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LEAVELAND COURT LEAVELAND · FAVERSHAM· KENT ME13 0NP LOCATION LEAVELAND COURT Leaveland Court is situated in a rural location just to the west of the A251 which runs between Faversham and Ashford. Faversham is only 5 miles to the north and provides a comprehensive range of day to day amenities such as LEAVELAND supermarkets, schools and leisure facilities along with a mainline rail station with access into London in just over an FAVERSHAM hour. Ashford, 10 miles south, also provides a comprehensive range of facilities and amenities and benefits from an international rail link with services to London in approximately 37 minutes and easy access to the continent. KENT ME13 0NP There are good national motorway network road links at both Faversham and Ashford via Junction 6 of the M2 and Challock - 3 miles Junctions 8 & 9 of the M20 which provide good access to the rest of the county and the country if required. Faversham - 5 miles Please see the Location Plan below for the exact location of the property in relation to its surrounding towns and Ashford - 10 miles villages. Maidstone - 19 miles Dover - 28 miles DIRECTIONS A rare opportunity to purchase a Grade II* From Ashford, follow the A251 Faversham Road to Challock. At Challock, go straight over at the roundabout and follow this road for about 3 miles. Then take the first turning on the left after Badlesmere Lees signposted Belles Listed Farmhouse with attached Granary, Forstal/Throwley. Leaveland Court is 0.3 miles on your right. a significant range of farm buildings and paddock land situated just to the south of From Faversham, follow the Ashford Road south for nearly 4 miles and take the right turn signposted Belles Forstal/Throwley. Leaveland Court is 0.3 miles on your right. Faversham with easy access to the rest of the county. LOCATION PLAN • A Grade II* Listed Farmhouse with 8 bedrooms extending to over 4,500ft² • Attached former Granary, Stables & Oast Roundel with potential for conversion into residential, subject to the necessary consents • Detached Grade II Listed Kent Barn with planning potential • Further range of general purpose farm buildings with significant footprint (approx. 23,000ft²) • Fenced and gated Paddock Land to the north • In all approximately 6.87 acres GUIDE PRICE: - £1,350,000 VIEWING: By appointment via the sole agent: BTF Partnership Clockhouse Barn Canterbury Road Challock Ashford Kent TN25 4BJ 01233 740077 [email protected] HISTORY Leaveland Court was originally purchased by the Vendor in 2000 together with a significant amount of agricultural land. The Farmhouse was included in an agricultural tenancy to the Scutt family, which was surrendered in October 2018. Following this, the agricultural land associated with the Farmhouse was sold. The Farmhouse, Buildings and Paddock Land were then let to the Scutt family on a Farm Business Tenancy which expires in October 2019. DESCRIPTION Leaveland Court is situated within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and comprises a detached Grade II* Listed Farmhouse which dates back to the 15th Century with a significant floor area throughout, extending to over 4,500ft². In addition, there is a Grade II Listed Kent Barn along with a further range of Farm Buildings and Paddock Land with the total extent of the property to be sold extending to 6.87 acres. The property can be broken down into a variety of component parts as shown above and a description of these parts is as follows: - FARMHOUSE A Grade II* Listed detached Farmhouse of predominantly timber frame construction with exposed painted brick and plaster infill, set over two storeys with period timber features throughout. To the west is the attached former Granary dating from the 19th Century which is also of timber frame construction and weatherboarded to the upper elevations, all under a pitched clay tiled roof. To the rear of the Granary is the old Oast Roundel. Further details as to the exact construction can be found on the Historic England Listing at the agent’s offices if required. Accommodation for descriptive purposes is as follows: - The Entrance Porch leads to the front door opening to the Entrance Hall with Cloakroom with WC and wash basin and doors off to Drawing Room (double aspect) with fireplace and prominent timber features throughout. A further door leads off to the Kitchen/Breakfast Room with fitted units below, storage cupboards and AGA oven. A further door leads through to the Utility Room with plumbing for washing machine and door to the Side Garden. Also off the Entrance Hall is a further door to the Rear Garden, along with a door through to the Dining Room with log burner and door through to the Sitting Room. A door leads from the Sitting Room to the rear of the house where there is a general purpose Store Room with door through to the Farm Office. A further door leads off the Store Room to the unconverted ground floor of the Granary, Stables and Old Oast Roundel, all with significant potential for conversion and extending to approximately 1,343ft² over two floors. Stairs lead from the ground floor Entrance Hall to the first floor Landing with a door to Bedroom 1 (Double), Bedroom 2 (Double) with En Suite with bath, WC and wash basin, Bedroom 3 (Double) with En Suite with bath, WC and wash basin and fitted storage cupboard, Bedroom 4 (Double) with En Suite with shower, WC and wash basin and fitted storage cupboard. A further door leads off the Landing to the oldest part of the house where there is Bedroom 5 (Double) with fitted storage cupboard, Bedroom 6 (Double) with En Suite with bath, WC and wash basin and fitted storage cupboard and Master Bedroom (Double) with prominent crown post beam, Jack and Jill En Suite Bathroom with airing cupboard, bath, WC, bidet and wash basin. At the end of the Landing to the west of the house, there is a further door through to the converted part of the Granary which provides a Bedroom (Double), Bathroom with bath, WC and wash basin and Study Area on the first floor and a small Guest Kitchen on the ground floor, which can only be accessed from outside or from the flat above. This area can be entirely self-contained and leads through to the unconverted Granary, Stables and Oast Roundel. Floor plans of the property can be found below for further information. Outside There are lawned and landscaped gardens to the front, sides and rear with a small Swimming Pool and Pool House situated in the corner of the rear garden. There is ample off road parking to the front of the house on a gravelled driveway, set at a significant distance back from the road to provide privacy. There is access from the Rear Garden to the majority of Farm Buildings and Paddock Land with an outside WC attached to the rear of the Farmhouse as shown on the floor plans below. NOT TO SCALE FARM BUILDINGS Originally forming part of the main yard at Leaveland Court, there is still a significant DETAILED BUILDINGS PLAN footprint of buildings ranging from modern to period, but all of which have been in agricultural use for several years. A breakdown of the buildings is as follows: - 1. Kent Barn – A Grade II listed Kent Barn of timber frame construction under a pitched Kent peg tiled roof. This building currently houses steel grain bins and 6 extends in total to about 3,000ft². 2. General Purpose Buildings – A range of general purpose agricultural buildings of predominantly timber frame construction under pitched corrugated steel roof. Extending in total to about 2,750ft². 3. Former Cattle Yard – A pair of former livestock buildings of timber frame 6 construction under a mono pitched corrugated fibre cement roof, currently used for general purpose storage and extending to a total of about 2,400ft². 4. Grain Store/Workshop & Machinery Store – A detached store of steel portal frame construction clad in corrugated steel sheeting with sliding loading doors, personnel door and concrete floor throughout. Extending in total to about 5,900ft². 5. Former Hay Barn – A detached former hay barn of timber portal frame construction housing grain silos with a timber frame Lean-To Pole Barn. Extending in total to about 7,000ft². FARMHOUSE 6. General Purpose Buildings – A range of general purpose buildings to the north of the Farmhouse of a variety of constructions in general use. The larger building was formerly a Danish Piggery. Extending in total to about 2,000ft². 5 Please see the Detailed Buildings Plan opposite labelling the buildings described above. The total footprint of the buildings at Leaveland Court extends to approximately 23,050ft². PADDOCK LAND 3 The Paddock Land is situated predominantly to the north and the east of the 4 Farmhouse and is well fenced and used for grazing purposes. 3 The land itself is classified as Grade III on the Agricultural Land Classification Plan for England & Wales with soils consisting of the Batcombe, Carstens and Winchester Soil Series of flinty, silty, over clayey soils that have good drainage characteristics and are 2 used for a variety of cropping regimes throughout the South East. 1 The land is currently all laid down to grass and is grazed by livestock to keep it well managed. The land is in good order throughout and extends in total to approximately 4.35 acres. The land and buildings at Leaveland Court provide an incoming purchaser with the opportunity to create an equestrian property if needed, with a good footprint of buildings that could be easily converted (subject to the necessary consents) and well drained and fenced paddock land for grazing as and when required.