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East StreetTurners Hill, West Sussex, RH10 4QQ
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Key features
- Rare opportunity to create a C21st country house within a stunning rural setting
- Five bedrooms, four bathroom and additional one bedroom annexe
- Sustainable, accessible design, ideal for multi-generational living
- Modern and efficient heating via geothermal heatpump and solar PV panels
- Set in about 20.6 acres of glorious grounds
- Ideal location: Three Bridges station five miles, Gatwick airport 9.4 miles
An exciting opportunity: 20 acres with full planning permission to create a circa 8,000sqft contemporary country house in a stunning rural setting.
About this property
Meadowbank House: an exciting opportunity to create an outstanding contemporary country house with far reaching views.
Mid Sussex District Council has granted planning consent under reference DM/23/1608 for the erection of a stunning five bedroom, four bathroom country house, meticulously designed by Richard Parr Associates and including a gym, garaging with a one bedroom apartment over.
Meadowbank House will be set in about 20.65 acres of pasture land in an elevated position, and arranged around a formal garden. The proposed accommodation and outbuildings are believed to extend to more than 8,000 square feet (approximately).
The proposal of Meadowbank House will pivot around five key
principles:
Live - Create a multi-generational home for the future which will celebrate indoor-outdoor living with spaces to relax, enjoy, play and entertain with a connection to water & wildlife.
Setting - Preserve and enhance the immediate setting and wider surroundings. Provide spaces to enjoy the landscape and form connections with the surrounding habitats.
Quality - Design a 21st century country home of exceptional quality, reflecting the highest standards in architecture. The home will be a legacy project through design for longevity.
Environmental - Sustainability is central to the design.
Biodiversity - Preserve habitats, and manage ancient woodland, pasture and river habitats.
The accommodation comprises: entrance hall with lift, formal living room, kitchen/living/dining room, study, gym, utility room, ground floor accessible bedroom with en suite shower, principal bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom, guest bedroom with en suite bathroom, two further bedrooms, family bathroom, glass house, garaging with one bedroom annexe over, garden & machinery storage.
Text taken from the Design & Access statement, which can be viewed online https://pa.midsussex.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=RWJOV3KT0GL00
Local information
- Situated on the eastern outskirts of Turners Hill, in a semi-rural position surrounded by its own lakes and grounds.
- Turners Hill is a picturesque village in the Sussex Weald. It provides for day to day needs with a village shop, two churches, two public houses and a primary school; further shopping and leisure facilities are available at East Grinstead (three miles) and Forest Row (six miles). Sussex offers many excellent sporting opportunities with golf at Royal Ashdown, Copthorne and Piltdown, and many other courses across the county. There is racing at Goodwood, Lingfield and Plumpton, and sailing at Ardingly Reservoir and the coast. Spa and country house hotels include Gravetye Manor, Alexander House, Ashdown Park Hotel and Ockenden Manor. Lewes and the City of Brighton & Hove offer a range of theatres, cinemas, shops and restaurants.
- Transport: East Grinstead (2.7 miles), London Victoria, journey time 56 minutes; Three Bridges (5 miles), London Bridge/Victoria from 35 minutes or Gatwick airport (9.4 miles) for the Gatwick Express. The M23 lies to the west, giving onward access to the motorway network and the South Coast.
- Schools: There are many highly regarded state and independent schools in the area, including Turners Hill C of E primary, Cumnor House, Great Walstead, Handcross Park, Brambletye, Hurstpierpoint College, Worth School and Ardingly College.
Additional information
- EPC: SAP to be confirmed.
- Outgoings: Mid Sussex District Council. Council tax band TBD.
- Services: Solar powered ground source heat pumps, underfloor heating. Electricity: ground mounted solar PV panels, mains electricity. Mains water with rain/greywater harvesting system.
- Private drainage.
- Photographs taken: August 2023 (aerial). All other photos are proposed visualisations.
- Tenure: Freehold
- EPC rating: Sap TBC
- Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Savills.
- If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to view the property.