Location

Situated in a rural hamlet, The Hopper Huts at Amhurst Hill Farm will be well placed for the nearby villages of Matfield and Pembury whilst within convenient reach of the towns at Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks.

Pembury is approximately 2 miles away; centered around the pretty village green, there are good local amenities with choice of Churches, a number of pubs, choice of takeaway restaurants, café, newsagent, hairdresser, chemist, petrol station, Post Office and Village Hall and is home to many local clubs and groups including the football and cricket teams; Lower Green Recreational Ground is also home to public tennis courts, Downingbury Farm Shop & Café sells a broad range of local produce in addition to fruit and vegetables and also offers PYO. There is also easy access to many countryside walks and cycle routes

Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles away) is a historic spa town located about thirty miles south of London, surrounded by countryside and offering a popular base for commuters. The town offers excellent cultural, leisure and shopping attractions including the historic Pantiles, known for its charming Georgian colonnade and summer Jazz festivals, together with regular craft and food markets. The town enjoy an abundance, of cafés, restaurants, national and independent retailers and two theatres locally at The Assembly Halls and Trinity Theatre, together with the newly rejuvenated civic centre, The Amelia Scott.

Having been dualled the journey via the A21 to both Tonbridge and Sevenoaks, with their renowned public schools, has much improved, Somerhill is within 3 miles and Kent College in Pembury is approximately 1.6 miles. Other local schools include a primary school in Capel, Grammar schools in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells and Mascalls Academy in Paddock Wood.

Mainline stations: Tonbridge (approximately 4.5 miles) with regular services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street.

Description

An exciting opportunity awaits!

Planning permission granted for conversion of disused hopper huts to a single residential dwelling with single storey rear extension, associated landscaping and creation of residential curtilage.

The design and permission allows for a main dwelling of approximately 185 square metres, with four bedrooms and three bath/shower rooms, and an impressive open plan kitchen/dining/family room with wonderful views over the garden and neighbouring countryside. There is also provision for a one bedroom annexe of a further 42 square metres and 13 square metre for the "Cookhouse" which will create a delightful, sheltered BBQ area, retaining the three chimneys as part of the design.

A good-sized garden will enjoy the lovely views over the neighbouring countryside. The property will enjoy private access off the lane with off-street parking for several cars.

Total plot approximately 1.46 acres.

Full details are available on the Tunbridge Wells Borough Council website Ref: 23/01618/FULL. Permission Granted September 2023.

Important Notice: Buyers will need to make their own investigations into funding and what type finance, if any, is available to help fund a purchase for a project of this nature.

Directions

Postcode TN2 4AP. Proceed out of Tunbridge Wells on the Pembury Road (A264) towards Pembury, continue over two roundabouts merging onto the A228. After roughly 2 miles turn left onto Redwings Lane, after a short distance fork right onto Amhurst Bank Road, follow the lane as it travels up hill and to the right, where The Hopper Huts will be found after Amhurst Hill Farmhouse & Amhurst Hill Barn, on the right hand side. Parking is available in the "layby" on the left handside next to the Granary building opposite the Farmhouse.