An attractive farmhouse with planning permission for further enlargement, lying in a wonderful downland setting with 37.25 acres of land

Entrance hall | Drawing room | Dining room | Study Kitchen/breakfast room | Rear lobby | Utility room Cloakroom/shower room/sauna | Principal suite of bedroom, dressing area and bathroom | 3 further bedrooms | Further bathroom | Detached annexe comprising large studio, workshop/ garage and cloakroom | Garden | Vegetable garden | Garden store Large downland paddock | Woodland

Believed to have been built sometime during the mid 1900’s, in a traditional Sussex style, St. Mary’s Farmhouse presents attractive brick and partly tile hung upper elevations under a pitched tile roof. Internally, the house provides stylishly presented accommodation currently
arranged over two floors.
Features of note include two beehive arts and crafts inspired fireplaces, oak floors, a wooden parquet floor, a built in desk and book shelving in the study, an Aga and quarry tile floor in the kitchen/breakfast room. Lying a short distance to the east of the house is a brick and flint annexe, which provides a large studio room, workshop/ garage and a cloakroom.
Planning permission was granted on 28th May 2008 by Lewes District Council under reference LW/08/0362 for an extension to the rear of the house, which would provide a larger kitchen/breakfast room and rear lobby on the ground floor, a larger bedroom and bathroom on the first floor, and two additional bedrooms and an additional bathroom on the second floor.

St. Mary's Farmhouse lies in an enviable rural position in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, well away from roads, with access to bridleways leading onto the South Downs Way and many miles of spectacular walking and riding country. Falmer lies about 1.5 miles to the south, providing a mainline station (with services to Brighton, Lewes and London), a village hall, farm shop, church and public house, whilst the University of Sussex, which lies a similar distance to the south has 2 banks,
a post office and a convenience store.
The coastal business and entertainment City of Brighton and Hove is about 7.5 miles to the south, whilst the historic county town of Lewes is about 6 miles to the east. The A27, which lies
to the south of the property provides fast access to the Annexe A23/M23, Gatwick Airport and the national motorway network.

St. Mary’s Farmhouse is approached from the lane via wooden five bar gate, which leads to a wide parking area adjacent to the annexe. From the parking area a path leads under a yew arch to the rear of the house, where the
principal gardens lie, the gardens are mainly laid to lawn, and enclosed in part by an old flint and brick wall. Beyond the gardens is a sheltered vegetable garden with a raised vegetable bed and garden store. From the driveway a farm
gate gives access to a stock proof fenced sloping downland paddock. To the far end of the paddock is an area of mixed woodland. From the land there are some spectacular far
reaching downland views. In all about 37.25 acres

property reference: SPLW_LEW070213

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Price:£500000