Harts Green, Sedlescombe

**Guide Price £1,600,000-£1,750,000**
A charming period country house (not Listed) of mixed ages, enjoying southerly views over farmland, together with an excellent studio building of about 85’ x 15’ with annexe potential and set within the most beautiful “English Country” garden, with outbuilding/stabling and grass field – in all about 4 acres.

Description
Platnix House is a delightful period country house (not Listed) of mixed ages, the interior has much charm and character with good ceiling heights and in recent years several windows have been renewed, the bathrooms and kitchen updated with the latter extended to form a dining/entertaining area.
The layout of the accommodation has two staircases and provides the opportunity to achieve a separate self-contained unit.
The elevations are mellow brick, part tile hung, part white-painted weatherboard, beneath a tiled roof. There is oil-fired central heating and an air source heat pump.
The main features are:
• Door to reception hall with tiled flooring, coats hooks, spiral secondary staircase to first floor, cloakroom with W.C. and washbasin, plumbing for washing machine and the oil fired boiler.
• Drawing room with wide inglenook fireplace with woodburning stove, southerly views over the garden, range of bookshelves.
• The library is a double aspect room with oak strip flooring, fireplace with wooden mantelpiece, bookshelves, coat cupboard and original front door to garden.
• Sitting room with attractive fireplace having tiled slips and wooden mantelpiece, display alcove to the side, coving and picture rail, double opening glazed doors leading to the front garden.
• The study has a fireplace with wooden mantel piece, recess for fitted desk, bookshelves with cupboards below, double aspect and attractive outlook over the garden.
• Utility room with stainless steel sink unit with drainer to the side, cupboards below and above, plumbing for washing machine, space for fridge freezer, cupboard, W.C. and door to garden.
• The dining room leads from the drawing room and has a vaulted ceiling, attractive bay window, oak flooring and door to courtyard garden.
• The adjacent well fitted kitchen has a 4-oven electric Everhot cooker with two hobs and extractor fan above, twin butler sink inset in to quartz work surfaces with cupboards and drawers beneath including pull out rubbish bin, plumbing for dishwasher, recess for fridge freezer. Doors to outside, and steps leading down to excellent useful cellar with good ceiling heights and slate shelving.
• The first floor is approached by two staircases, one from the central hall which leads to the main landing with a range of cupboards. Bedroom 1 has a balcony with views over farmland and is adjacent to a large bathroom with panel-enclosed bath, shower cubicle, two pedestal basins, W.C. heated towel rail and walk-in wardrobe.
• Bedroom 2 has a built-in wardrobe and sash window to the front, exposed oak timbering, door to Jack and Jill shower room with tiled shower cubicle, W.C. pedestal basin
• Bedroom 3 has two double built-in wardrobes, sash window to the front with views over farmland and door to jack and jill shower room
• The second landing has a spiral staircase down to the reception hall and door to double aspect Bedroom 4 with fitted shelved display cupboards, dressing table with bookshelves and a double wardrobe cupboard.
• The family bathroom has a panel enclosed bath, pedestal wash basin, shower cubicle with additional basin, W.C. and large drying cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.
• From the main landing a staircase leads to the second floor and three further bedrooms, two of which are interconnecting.
• The shower room has a tiled cubicle, pedestal wash basin, W.C. and heated towel rail.

The Studios
An attractive building of brick construction beneath a pitched slate roof with half-moon windows, converted by the present owners into superb artist’s studios/ yoga room. It has a vaulted ceiling, oak flooring with electric underfloor heating.
It comprises a glazed door opening into reception hall; shower room with walk in shower cubicle, W.C. and wash basin
From the hall a door opens into the excellent sized Studio 1, having oak flooring, twin ceramic sink inset into beech work surfaces, cupboards and drawers beneath and eye level cupboards, space for fridge. Door to Studio 2 with glazed door to front, butlers sink inset into beech work surfaces with cupboards and drawers beneath, sash window to front. Studio 3 also has a glazed door opening to front, butlers sink inset into beech work surfaces with cupboards and drawers beneath. Studio 4/Workshop has separate access from the driveway, with butlers sink inset into beech work surfaces and windows to the rear.

Outside
Platnix House is approached from the lane by a driveway shared with one other property and then on to its own private driveway with parking/turning area for several vehicles. Home electric car charging point.
The driveway continues to a selection of outbuildings which consist of a large timber garage/machinery store with double opening doors, two stables with covered storage area to the side and an agricultural barn 33’8 x 16’2

The Gardens and Grounds
These form a wonderful “English country garden setting” to Platnix House and are an exceptional feature of the property, divided into various “rooms” with mature hedgerows and flower borders and areas of lawn.
The front elevation has a lovely Wisteria and magnificent Magnolia Grandiflora.
To the east of the house is a part walled garden with a beautiful pond (formerly the swimming pool) inset in a paved surround with dwarf brick walls, colourful flower borders and a covered vine clad pergola.
Adjoining the rear of the house is a sheltered brick paved courtyard with a further pergola with retractable roofing, ideal for outside dining and entertaining. Brick steps lead to a thoughtfully planted area with brick pathways, rose-clad arbour and clipped box hedging.
Greenhouse with light, power and heating connected, adjoining which is a vegetable garden, mature orchard and soft fruit cage
At the rear of the garden is a level area of lawn with an attractive octagonal gazebo with heating, power and light connected. In addition there are a number of mature trees including oaks, ash, cherries and silver birch.
Approached via two five-bar gates is an area of paddock extending to 3 acres within which the current owners have created walkways and planted trees.
Gardens and grounds in all about 4 acres