About the road
Beechlands Close
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Beechlands Close is an attractive sloping road of 14 semi-detached bungalows, nestling under Hartley Wood, numbered 1-15 (odd) and 2-12 (even). They were built in 1963 on the site of Gorsewood House, Gorse Way, which was sited approximately where the front garden of number 13 is today. It is clearly a very pleasant road to live, as houses here seem to change hands less often than elsewhere.
Historically the land was part of the Hartley Court estate, which was acquired in 1913 by Small Owners Limited. They sold the site of Gorse Way and Beechlands Close to May Symons in 1923. According to Charles Ellerby, she and her husband Hedley kept pigs and also owned Hartley Woods, where they sold wood for pit props in the First World War. In 1934 she sold the land to the Fawkham Development Company Limited. The company was run by George and Rosalie Mainprize, who lived at Gorsewood House.
By 1962 Gorsewood House had been purchased by the Dartford builders, J H Brewster Limited. They applied to demolish the house and build 20 bungalows (application TH/5/62/257), being Beechlands Close and additional properties facing Gorse Way. The council thought that was excessive, as their policy was to allow no more than 18 people per acre here. Eventually both sides agreed on 19 houses.
Statistics about the road
Subject | Details |
| Length of Roads | 0.08 miles / 127m |
| KCC Reference: | U12437 (adopted) |
| Acreage: | 1.88 acres / 0.76 hectares |
| Houses: | 14 semi-detached bungalows |
| Density: | 7.5 houses/acre, 18.4 houses/hectare (Hartley average 4.9 houses/acre) |
| Population (2011): | 29 |
| Companies with registered address here (2013): | 0 |
Information about the houses
Last updated 27.4.2023
Explanation:
This is information collected from various sources about the houses, divided as follows:
(1) Description - this has mostly been drawn from sale adverts and observation from the road. Names of properties are included if the road is not numbered or the name appears as well as the number in the offical Royal Mail address. Changes of name and the date, where known, are also included here.
(2) Building History - the date of construction is sometimes approximate as it is based on the property appearing in the electoral register or the subject of a planning permission etc.
(3) Rates and Council Tax - the rates registers for 1956, 1963 and 1972 are held by Sevenoaks Council. I have included the gross rateable value, that is the amount it was thought the property could be rented out for. For some reason the 1956 valuation is actually what the rental would have been in 1939. The rateable value was then subject to certain statutory deductions and this figure is what people paid rates upon. Council tax was introduced in 1993, the value was (and still is) what it was believed the property would have sold for on 1 April 1991. However significant building works means it can be increased when the property is next sold and this is shown by "improvement indicator".
(4) Sales and Rents - mostly from property adverts and Land Registry records. Of course those based on adverts may not be the price it actually sold for. There are some cases of property valuations for mortgages from Dartford Rural District Council. House price data 1995 to date produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2023. To report an error, go to Change a sales record form.
(5) Site history - this contains a selection of records which demonstrate which farm and field the property stands upon.
I have tried to make sure the information is accurate, but no responsibility can be taken for any errors. If you plan to rely on the information, you should check the source data to be sure. If you spot an error, please let me know via the contact form.
North Side
1 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow
Building History
1963 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
1979 Planning App Granted: CONSTRUCTION OF A DORMER WINDOW AT REAR OF DWELLING (79/1780)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £292
1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K)
Sales and Rents
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
3 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow
Building History
1963 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
2010 Planning App Refused: Front and rear dormers; rear extension; detached garage (10/1450)
2010 Planning App Refused: Front and rear dormers; rear extension; detached garage (10/2628)
2011 Planning App Granted: Loft conversion with dormers; extension of detached garage (11/1321)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £262
1993 Council Tax: D (£68-88K) Formerly Band E (1993). With improvement indicator (2020)
Sales and Rents
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
5 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow
Building History
1963 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £330
1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K)
Sales and Rents
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
7 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow (2 bed)
Building History
1963 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
2013 Planning App Withdrawn: Demolish garage, erect side and rear extensions, roof dormer, solar panel (13/1579)
2013 Planning App Granted: Demolish garage, replace with 2 storey side extension with dormer and 3 rooflights and other alterations (13/2541)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £308
1993 Council Tax: D (£68-88K) Formerly Band E (1993).
Sales and Rents
2012 Sale Price: £285000 (20 Dec 2012)
2014 Sale Price: £290000 (31 Mar 2014) Annual percentage change since 2012: +1%
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
9 (Gweeda) Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow
Building History
1963 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
1985 Planning App Granted: Loft conversion (85/838)
2006 Planning App Granted: Installation of solar water heating collectors to flat dormer roof to provide a sustainable non polluting energy source (06/445)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £277
1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K)
Sales and Rents
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
11 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow (3 bed)
Building History
1963 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
2004 Planning App Withdrawn: Construction of single storey side and rear extensions and insertion of dormer window to the rear elevation to facilitate a loft conversion. (04/962)
2004 Planning App Granted: Single storey rear extension, loft conversion, porch (04/1410)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £287
1993 Council Tax: E (£88-120K)
Sales and Rents
1963 Sale Price: £1050 (25 Sep 1963)
1998 Sale Price: £110000 (27 Nov 1998) Annual percentage change since 1963: +14%
2003 Sale Price: £222500 (10 Dec 2003) Annual percentage change since 1998: +15%
2011 Sale Price: £305000 (17 May 2011) Annual percentage change since 2003: +4%
2014 Sale Price: £385000 (19 Dec 2014) Annual percentage change since 2011: +7%
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
13 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow
Building History
1963 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
2008 Planning App Granted: Single storey rear and side extensions (08/2264)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £262
1993 Council Tax: D (£68-88K) Formerly Band E (1993)
Sales and Rents
2003 Sale Price: £177500 (31 May 2003)
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
15 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow (2 bed)
Building History
1963 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
2015 Planning App Granted: Demolition of existing garage and greenhouse, the erection of a ground floor extension and attached garage (15/498)
2015 Planning App Granted: Details pursuant to condition 3 (landscaping) of planning permission SE/15/00498 (15/3213)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £292
1993 Council Tax: D (£68-88K)
Sales and Rents
2016 Sale Price: £470000 (19 Sep 2016)
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
South Side
2 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow (2 bed)
Building History
1964 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £313
1993 Council Tax: D (£68-88K) Formerly Band E (1993).
Sales and Rents
2003 Sale Price: £92500 (6 Aug 2003)
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
4 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow (2 bed)
Building History
1964 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
1962 Planning App Granted: (1963) Erect private garage (62/257.1)
2014 Planning App Granted: Installation of loft dormer to rear and 3 rooflights to front. (14/1676)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £313
1993 Council Tax: E (£88-120K) With improvement indicator (2020)
Sales and Rents
2014 Sale Price: £269995 (10 Jan 2014)
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
6 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow
Building History
1964 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
1970 Planning App Granted: Convert roofspace to bedrooms and bathroom (70/670)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £389
1993 Council Tax: E (£88-120K) Formerly Band F (1993)
Sales and Rents
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
8 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow
Building History
1964 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
1970 Planning App Granted: Convert roofspace to bedrooms and bathroom (70/670)
1979 Planning App Granted: EXTENSION TO REAR OF DWELLING (79/752)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £389
1993 Council Tax: E (£88-120K)
Sales and Rents
2005 Sale Price: £271000 (12 Oct 2005)
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
10 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow (2 bedroom)
Building History
1964 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
1971 Planning App Granted: Side car port (71/211)
1978 Planning App Granted: Conservatory Extension To Rear Of Dwelling (78/1113)
2019 Planning App Granted: Formation of vehicular access and hardstanding. (19/251)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £292
1993 Council Tax: D (£68-88K) Formerly Band E (1993)
Sales and Rents
1969 Sale Price: £5995 (17 Jan 1969) Advertised price
2011 Sale Price: £247000 (14 Oct 2011) Annual percentage change since 1969: +9%
2017 Rental (per month): £1250. per month
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons
12 Beechlands Close DA3 8AB
Semi-detached bungalow (3/4 bed)
Building History
1964 First Built
1962 Planning App Granted: Erect 19 dwellings on site of Gorsewood House (62/257)
1987 Planning App Granted: Convert loft, dormer extension (87/805)
2014 Planning App Granted: Replace sun room with single storey rear extension; loft extension (14/203)
Rates and Council Tax
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £308
1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K)
Sales and Rents
2013 Sale Price: £275000 (16 Dec 2013)
Site History
1844 Plot mentioned as being part of Gorse Wood (34 acres)
1915 Plot mentioned as being sold by Smallowners to George Walter Bishop and May Symons