Lot 134 Over 16 Acres Of Land Incorporating WoodlandAuction Date:
20th September 2023
Land Swanton Lane, Off Canterbury Road, Littlebourne, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 4AX
A freehold site known as Oldridge Wood incorporating Oldridge Wood Lagoons and extending to approximately 6.75 hectares (16.69 acres). It is situated off Swanton Lane which lies off Canterbury Road (the A257-Canterbury to Sandwich Road) on the outskirts and to the west of the village of Littlebourne.
It is understood that part of the site (the lagoon area) was used from approximately the 1970s to the 1990s for the storage of waste output from the Canterbury Tannery.
Previous Planning
Previous Planning Permission was granted by Kent County Council under reference CA/13/2055, dated 15th May 2014, for development of land situated at Oldridge Wood Lagoons and being the variation of conditions 2 (restoration period), 10 (hours of HGV movements) and 11 (Highway Management Scheme) of planning permission CA/12/606 for the infilling of open lagoons formerly used for the disposal of tannery wastes, subject to conditions.
A copy of the ESG Report for the restoration of Oldridge Wood Lagoons dated March 2012, Planning Permissions under CA/12/606 and CA/13/2055 are available to download from Kent County Council website: www.kentplanningapplications.co.uk/Planning/Display/KCC where additional information may be also available.
Viewing
On site during daylight hours. There is a public right of way (reference CB148) located approximately 50 metres to the right-hand side of a gated access. The public right of way then runs along the northern boundary of the land.
Directions
The public right of way (CB148) on Swanton Lane can be located by using the What3Words app:
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Freehold with Vacant Possession
There is an addendum available to be read
in conjunction with the legal documentation.
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