Land behind Charing Motors, Maidstone Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27
- Land size
- 2.6 acres
Description
Development site of approx. 2.6 acres with planning for 12 dwellings.
Description - A broadly rectangular development site of around 2.6 acres which slopes gently from front to rear, positioned behind the former Northdown Service Station and with direct access from Maidstone Road.
Location
The property is located just west of the popular village of Charing on the south side of Maidstone Road (A20). The village is positioned just beneath the North Downs, around 15 miles southwest of Canterbury, 6 miles north of Ashford and 14 miles south-east of Maidstone.
Charing Railway Station has regular services to London Victoria and links to Ashford International station, providing high-speed services to London St Pancras in just 37 minutes.
The site is within easy reach of all the local amenities including the Primary School, recreation ground and sports club, library and various shops located on the High Street.
Method of Sale
The freehold interest in the property is offered for sale on an unconditional basis with vacant possession on completion.
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Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-04-15
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 105 Bare & Undeveloped Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
40 Mbps
Superfast · available to 56% of premises
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Charing Church of England Primary School587 metresOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 199
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Egerton Church of England Primary School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 197
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Pluckley Church of England Primary School3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 82
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Lenham Primary School3.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 204
- Type
- Community school
- Challock Primary School3.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 212
- Type
- Foundation school
Secondary
- The Lenham School3.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 820
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Towers School and Sixth Form Centre5.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,538
- Type
- Academy converter
- Highworth Grammar School5.3 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,553
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- Chilmington Green School5.9 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 449
- Type
- Free schools
- The North School6.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,237
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Walking trail
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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BTF Partnership, Canterbury
27 Watling Street Watling Street Canterbury CT1 2UD
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