M20 Motorway 4 miles
Maidstone 8 miles
Ashford 16 miles
(All distances are approximate)
DIRECTIONS
From Headcorn, travel north on the A274 towards Maidstone. Continue for about a mile and a half and just before the Weald of Kent Golf Club turn right into East Sutton Road signposted to Ulcombe and East Sutton. Continue for approaching 2 miles and turn right into Brick Kiln Lane. Bear right at the sharp bend (passing Morry Lane on the left) and the property will be found after a short distance on the left.
AGENT’S NOTES
- Planning Permission MA/12/1634 was granted in 2012 for the Conversion of Storage Barn into Part Domestic Accommodation and Garden Store/Workshop, Garage and Office/Studio. Maidstone Borough Council Planning Portal provides further information () and historic plans are available from the office.
- There is evidence of subsidence on the eastern gable.
- A Public Right of Way runs through the grounds outside the periphery of the ‘formal’ garden area and skirts the orchard across the lane.
PROPERTY INFORMATION
- Services: Oil fired central heating. Mains electricity and water. Private drainage system (Klargester).
- Local Authority: Maidstone Borough Council.
- Council Tax band: F (2022/23)
- Fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.
- Viewings: Strictly by appointment on[use Contact Agent Button].
Peen Barn is set 'on a country lane, surrounded by and overlooking the rich farmland of the Weald'. East Sutton has a small number of local services including the 13th century St Peters and St Pauls Church and nearby Sutton Valence benefits from a post office, garage, farm shop and several historic village inns. Headcorn provides a good range of shops, public houses, mainline station and day to day amenities. Comprehensive shopping can be found at Maidstone.
There are a range of schools in the area catering for children of all ages including Ulcombe and Kingswood Primary Schools, Sutton Valence Preparatory and Senior Schools, Dulwich Preparatory at Cranbrook and numerous secondary and grammar schools in Maidstone.
Headcorn Station offers services to London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross with journey times from under an hour. Ashford International provides services to London St. Pancras with journey times from only 37 minutes and also to the Continent. The M20 gives access to Dover, Folkestone and Ashford and also to the M25 to Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and to London.
Numerous golf clubs nearby include The Ridge Golf Club and Leeds Castle Golf Club. Mote Park in Maidstone incorporates numerous facilities including Maidstone Leisure Centre, sports pitches and courses, plus opportunities for angling and water sports. There is a public footpath running alongside the boundary and there are an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways on the Greensand Way for walking and riding.
Headcorn * miles
M20 Motorway * miles
Maidstone * miles
Tenterden * miles
(All distances are approximate)
DIRECTIONS
From Headcorn, travel north on the A274 towards Maidstone. Continue for about a mile and a half and just before the Weald of Kent Golf Club turn right into East Sutton Road signposted to Ulcombe and East Sutton. Continue for 2.3 miles and Parsonage Oast will be found on the right hand side.
