49 high street, hythe, kent ct21 5ad · the town is also well served by 4 supermarkets (including...
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49 High Street, Hythe, Kent CT21 5AD
£1,000,000 Freehold
One of Hythe�s finest plots of approx0.65 of an acre, set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, adjoining Sene Valley Golf Course, andcommanding glorious southerly views of the sea. Scope to refurbish/extend the existing dwelling or redevelop with plans approved for a stunning 600 sq m contemporary home.
ANCONA,CLIFF ROAD, HYTHE
www.lawrenceandco.co.uk Tel: 01303 266022 email: [email protected]
AnconaCliff Road
Hythe CT21 5XH
SITUATION
Ancona is enviably situated on Cliff Road, an exclusive location on the hillside within reasonable walking distance (around 1.25 miles) from the town centre with its bustling and vibrant High Street offering a range of independent shops, boutiques, cafes and restaurants, doctors� surgeries, dentists etc. The town is also well served by 4 supermarkets (including Waitrose, Sainsburys and Aldi). The Royal Military Canal is nearby, with pleasant towpath walks and cycle path and the attractive, unspoilt seafront and long pebbly beach is only a little further. There is a wide variety of sporting and leisure facilities in the area, including the Hotel Imperial Leisure Centre, cricket and lawn tennis clubs, 2 golf courses, sailing club, etc. There are many clubs and societies within thetown that welcome new members, and a fortnightly farmers� market. The town is well provided for with educational establishments including Hythe Bay C of E Primary School, St Augustines Roman Catholic Primary School and Brockhill Performing Arts College. There are boys and girls Grammar schools in nearby Folkestone.
There are bus stops close by with local services to Folkestone, Ashford, Romney Marsh, etc. and Hythe is very conveniently located for easy access to the M20 (Junction 11 - 4 miles), Channel Tunnel Terminal (4 miles), the ferry port of Dover (13 miles) and Ashford International Passenger Station (14 miles). Sandling main line railway station, approximately 2½ miles away on the outskirts of Saltwood, offers regular commuter services to London and High Speed trains to London St Pancras are available from Folkestone and Ashford with journey times of under an hour.
DESCRIPTION
Accessed via a long private driveway, this substantial detached house is enviably situated on one of the area�s finest plots within an exclusive private road. It sits above Cliff Road itself in an elevated position, on relatively level land from where the house commands a breath taking southerly panorama over Hythe with views to the east over Sene Valley Golf Course and to the coast of France on a fine day and to the west, around the bay to Dungeness.
The property has been in the ownership of the same family for many years and now requires extensive renovation. It does however offer considerable scope to extend the existingaccommodation which totals in the region of 1857 sq ft (plus loft space) (subject to all necessary consents and approvals being obtained) and the potential to provide an exceptional home in an unrivalled location and setting.
The owner has secured a valuable planning approval to redevelop the site in its entirety with an unique state of the art, sustainable eco-mansion totalling in the region of 6450 sq ft. The design is sensational and incorporates all aspects of modern life one would expect from a property of this calibre with accommodation over three floors designed to maximise the views from virtually every room. This is a truly exceptional opportunity for anyone seeking to undertake a very special project and create a home worthy of this exceptional setting. For those not requiring such a large property, having already secured planning approval for a house of this scale, it ought to be perfectly feasible to scale down the plans within the proposed envelope (subject to all necessary consents and approvals being obtained).
COUNCIL TAXBand F approx £2704.81 (2019/20) Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
Strictly by appointment with LAWRENCE & CO, 01303 266022.
VIEWINGStrictly by appointment with LAWRENCE & CO, 01303 266022.
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USEFUL INFORMATION
Views from the top floors need to be seen to be fully appreciated. Photographs are useful but don't have the same impact.
Ancona is presently on oil fired central heating although a new 63mm gas main has been installed and capped off near the house ready for a changeover to gas.
In 2015 £25k was spent widening the driveway, resurfacing and installing improved surface water drainage to serve Ancona and it's 2 neighbours 'Allen Ridge' and 'Anglers Lodge' who both have right of way and right of access over the lower main driveway of Ancona. Ancona is connected to the main sewer.
Total ~0.65 acres including ~0.05acre lower main driveway.
Both the Northern and Eastern boundaries border Sene Valley Golf Course land directly.
Ancona is not within the special 'latchgate ground condition' zone that many of the properties on the South side of Cliff Road are.
Ancona holds a restrictive covenant over 'Anglers Lodge' preventing that land from having more than one dwelling house. Ancona also has Land Registry TP1 controls over the land owned by 'Allen Ridge' preventing buildings or planting exceeding certain heights in the future. Similarly, Ancona has a restrictive covenant over it preventing it from having more than one dwelling house to protect Anglers Lodge.
Ancona is at the made-up Hythe end of the unadopted Cliff Road.
Extensive horizon and sea views are now visible from all corners of the garden area following many tons of spoil being imported into the site in 2015. Ancona has relatively flat garden area perfect for garden parties and simple maintenance. Ancona is South facing and gets 99% of the sun from sun up to sun down.
Being set back high from Cliff Road via its private driveway Ancona enjoys good privacy and peacefulness along with the stunning golf course, sea, sky and horizon views.
Ancona itself is in a condition whereby it could be refurbished and extended under permitted development +/or via a new planning application, or it could be demolished entirely and a new single dwelling house built in it's place. There are many options.
A full topographical survey and soil investigation study and WAC report has already been completed along with many other useful surveys for the benefit of the purchaser.
The current owner is happy to discuss assisting the buyer to achieve their requirements and aspirations or not as the case may be.
Ancona has permanent planning permission for 600m2 / 6,450square feet of gross external area planning permission which works very well for an incoming purchaser. Application reference Y10/0229/SH andLawful Development Certificate Y14/0032/SH. Details available upon request and at viewings. The footprint of the consented planning approval is marked out with blue spray paint and wooden stakes.
A scaffold tower next to Ancona has platform levels which simulate the consented planning permission finished floor levels. Stunning views. Health & Safety disclaimer to be signed prior to using the scaffold tower please. Please seek permission from Lawrence & Co.
Ancona has many mature rhododendrons which apart from providing useful privacy between neighbouring Anglers Lodge, also provides wonderful Spring time colour to the garden. There are two mature magnolias' one white and one pink, and a large pink camellia.
