A ring-fenced Wealden farm offering total privacy with planning consent for residential development
New Langley Farm Extending to approximately 172.65 acres (69.87 ha) in all, the farm comprises an exceptionally rare combination of farmhouse, land, buildings and consented development opportunities, within a single ring fence and offering total privacy and seclusion, well away from any neighbours or road noise. There are no public rights of way crossing the farm and the positioning of the farm buildings with development opportunities is central to the property providing a fantastic base for further development.
Lot 1 – New Langley Farm The entire farm sits in a ring fence with a group of modern and more traditional farm buildings sitting at its heart. There is one principal point of access on the northern boundary from the Bethersden Road, with a good metalled farm track running south to the farm buildings. The more modern farm buildings each extend to approximately 6,000 sq ft (557 sq m) and are situated around a central yard. These two barns are of box-corrugated elevations and are currently used for hay storage.
Beyond the modern farm buildings are a range of older barns that have had minimal use in recent times, and may in part have been built when the farm was briefly used as a US Air Force base in WW2. These buildings are the site on which planning consent was granted for the development of two brand new dwellings.
The principal new house will comprise principal bedroom suite with bathroom and dressing room, three further en-suite bedrooms, family bathroom, study/fifth bedroom, lobby and utility on the ground floor. On the first floor will be a TV room/snug, separate study and very spacious open plan sitting/dining/ kitchen, with glazed conservatory area and doors onto a roof terrace.
When completed, this architecturally striking, barn-style house will have fantastic views over surrounding land, offering total peace and seclusion. The second planning consent is for the replacement of the smaller barn (barn B) which lies to the north west of the main plot, with a single storey two-bedroom barn-style house.
This second smaller barn would be ideal for use as an annexe, holiday let or staff accommodation to serve the larger house. A Part Q consent was subsequently granted for the conversion of one of the modern barns to comprise a pair of semi detached units. It is thought these consents collectively form a good basis for future development.
The Land The land at New Langley farm comprises 11 main fields intersected by mature hedgerows, and interspersed with natural ponds and mature oaks, giving it an attractive parkland feel. It is understood that most of the larger fields were formerly in arable production. However, in more recent years, the land has been managed for either a hay or haylage crop. Some of the land has been seasonally grazed by a local sheep farmer but this is a short-term arrangement and the land would be sold with vacant possession. On the edge of the northern-most field is a block of traditional broadleaf coppice woodland, which is filled with bluebells each spring. This combination of varied habitats provides an abundance of wildlife with vast range of species.
Lot 2 – New Langley Farmhouse New Langley Farmhouse sits at the northern end of the farm and is built in a traditional style, with brick and weatherboard elevations under a claytiled roof. The farmhouse, which is subject to an agricultural occupancy restriction, has been the subject of gradual improvement over time and is in good condition.
On the ground floor is a sitting room, dining room, kitchen, larder, study/breakfast room as well as two further bedrooms and a shower room, which could be used as a separate annexe. The first floor has a principal bedroom with built in wardrobes, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Accommodation is bright and well presented, with good views over surrounding countryside. The farmhouse benefits from a separate driveway from the main farm, and is set within an attractive lawned garden, with parking and garage to the rear. There is a paddock of about 4.81 acres (1.95 ha).
