Castle Lodge is a building plot with full planning permission to erect an impressive four-bedroom family home, with delightful views of Chiddingstone Castle. The planning consent provides for an entrance hall, kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room, bedroom/ study and shower room to be arranged on the ground floor. Arranged over the first floor there is consent for a principal bedroom suite with dressing area and ensuite bathroom with separate shower, and two further en suite double bedrooms. Within the basement there is consent for a cinema/ playroom, a gym, shower room and separate utility room all set within southerly facing gardens.

Sevenoaks District Council Planning Application reference 21/02302/MMA (Three Horseshoes Lodge) granted March 2022 being the Demolition of the existing dwelling and erection of one replacement dwelling with associated landscaping works.

Tenure: Freehold Local Authority: Sevenoaks District Council

Outside

The site is set within just under an acre and has an attractive outlook over Chiddingstone Castle and enjoys southerly orientated grounds.

Situation

Castle Lodge is situated in the historic National Trust Village of Chiddingstone, within Metropolitan Greenbelt, a Conservation Area, and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village has a shop/post office, tearoom, church, village hall, and the Castle Inn Public House. The property lies within this year’s catchment of the very popular Chiddingstone Primary School. Other neighbouring villages include Penshurst and Hever.

Comprehensive Shopping: Edenbridge with a Waitrose Supermarket (6.2 miles), Sevenoaks (8.6 miles), Tonbridge (9.2 miles), Tunbridge Wells (11.1 miles), Bluewater Shopping Centre near Dartford.

Mainline rail servicSevees: Cowden (3.3 miles), Hever (3.4 miles) and Edenbridge (4.8 miles) to London stations via East Croydon. Hildenborough (6.3 miles) and Sevenoaks (8.8 miles - 24 minutes to London Bridge, 29 minutes to Charing Cross/Cannon Street).

Primary School: Chiddingstone Primary School.

Grammar/Private Schools: Various secondary schools in Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells.

Entertainment and Sporting facilities: There is a local cricket pitch and football club at Chiddingstone. Footpaths and bridlepath in the area. Bough Beech reservoir for sailing and fishing. Golf at Hever, Knole, Wildernesse and Nizels golf, health and fitness complex in Hildenborough. Knights Park in Tunbridge Wells with a multi-screen cinema complex, a bowling alley and health/fitness club.

Motorway Links: The A21 provides links to the M25 and other motorway networks, Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and the Channel Tunnel rail terminal.

Directions

From Sevenoaks town centre proceed in a southerly direction turning right into Oak Lane opposite Sevenoaks School. Turn right over Gracious Lane Bridge and take the next right. At the end of the road turn left onto Ide Hill Road (B2042). Continue down the hill. At the bottom of the hill the road will bear sharply right.

Take the left fork here, signed Chiddingstone. Proceed along this road, passing Bough Beech reservoir on your left, and at the end of the road at a T-Junction turn left. Go over a humpback bridge bearing left onto the B2027. Take the next right-hand turning (Mill Lane) towards Chiddingstone. At the crossroads go straight over, passing the entrance gates to Chiddingstone Castle on your left. Continue up this no through lane where Castle.