STEELES FARM, BUCKHURST LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6JX
REFURBISHMENT AND REINSTATEMENT OF FARMSTEAD TO INCLUDE: (I) ERECTION OF TWO PORTAL FRAME AGRICULTURAL BARNS AND THE REFURBISHMENT OF AN EXISTING CONTEMPORARY BARN TO CREATE A CENTRAL ENCLOSED FARMYARD/OPERATIONAL NUCLEUS; (II) ERECTION OF A NEW NET-ZERO FARMHOUSE ON THE SITE OF THE EXISTING HOUSE, FOLLOWING ITS DEMOLITION; (III) REMOVAL OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING (STEELES FARM COTTAGE) FROM THE SUSSEX BARN AND SUBSEQUENT REFURBISHMENT OF THE HISTORIC STRUCTURE TO PROVIDE ANCILLARY GUEST ACCOMMODATION; AND (IV) ERECTION OF A NEW INTEGRATED STABLE (FOR SIX HORSES - FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY), FEED AND MACHINERY STORE BUILDING ON THE SITE OF THE EXISTING TENNIS COURT, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVED PARKING AND CIRCULATION ARRANGEMENTS AND A COMPREHENSIVE ‘HOLDING WIDE’ LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY, TO INCLUDE NEW AND REPROVISIONED HEDGEROW PLANTING, THE CREATION OF THREE NEW NATIVE WOODLANDS AND THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE AQUATIC/ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS GUIDED BY A LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.