Lakeside Residential Development Site23 acres with Planning for 55 houses

(and potential for further development)

South Chailey, Nr Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4QD

Freehold For Sale

Best & Final offers invited by 23rd February 2018Approximate overall site area23 acres (9.30 hectares)• Outline Consent granted for 55 Units & B1 (suit office) space• Including 12 Affordable Units• Beautiful Lakeside setting• Additional Land available with potential for up to 10 bespoke Lakeside homes• Rural setting with Ancient Bluebell woodland ( Kiln Wood)

Major Lakeside Residential Development SiteFreehold For Sale Outline Planning Consent for 55 ResidentialUnits (inc. 12 Affordable) & 8 B1 UnitsPotential for Additional contemporary Lakeside Housing

SituationThe site is located to the east of the A275,and is well served by the local town andvillage amenities in Lewes, Chailey, SouthChailey and Newick to the north.The area is extremely well served by schools, with Chaileyand Newick both having primary schools and Chaileyhaving a highly regarded senior school.

This rural location provides access to some stunning localcountry side including Chailey Common to the north, alowland heath nature reserve and site of special scientificinterest (extending to 450 acres).

The extensive South Downs National Park northernboundary is approximately 1 mile south of the site.

Lewes, 4 miles to the south, provides a unique shoppingand leisure destination with a wide range of local shops,independent boutiques, historical buildings and animproving range of excellent restaurants and pubs.(images of Lewes life, station etc).

Site HistoryThe site falls under the jurisdiction ofLewes District Council, within the Parishof Hamsey, but falls outside of the SouthDowns National Park boundary.The old Hamsey Bricks Works is a former clay extractionand brick manufacturing site. The site closed in 1989 andthe excavation of minerals on the site ceased. Until 2006the site operated as a waste management centre for thestorage, treatment and recycling of liquid wastes.

The site is now vacant with operations having ceased in2015.

The site is generally level and is set around an attractiveprincipal lake and a further woodland lake and theancient Kiln Woods, which are covered with a blanket ofBluebells in the Spring.

Various surveys on the site are available within theData Room.

LocationSouth Chailey is located within the heartof Mid Sussex, some 4 miles north of thecounty town of Lewes, 7 miles south-eastof Haywards Heath and 6 miles from bothBurgess Hill & Uckfield. There are excellent road links via the A275 to the A272 tothe north and A27 east-west trunk road to the south.

Cooksbridge railway station, some 1.5 miles to the south,provides rail links to London Victoria and London Bridge,together with Lewes and Brighton to the south. WhilstHaywards Heath also offers excellent London linecommuter links.

Regular bus services run along the A275.

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Town Distance To London Gatwick Victoria

Lewes 4 miles 61 mins 31 mins

Cooksbridge 1.5 miles 64 mins 30 mins

Haywards Heath 7 miles 43 mins 11 mins

Brighton & Hove 11 miles 57 mins 30 mins

Gatwick 25 miles 30 mins

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EXISTING SITE PLAN - Blue Hatched areas excluded from Sale INDICATIVE LAKESIDE DWELLINGS

PlanningThe site currently has Outline planning consent for55 Residential units and 8 x B1 starter office units.This outline consent is split across twoapplications. These applications are as follows:

Main Site (Site Area 6.26a/2.53ha)Outline planning consent was granted on the 17thNovember, 2015 (application number: LW/14/0712) for 37open market houses and 12 affordable dwellings ( 25%shared ownership and 75% affordable rent) with 8 B1business units shown as offices designed in a residentialstyle (c. 14,000 sq.ft GIA).

The outline consent for the main site allows for a mix ofresidential units comprising the following:

10 x 2 Bedroom Houses21 x 3 Bedroom Houses14 x 4 Bedroom Houses4 x 5 Bedroom HousesEach house is expected to have 2 car parking spaces.

The main site comprises an extensive area of AncientWoodland ( Kiln Wood) which has a fifteen metredevelopment buffer to its west boundary.

Note: The Outline consent does not provide anyrequirement of the floor area of the houses, which is tobe agreed through Reserved Matters.

B1 Units (B1a/c)Whilst the Section 106 Agreement is complete the Vendoris currently negotiating a variation with the Council whichwill amend a requirement to build out 50% of the B1space, to a requirement for one of the units to be builtout. The Vendor is also currently marketing the B1 spacethrough a local agent to assist with demonstratingdemand levels for the B1 space.

The B1 units are designed with a residential feel in atraditional masonry and pitched roof style, to be one and½ storeys high, allowing for a partial mezzanine to beincorporated if required. There will be 47 car parkingspaces for the B1 units. Further details upon request.

Knight’s Court Site(Site Area 0.42a/0.16ha)Outline consent granted for 6 residential units on 27thApril, 2017 (application number: LW/17/0030).

The mix was as follows:

2 x 2 Bedroom Houses 4 x 3 Bedroom Houses This site will be incorporated into the sale with the Main site.

For the avoidance of doubt the sale does NOT includeunits 1 & 2 Knights court which are in separate ownership.

Lakeside AreaThe area to the east of the lake is considered suitable for abespoke development of up to 10 high quality architectdesigned lake houses ( subject to planning consent). Rightsof access to this area will be reserved. Offers for thisarea will also be considered in addition to the main site.

Information PackA significant amount of additional information isavailable within the Information Pack including theSection 106 Agreement, plans and drawings, Design andAccess Statement, Ecological Survey, TopographicalSurvey, Contamination Report etc .

The Information Pack is available to download at

www.oakleyproperty.com/bluebelllakes

TenureThe site is to be sold freehold, with vacant possessionupon completion.

Guide priceGuide price upon application.The sale price will attract VAT at the standard rate.

ViewingsViewings are strictly by prior appointment via the jointselling agents. Please note that the site is locked and allinspections would need to be accompanied.

Method of saleUnless sold prior, the site is to be offered for sale byinformal tender at a date to be confirmed. Offers aresought on an unconditional basis only. Please note thatthe vendor reserves the right not to accept the highest orany offer, withdraw the site from the market or to alter themethod of the sale at any time.

In addition to the main site, offers can also be made forthe lakeside site, but the amount offered for this areashould be separated from any proposal for the main site.Offers for the Lakeside site can be made unconditionallyor subject to planning.

The deadline for offers is 23rd February, 2018.

Offers should be marked‘Bluebell Lakes Offers’and be addressed to both:Mr C. OakleyOakley Commercial23 & 24 Marlborough Place, Brighton, BN1 1UB

Keith BrelsfordGlenny LLPUnex Tower, Station Street, Stratford, London E15 1DA

Interested parties are required to provide backgroundinformation of how the purchase will be funded andprovide a set timetable for exchange of contracts andcompletion of the purchase.

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Bluebell Lakes, South Chailey, Nr Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4QD

Oakley Property23 & 24 Marlborough Place, Brighton

East Sussex BN1 1UB, Tel 01273 688882

Steven Harvey Tel 01273 645772Email steven@oakleyproperty.com

Chris Oakley Tel 01273 645776Email chris@oakleyproperty.com

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Glenny LLP

Unex Tower, Station StreetStratford, London E15 1DA

Tel 020 8591 6671

Keith Brelsford Tel 020 3141 3526Email k.brelsford@glenny.co.uk

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