Grange Lane
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Grange Lane is one of Hartley's few true remaining country lanes. Starting from Hartley Court Cottage near the Church, it descends part way down the valley side between Foxborough Wood and Haley Shaw, before taking a sharp left turn to follow the edge of Foxborough Wood. The section by the wood has some of the finest views of the Hartley Bottom Valley. The road then takes a sharp right to go down to the valley floor and then up the opposite side to meet Hartley Bottom Road at Red Cow Farm.
Grange Lane - Section by Foxborough Wood
Grange Lane itself is a misnomer, caused by a misreading of the map. It is presumed the name they intended was Orange Lane after the name of the hill at the Red Cow Farm end of the road. I have not been able to find any early reference to the road being called this. Earlier references to the road have variously called it Red Cow Lane (1906), Red Cow Hill (1931, 1935), Foxborough Lane (1935) and Grange Hill (1939). It is not certain why the council settled on Grange Lane.
In 1929 the owner of Hillside House complained about the state of the road, Dartford Rural District Council said traffic on the road was too light to do anything about it then but they did conduct repairs in 1931. In 1935 the road was tarmaced for the first time. Kent County Council restricted heavy goods vehicles using Grange Lane in 1931 (following plans in 1929) but rescinded the order in 1965. However a weight limit of 7.5 tonnes was brought in by the council in 1996.
Grange Lane has only three properties built along it, the c19th Hartley Court Cottages and two built on Small Owners plots - Hillside House and Hartley Dell. Most of the land that borders the road is farmland or woodland.
Grange Lane: (1) Church Road entrance; (2) By Foxborough Wood; (3) As it descends to the bottom of the valley.
Statistics about the road
Subject | Notes |
Length of Road | 0.60 miles (959m) |
Classification | U12965 Unclassified single carriageway (adopted) |
Area | 75.81 acres (30.68 ha) |
Houses | 2 detached houses 1 detached bungalow |
Housing Density | 0 houses per acre (0.1 houses / ha) |
Population (2011) | 7 |
Information about the houses
Explanation:
1. Date of Construction is sometimes approximate.
2. Plot histories include the ancient farms and fields with the earliest known date, also the name of the smallholding sold by Smallowners Limited at the beginning of the 20th century.
3. Planning Permissions include the reference number, so more details can be seen at Sevenoaks Council.
4. Before Council Tax the tax on residential property was called the rates. The registers for 1956, 1963 and 1972 are held at Sevenoaks Council. The rateable value given is the gross estimated rental value of the property, that is how much the Valuation Office thought people would pay to rent it for a year, the rates were actually calculated on a lower value after certain statutory allowances were made. For some reason the 1956 register contains the rateable value for the properties as it would have been in 1939.
5. Council tax is based on what the Valuation Office thought the property would have sold for in 1993. It is divided into 8 value bands.
6. House price data 1995 to date produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright and database right 2019. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. To report an error, go to Change a sales record form.
Hartley Court Cottage, Grange Lane DA3 8DY (1858)
Detached House
1392 Plot mentioned as being part of Hartley Court Estate
1858 First Built
1925 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1925/Meeting 1925-08-04 Extension of stairs
1938 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1938/2873 Addition to building
1956 Gross Rateable Value: £44
1963 Gross Rateable Value: £106
1970 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1970/503 2 storey rear extension
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £395
1976 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1976/676 Replacement Detached Domestic Double Garage And Utility Room
1993 Council Tax Banding: G (£160-320K)
Detached House
1392 Plot mentioned as being part of Hartley Court Estate
1858 First Built
1925 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1925/Meeting 1925-08-04 Extension of stairs
1938 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1938/2873 Addition to building
1956 Gross Rateable Value: £44
1963 Gross Rateable Value: £106
1970 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1970/503 2 storey rear extension
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £395
1976 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1976/676 Replacement Detached Domestic Double Garage And Utility Room
1993 Council Tax Banding: G (£160-320K)
Hartley Court Cottage, Grange Lane
Hillside House, Grange Lane DA3 8LH (1921)
Detached house
1392 Plot mentioned as being Part of a 30 acre field called "Eyleye", part of Hartley Court Estate
1921 First Built
1922 Advertised Price: £1150 (31 Aug 1922)
1956 Change of name from Irene House to Hillside House
1956 Gross Rateable Value: £35
1963 Gross Rateable Value: £90
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £217
1974 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1974/404 Erection Of A Kitchen And Study Extension At Front Of Dwelling
1976 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1976/993 Double Domestic Garage At Front Of Dwelling
1982 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1982/955 Two Storey Extension To Dwelling
1993 Council Tax Banding: G (£160-320K)
Hillside House, Grange Lane from Hartley Hill
The Dell, Grange Lane DA3 8LH (1933)
Detached bungalow
1844 Plot mentioned as being Part of a 17 acre field called "The Valley", part of the Hartley Court Estate
1933 First Built
1933 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1933/Meeting 1933-08-01 Brick Bungalow (Hartley Hill)
1956 Gross Rateable Value: £28
1963 Gross Rateable Value: £72
1972 Gross Rateable Value: £432
1973 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1973/Meeting Jul 73 Construct bedrooms in roof space
1993 Council Tax Banding: G (£160-320K)