Slinfold, West Sussex

A charming Grade II listed, timber framed house, with many period features. Flexible accommodation with planning consent to extend. Large garden with garaging and sheds. 1.17 acres. Accessible rural location.

DESCRIPTION
Lutwicke Corner Cottage is a charming Grade II listed detached cottage with origins thought to date back to the early 16th Century when it was a tenanted smallholding. The property is timber framed with a mixture of wattle and daub infill and red brick all under a clay tiled roof. The house has many period features including exposed beams in the majority of the original part of the cottage, a charming inglenook fireplace and leaded diamond glazing bars. From the parking area, the entrance lobby to the side of the house gives access to the newly fitted shower room, study/bedroom 4 and a large walk-in larder, then leads through to the kitchen. From the kitchen, a door leads to the inner hall which in turn leads to the sitting room with a large inglenook fireplace fitted with a wood burning stove, and an attractive wooden archway leading into the dining room which has double doors and views over the garden. Also on the ground floor is the bathroom. Upstairs are 2 double bedrooms and a single bedroom.

The property is approached over a driveway and through a five-bar gate which then gives access to a large parking area, a carport and workshop. Behind the workshop is a concrete block double garage, used for storage and a greenhouse. The gardens are a particular feature of the property and are mostly laid to lawn with a small orchard and a pond and extend in all to approximately 1.17 acres.

PLANNING CONSENT
The house was extended at the rear in the 1950’s and planning consent has recently been granted to demolish this existing single storey extension and replace with a larger single storey extension. (Listed Building Consent, Horsham District Council Application Number: DC/23/1479). Plans are available upon request.

SITUATION
Lutwicke Corner Cottage is situated in an accessible, rural location in the Parish of Slinfold, with a local shop, The Red Lyon pub and the ancient St Peters Church. Billingshurst is about 3 miles to the south with a range of local shops, trades and services, as well as a mainline railway station which has a regular fast service to London Victoria (55 mins) and London Gatwick (20 mins). London Gatwick is approximately 20 miles away and takes about half an hour by car. Slinfold Golf & Country Club is just over half a mile away. There is immediate access to local bridleways and footpaths, with a bridleway adjacent to the property.

SERVICES
Mains electricity and water. Private drainage and oil fired boiler providing hot water and central heating.

COUNCIL TAX
Band G 3,514.14 (2023/2024)

DIRECTIONS
Take the A29 Stane Street (an old Roman road) in a northerly direction from the Five Oaks roundabout and after approximately one mile, and just after the turning in to Hayes Lane on the right, you will find the entrance to Lutwicke Corner Cottage a short distance on the left-hand side.

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the sole agent
RH & RW Clutton – 01798 344554