Groombridge land with potential

Groombridge land is agricultural land which has potential for development. Groombridge is located on the edge of west Kent, some seven kilometers to the west of Tunbridge Wells.

Groombridge is notable for the unspoilt nature of The Green and its enclosure by groups of buildings that are completely harmonious and with nothing out of place.

The Key Characteristics of Groombridge Land are:

- The unspoilt rural setting in the Metropolitan Green Belt and the High Weald area of Outstanding Natural Beauty;
- The topography created by the valley of the River Grom and dominance of trees in the parks, along roads and the river and encircling the northern side of the settlement;
- The sloping green and its exceptional array of 17th century cottages, remarkably unspoilt; As a result of the above, the 56 listed buildings, no less than 27 of which are Grade II* and five are Grade I. Such a concentration of high grades is wholly exceptional and serves to underscore the very special quality of the settlement;
- Groombridge Place, remarkably little altered since it was rebuilt in the second half of the 17th century, with its 17th century walled garden and 17th century and later landscaped park, a Grade II* registered landscape;
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