Buildings At King's Ride Farm, Alfriston

Redevelopment of a redundant farmyard into seven residential dwellings

A rare opportunity to acquire a bespoke 7 dwelling residential scheme located within the South Downs National Park.Planning has been secured under reference No.SDNP/23/03986/FUL for the reuse and redevelopment of the existing agricultural buildings in order to create a landscape-led scheme replicating the farmstead layout.

Offers in the region of £950,000-£1,100,000
Situation
The existing range of farm buildings is situated on the southwestern edge of the village of Alfriston, one of the South Downs’ most sought after and characterful villages. Alfriston provides an excellent range of fine dining venues including The Star as well as the recently refurbished Alfriston Spa Hotel. The village also provides an excellent primary school and doctors surgery.

The village sits within the scenic Cuckmere valley with miles of downland countryside to the west providing wonderful outdoor recreational opportunities.
Berwick station is only about 2 miles distant with mainline rail services running to London Victoria and Gatwick Airport. Sporting facilities in the area include 3 principal golf courses at Eastbourne as well as tennis at The David Lloyd Club.
There is world class opera at nearby Glyndebourne and channel ferries operate from Newhaven.

The site occupies a transitional position between existing development to the east and open countryside to the west and the south. The site benefits from extensive views across downland farmland.

Access and Connectivity

The site will utilise the existing access to the farm buildings directly from King’s Ride via an access point in the northeastern corner of the site.

The site benefits from access directly onto the South Downs Way National Trail which runs between Winchester in the west and Eastbourne in the east, together with easy access to the Cuckmere Valley and coastal landscape.

Existing Buildings
The site currently comprises of three existing agricultural structures.
• A grain store constructed using At-Cost precast concrete frame with brick base, part larch cladding and cement sheet roof located to the west of the site.
• A masonry brick pig shed with concrete lintels, steel windows and cement sheet roof located directly to the west of the grain store.
• A masonry brick chicken shed located to the north of the site bordering King’s Ride.

Planning
The site was identified within Policy SD28 of the South Downs Local Plan as being suitable for delivering 6 to 8 residential dwellings. A pre application meeting with the South Downs National Park (SDNP) was first held in 2018 and since that date there has been two previous schemes presented to the SDNP Design Review Panels.
Throughout this process the architects have sought to bring forward a landscape led scheme that combines rural architecture, sustainability and strong placemaking credentials.
The former farmyard will accommodate the new residential uses, whilst seeking to retain a character which is more ‘farmyard’ and less residential in nature. In order to improve the sustainability of the scheme the design has incorporated the retention and reuse of existing structures, homes designed to Passivhaus
principles, air source heat pumps and photovoltaic panels and electric vehicle charging provisions.
Planning was granted on 24th February 2026 subject to the discharging of conditions prior to the commencement of development. These include but are not limited to confirming the architectural details of the scheme and the materials and finishes together with landscaping.

Accommodation
The ‘Barn’ building is set on the footprint of the existing Grain Store and will accommodate 6 dwellings with a detached ‘farmhouse’ set in the lower southern end of the site.

In each proposed unit layout, the bedrooms are situated on the ground floor along with one bathroom in order to provide accessible living in the long term.

On the first floor, each unit has a living space, dining space, kitchen, bathroom and utility. Each unit has access to a private external garden as well as the shared yard at the centre of the scheme.

Four units in the barn have access to a private winter garden which can be accessed at both ground floor and first floor level. The ‘farmhouse’ unit also has access to a private courtyard which is enclosed by the existing pig shed wall.

Data Room
As part of this sale a password protected data room containing additional information has been prepared. Access can be provided upon request.

Tenure
The freehold is being sold with vacant possession upon completion.

Section 106
A Section 106 agreement is in place between the Vendor and the South Downs National Park Authority. Contributions are required for Monitoring contributions (£1,320). The agreement also stipulates the requirement for two affordable
housing units.

Retained Land
The vendor will be retaining part of Title No. ESX255803.

Method of Sale
We are seeking offers on a unconditional basis for the freehold interest of the site. Offers should be for a fixed amount and unrelated to any other offer. The vendors retain the right not to accept the highest or indeed any offer.

When submitting your offer please provide the following information:
• Confirmation of how the purchase is to be funded.
• Whether board approval is required and if so whether it has been sought prior to the submission of the offer.
• Confirmation that the planning application has been taken into account.
• The amount of deposit being offered along with any conditions.
• Solicitors acting in the transaction.

Offers will be deemed to have been made with full consideration of the information available within the data room and the South Downs National Park

Viewing Arrangements:
For an appointment to view the site please contact
Oliver Robinson MRICS
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