Larkey Wood Farm, Cockering Road, Chartham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4

Superb Development Opportunity for 10 Luxury homes.

Set within an attractive private setting, the site offers planning permission over c.7 acres providing 10 no. substantial executive homes set within total grounds extending to c.36 acres.

The site may offer further potential subject to the necessary planning permissions. All interested parties are to conduct their own due diligence and investigations.

For Sale on behalf of Receivers

Location
Chartham is a small village and thriving parish, set in a quaint rural setting within the Canterbury District of Kent. It sits on the River Stour and is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Chartham offers an idyllic setting to live and is served by Chartham Railway Station, which, is one stop away from Canterbury West Station. Canterbury West is on the high-speed line into London providing direct services to London Cannon Street (approx. 1 hr 40 minutes) and London St Pancras (approx. 1 hour). Chartham is also well served by rd, with the A28 only 400m to the south of the site, the main through fare linking Canterbury to Ashford.

The Village itself offers a couple of shops, pubs, a village hall, primary school and doctors’ surgery.

Site Description

The site is situated in a hilltop position with fine views across the Stour Valley with an area of woodland to the south and east immediately adjacent to the site with open fields to the north and west.
The total site extends to c.35.68 acres (c.14.44 hectares) in size, with the majority of the site undeveloped pasture/farm land providing a long road frontage along Cockering Rd. An elevated parcel of the site extending to c. 6.79 acres (c.2.75 hectare) benefits from a planning permission to build 10 executive homes with attractive, far-reaching views over the surrounding countryside.

Formerly a farmyard, the buildings have been demolished, the land restored and the spoil removed to leave a large expanse of chalk hardstanding. There is currently no vehicular access to the site and the proposal is for a new single lane access track, with passing spaces, to be constructed from Cockering Road. This access extends to c. 300 m in length.

Planning & Proposed Scheme
The site has a Certificate of Lawful Development for commencement of works in respect of CA/16/01277/VAR for the restoration of agricultural land across two adjoining sites, the processing of on-site material and associated landscaping, 10 no. residential units with integral access following demolition of 5 no. barns. Approval was subsequently varied under planning reference 18/01477, which varied the access arrangements and the house type layouts.
The proposed layout shows 10 no. substantial detached 5 & 6 bedroom houses each with a double garage. Each unit is situated on a generous plot with ample parking and a good sized private garden. The layout is informally arranged around a new Central Green with a landscape buffer to the woodland. The are 5 no. house types with 2 no. examples of each type.
Conditions 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 & 12 have also been discharged.
The vehicular access to the proposed development is yet to be constructed.

Not to Scale

Further Information
Full details including all the plans, drawings and reports associated with the various planning applications are available to download at:




Services
Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries with the relevant statutory authorities to ensure the availability and sufficient capacity at the site to service the proposed development.

VAT
It is understood that VAT will not be applied to this transaction.

Viewing Arrangements
It is possible to undertake an independent walkover of the site by parking in the Larkeyvalley Woods public car park on Cockering Road. From the car park walk south for approximately 500 metres along the wide footpath until you reach the palisade gates which can be stepped around onto the site. All viewings are undertaken at your own risk and neither Countrywide Land & New Homes nor the landowner take any responsibility for any personal injury or damage.

Offers
The site is being offered by Countrywide Land and New Homes on behalf of HF Developments Limited - in Administration.
We are seeking offers in the region of £2.75 million for the freehold, on and unconditional subject to contract only basis.

All offers should be received by 25th October 2024 and to include evidence that funds are available to complete on the transaction along with proposed timeframes for exchange and completion. The vendor is not obligated to accept the highest or any offer made.


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