Kennels Farm, May Lodge Drive, Rufford Abbey Park, Nottinghamshire NG22
- Land size
- 2.5 acres
- Bedrooms
- 6
Key Features
- Not just a development plot but a ready-made vision for an exceptional home in an irreplaceable location within the 'heart' of Sherwood Forest offering the future, today.
- A rare consent-ready opportunity to create a landmark country home - 2.50 Acres / 1.01 Hectares bordering Rufford Park Golf and Country Club designed by ID architecture.
- Location offering rural calm and regional reach combining countryside privacy with excellent connectivity; Nottingham * Sheffield, Mansfield * Newark * Lincoln * Leicester
- 870m2 / 9361 ft2 MAIN RESIDENCE; GROUND FLOOR 600m2 / 6456 ft2, MAIN RESIDENCE FIRST FLOOR 103m2 / 1108 ft2, ANNEX 61m2 / 656 ft2;WORKSHOP 106m2 / 1140 ft2
- This is a compelling opportunity for high-end developers or super home self-builders seeking to deliver a statement home of architectural and environmental quality.
- Private access through Rufford Park golf course via exclusive Maylodge Drive ensuring privacy, discretion, and a strong sense of arrival-rarely achieved in such a prestigious location.
- The scheme has been designed around long-term efficiency, low running costs, and environmental responsibility-increasingly critical to value, future-proofing, and purchaser appeal.
- Passive House-aligned design principles; super-insulated and airtight construction, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR), integrated photovoltaic panels with battery storage.
- For an initial discussion and summary of the unique and intriguing nature of this wonderful opportunity please contact the selling agents for a personal overview.
Description
KENNELS FARM, RUFFORD ABBEY PARK
A Rare Consent-Ready Opportunity to Create a Landmark Country Home
2.50 Acres / 1.01 Hectares
A truly exceptional consent-ready rural development plot in a prestigious Dukeries countryside setting in the heart of Sherwood Forest, Kennels Farm offers detailed planning permission (Ref: 25/00961/FUL) for a best-in-class, architect-designed contemporary country house set within the historic landscape of Rufford Abbey Park.
This is a compelling opportunity for high-end developers or super home self-builders seeking to deliver a statement home of architectural and environmental quality-without the uncertainty and delay of the planning process.
The scheme has been designed around long-term energy efficiency, low running costs, and environmental responsibility-increasingly critical to value, future-proofing, and purchaser appeal.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-05-28
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 18 Building Plots listings in East Midlands (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
- Parking Available
- 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
24 Mbps
Standard (10-30 Mbps)
Suitable for
- Web & social
- Music streaming
- Standard video calls
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
- Maun Infant and Nursery School2.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 160
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Forest View Academy2.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 194
- Type
- Academy converter
- Thoresby Vale Primary Academy2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 91
- Type
- Free schools
- Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 214
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Parkgate Academy2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 331
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Secondary
- The Dukeries Academy2.6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 709
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Garibaldi School4.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,017
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Joseph Whitaker School5.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,361
- Type
- Academy converter
- Meden School5.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,054
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Samworth Church Academy6.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,008
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
* 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
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
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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Listing agent
Smith & Partners, Nottinghamshire
16 Market Place, Southwell, NG25 0HE
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