Planning permission success for Ward Homes in Crowborough

Kent’s leading housebuilder, Ward Homes, has been awarded planning approval by Wealden Council for a residential development on Blackness Road, Crowborough.

Formerly a farm and garden nursery which had fallen into disrepair, the 1.6 acre site will be transformed into a development of 26 apartments and houses, of which 20 will be for private sale. Homes at Martins Mews will comprise two-bedroom apartments and two, three and four-bedroom terraced and semi-detached houses. In addition to the homes, the development will also feature several landscaped areas.

Work will start on site in September 2009 with the first completions towards the end of this year. Guide prices range from £205,000 for a two-bedroom apartment up to £375,000 for a four-bedroom semi-detached house.

Nick Fenton, Managing Director for Ward Homes, said: “Drawing on our wealth of experience of developing sites throughout Kent, we have strived to ensure Martins Mews meets the needs and aspirations of the local community. We are confident our development will significantly improve the visual impact of the site as well as benefit current and future local residents.”

Situated on the edge of Ashdown Forest, famously the setting for A.A. Milne’s ‘Winnie the Pooh’ series, Crowborough is surrounded by an area designated as ‘land of outstanding natural beauty’.

The site is adjacent to the Whitehill Infant School and opposite a large area of open space with tennis courts and other leisure facilities. The town centre, with its numerous shops, supermarkets and pubs, is just one mile away. For a wider shopping experience, Royal Tunbridge Wells is seven miles distance and features the Royal Victoria Shopping Centre as well as a wide variety of boutiques, restaurants and wine bars.

Martins Mews is just over one mile away from Crowborough railway station and provides frequent services to London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross and Victoria which can be reached in approximately one hour. Conveniently located on the A26 between Tunbridge Wells and Lewes, Crowborough benefits from easy access to the A21 to London, which is 35 miles away. Gatwick Airport is approximately 40 minutes drive away. There is also a good local bus network which serves the town centre and surrounding towns and villages.

For more information, or to register interest, visit wardhomes.co.uk.