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Stonehouse Farm, Handcross Road, Handcross, West Sussex, RH13

Land size
0.8 acres
Use Class
Use Classes: B2, B8

Key Features

  • Two large buildings totalling 34,883 sq ft GIA
  • Total 12 Acre Site (Further land possibly available by negotiation)
  • Hard Surfacing /Open Storage Approximately 3.5 Acres
  • Mains Electricity & Water
  • Hugely beneficial 1MW Electrical Connection Agreement
  • Green Energy Facility with Existing Planning for Waste Plant (AD)
  • Excellent development potential for variety of uses STP
  • Freehold For Sale
  • Vacant Possession

Description

The site is accessible by a dedicated access road and comprises of two substantial steel framed buildings (an Anaerobic Digestion waste plant and livestock building). These buildings are surrounded by hard surfacing, open storage and adjoining paddocks with a total area of 12 acres (further land is available by negotiation).

Location
Handcross is conveniently located off the A23, approximately 4 miles south of Crawley, 7 miles north-west of Haywards Heath, 18 miles north of Brighton and 5 miles east of Horsham. The site is accessed directly off the B2110 and is located 2.4 miles from the A23 junction. Horsham train station provides regular and fast services to Gatwick Airport and London.

The site is close to Mannings Heath Golf Course and Wine Estate, Leonardslee Gardens, Nymans National Trust and Handcross Park School.

Accommodation
Hardstanding/Open Storage: 3.5 acres
Front Paddock: 8 acres

Planning Use
A detailed planning report is available upon request.

The site is accessible by dedicated access that can
be upgraded to accommodate articulated vehicles.
Currently planning is in place for the operation of an
existing decommissioned on-site fed waste plant
(AD) and livestock building. It is considered that
an alternative use for both buildings is supported
by either permitted development and/or planning
policies within Horsham’s District Planning Framework
2015 in particular:
o General industrial uses
o Storage and Distribution Uses
o Commercial and business use
o Extraction of waste and materials use
o Suitable to residential / live work in part
o Green waste disposal
o Renewable energy processing
o Climate controlled /high value self storage
o Equestrian
Site being offered with benefit of a water neutral
offset. The AD plant building in isolation as of
30/09/2025 also benefits from permitted development
rights for conversion to either residential and/or
suitable commercial uses.

Offers will be considered subject to planning.

The seller will be responsible for delivering the statutory
obligations to achieve water neutrality as well as that
of biodiversity nett gain. Details available on request.

Tenure
Freehold sale with vacant possession. Land Registry Title Number WSX269661 (part).

Local Authority
Horsham District Council:

Business Rates
TBC

Should you require further information on Business Rates, please contact our rating surveyor Derek Moore ( ).

VAT
VAT may be payable on the terms quoted.

Legal Costs
Each party is to be responsible for their own legal costs incurred in this transaction.

Utilities/Services
Vail Williams LLP has not checked and does not accept responsibility for any of the services within this property and would suggest that any purchaser/in-going occupier satisfies themselves in this regard.

Viewing arrangements
Joint agents with Batcheller Monkhouse.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-07-02

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

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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 80% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    80
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Handcross Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    238
    Type
    Community school
  • St. Mark's CofE Primary School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    100
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Colgate Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    126
    Type
    Community school
  • Heron Way Primary School2.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    417
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • The Forest School3.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,115
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Millais School3.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    896
    Type
    Community school
    Gender
    Girls
  • Bohunt Horsham4.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    1,294
    Type
    Free schools
  • Thomas Bennett Community College4.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,261
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley4.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,340
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

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

Budgens Handcross, Handcross1.9 miles
Spar - Elite Garages Mannings Heath, Manning's Heath2.3 miles
Sainsbury Crawley Road, Horsham3.4 miles

GP surgery

Ouse Valley Practice2.1 miles

Pharmacy

Roffey Chemist3.5 miles

Hospital

Horsham Hospital4.2 miles

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

Horsham Rail Station3.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Wheatsheaf406 metres

Typical drive times

Crawley10 min · 6.5 miles
Horsham13 min · 6.2 miles
Cuckfield9 min · 6.1 miles
Haywards Heath15 min · 8.3 miles
Brighton and Hove (city)27 min · 19 miles

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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