Ecological Land Cooperative

Site 2 - Arlington, East Sussex

Site Plan

The Field to the South of Copyhold Cottages, Arlington, East Sussex, BN26 6RU

LocationThe site lies in the village and parish of Arlington, East Sussex,a little east of the Cuckmere River and 550m to the east ofArlington Reservoir. The A27 is 2km to the south and the A22is 3km to the east. Berwick railway station is 1.5km to the west.The town of Hailsham is 4km to the north east, the town ofPolegate is 4km to the south east with Eastbourne nearby.Lewes and Brighton lie 13km and 22km to the westrespectively.

Date purchasedFebruary 2016

Stage of developmentThe site has five year temporary planning permission fromWealden District Council for 3 agriculturally tied dwellings granted in August 2018. The site infrastructure iscurrently being developed with a new vehicle access, hard standing, shared barn, rain water collection and solararray. Smallholding plots are available for purchase and rent to buy.

Plot sizesThere are three plots on site of approximately 3.7, 4.6 and 8.7 acres respectively - see the site plan below formore detail. Final plot sizes will be confirmed at the point of sale.

Anticipated completion dateSubject to approval of ecological farm business plans by Wealden District Council, the smallholding plots will beready for new entrants to move on from May 2019.

What do the plots cost?Each plot will share a third of the ELC’s site development costs, equal to £81,000 per plot, plus £6,000 per acre.For example a 4.7 acre plot will cost £108,600, an 8.7 acre plot will cost £133,200. The final sale price for a 150year lease will be agreed at the point of sale by calculating the acreage of the plot and dwelling area. Rent to buyand rental only options are available - please ask for details.

West Plot 3.5acres (tbc) South Plot 4.5

acres (tbc)

East Plot 8.5acres (tbc)

Ecological InformationThe field is made up of arable land andmature hedgerows. The soil is low Wealdclay and previously the field had beenused for maize production for manyyears. Since the ELC purchased the landin 2016 it has been drill seeded with aclover and grass mix, topped and usedfor sheep grazing to increase fertility.The fields were then topped again,leaving the organic matter to rot downinto the soil. The ELC have planted a newhedgerow along the northern boundaryalong with a row of Sussex variety fruittrees on the communal land.

Organic CertificationThe process of registering the land withthe Soil Association for organic statusbegan in January 2018 and Organiccertification should be obtained inJanuary 2020.

Ecological Land CooperativeUnit 204, The Brighton Eco-Centre, Brighton, BN1 3PB

tel: 01273 766 672 email: info@ecologicalland.coop web: www.ecologicalland.coop