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£275,000

Swing Gate Hill, Burwash Common

Key Features

  • Two Self Build Plots Available
  • £295,000 for each plot
  • Located within the AONB
  • Short drive to popular village
  • Each House approx. 133 m2 (1440 ft2) including basement
  • Planning can be found at Rother District Council under Ref: RR/2021/1608/p

Description

*Each Plot £295,000* Two Excellent Self Build Opportunities available with Detailed Planning Consent, Adjoining Playing Fields and Situated in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Site Desription - The site slopes gently from South to North and formed part of the garden to the former Ashwood Nursing Home. Both plots are irregular in shape.

Location - The site is situated in a pleasant rural position, adjoining a cricket ground and playing fields with far reaching views across the valley. It is in an area within the High Weald Area of Natural Outstanding beauty and lies within the upper Rother Valley Landscape Character Area. The small village of Burwash Common is within easy access, providing shops, garden centre/café, church and recreational playground. The larger historical village of Burwash is approx. 2.8 miles distant with its beautiful High Street having many listed buildings set in a conservation area. The village provides various shops for everyday needs, 2 public houses, 3 churches and primary school. Batemans, now a National Trust House, is famous for being the former home of Rudyard Kipling and is just a short distance away. It is a popular tourist attraction set within acres od beautiful gardens. The larger market town of Heathfield is approx. 6.5 miles distance, providing excellent shopping facilities , schools for all ages and sporting facilities. There are many beautiful country walks through High Weald area. Etchingham railway station being approx. 3 miles distance provides a main line service to London going North and Hastings going South. Stonegate Station is also approx. 3 miles. The main A21 road giving access to London & Coastal towns is appox. 5 miles distant.

Planning - Detailed Planning Consent was granted by Rother District Council under Ref: RR/2021/1608/p dated 20th December 2021 for the demolition of the Ashwood Nursing Home and redevelopment of the site to provide 12 residential units. As part of the application 2 detached houses were for Self Build shown as Phase 1 which we are now offering on an individual or joint basis. The other part of the consented scheme (Phases 2 & 3) is currently under construction. All conditions relating to the 2 plots have been discharged with the exception of the pre-occupation condition which the owners are currently seeking to discharge.

Proposed Scheme - (Known as Hunt House and Collins Green House)

The plots now to be sold will comprise a separate access off Swing Gate Hill and provides for two contemporary, eco-friendly Houses each approx. 133 m2 (1440 ft2) including basement and comprising:

Middle to lower Floors

Upper and Lower. halls with spiral staircase

Bedrooms 1&2 with ensuites

2 Further bedrooms

Family Bathroom

Utility Room

Basement—intended as fully habitable, perhaps a cinema room or gym plus plant room.

Storage Cupboard

Middle & Upper Floors

Living Room

Kitchen

Full Length balcony

Outside

Gardens front and rear

2 parking spaces with electric charging

Cil - The plots are not subject to any CIL payments.

Services - We understand water, gas, electricity and foul drainage are available to the property.

We understand there is an agreement with Southern Water to connect the surface water into the foul drain.

There is provision for an attenuation tank to the rear.

Interested parties must make their own enquiries to the relevant statutory authorities to ensure availability and capacity.

Tenure - Each Plot will be sold freehold with Vacant Possession on Completion.

Price - £295,000 for each plot.

Method Of Sale - In making any bid please include the following:

1) Offer subject to contract

2) Confirmation of funds

3) Whether the proposed purchase is dependent on any related sale.

Viewing - The Plots may be viewed from the road or by prior telephone appointment with the Agents.

Further Information is available at the Rother Planning Portal (Ref:RR/2021/1608/P)

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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
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Garden
Garden

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 73% 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

  • Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery School2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    121
    Type
    Community school
  • Burwash CofE School2.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    158
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Dallington Church of England Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    118
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School3.2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    86
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Stonegate Church of England Primary School3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    116
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Heathfield Community College2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,416
    Type
    Community school
  • Uplands Academy5.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    699
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Robertsbridge Community College5.4 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    644
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Claverham Community College7.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,147
    Type
    Community school
  • Beacon Academy8.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,642
    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

Budgens Burwash, Burwash1.7 miles
Waitrose Heathfield, Heathfield, East Sussex3.9 miles
Sainsburys Heathfield High Street, Heathfield, East Sussex4 miles

GP surgery

Fairfield Surgery2.1 miles

Pharmacy

Procter Health Care Pharmacy3.9 miles

Hospital

Amberstone Hospital7.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field101 metres

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

Stonegate Rail Station2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Vicarage Road169 metres

Typical drive times

Battle14 min · 9.3 miles
Hailsham20 min · 12 miles
Wadhurst12 min · 7.4 miles
Heathfield7 min · 4 miles
Brighton and Hove (city)49 min · 28 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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