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£450,000Detached house for sale
Blacksmiths Lane, Shapwick, Bridgwater
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- Consent for 3 two storey houses
- Planning Reference: 43/22/00001
- Plot 1 extending to 285 sqm
- Plot 2 extending to 164 sqm
- Plot 3 extending to 160 sqm
- Parking and garaging
- Private gardens
- Excellent development opportunity
- For Sale by Private Treaty
- Freehold
A building site with consent for three detached houses on the fringes of this favoured village. Consent for 3 two storey houses (planning reference: 43/22/00001). Plot 1 extending to 285 sqm, plot 2 extending to 164 sqm and plot 3 extending to 160 sqm. Parking, garaging and private gardens. Excellent development opportunity. Freehold.
Situation - Shapwick, is a popular village on the Polden Hills, surrounded by the beautiful Somerset Moors and easy reach to the stunning Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve. Shapwick, and the nearby villages of Edington, Ashcott and Catcott, provide an array of local amenities, including primary schools, village shop, medical practices, community hall and charming local pubs. There are also regular services.
Just a short distance away, Street offers a more extensive array of facilities, including restaurants, the renowned Strode Theatre, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and the shopping enclave of Clarks Village. There are options for secondary schooling, including Crispin, Strode College and Millfield Independent School. Bridgwater offers a range of facilities, as well as access to the motorway at Junction 23. The County Town of Taunton includes an excellent range of shopping, recreational, and leisure facilities, including the renowned Somerset County Cricket Ground and Taunton Racecourse.
Communication links in the area are excellent. There is access to the M5 motorway at Dunball (Junction 23) just 7.5 miles away. There are regular rail services from Bridgwater, Castle Cary and Taunton, with regular services taking less than two hours to London Paddington. Major cities, such as Bristol, Bath and Exeter, are all within easy commuting distance. Bristol Airport offers an excellent range of domestic and international flights.
Description - This freehold site has consent to build three detached, two storey properties. Plots 1 and 2 will initially share an access which then leads to private parking, garages and gardens. Plot 3 has an entirely private access with parking, garage and garden. The proposed layout of plot 1 is entrance hall, cloakroom, kitchen/dining room, utility, sitting room and integral garage to the ground floor with four en suite bedrooms to the first floor. The proposed layouts of plot 2 and 3 are entrance hall, cloakroom, kitchen/dining room, utility and sitting room to the ground floor with family bathroom and four bedrooms, including two en suite bedrooms, to the first floor. Both plots 2 and 3 have a separate garage. Each property will have private parking spaces and gardens.
- Plot 1 extends to 285 sqm;
- Plot 2 extends to 164 sqm;
- Plot 3 extends to 160 sqm.
Planning Permission - Sedgemoor District Council granted Approval of Full Planning Permission on 7th December 2022 under Ref No. 43/22/00001 for the erection of 3 dwellings and garages with associated access on site of existing agricultural buildings (to be demolished). Copies of the planning permission and all the relevant documents are available from the Somerset Council planning portal ().
Community Infrastructure Levy (Cil) - The new dwellings will be liable for a CIL payment (unless to be built as self builds). On the basis of the chargeable area being 203.25 sq m the CIL payable to Somerset Council will be £21,254.27.
Services - We understand from the vendors there is mains water, electricity and drainage available close by. Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the cost of connection and availability of any services. Please note the agents have not inspected or tested these services.
Directions - From the A39, Street to Bridgwater road, follow signs for Cossington. Proceed along Manor Road and at the green triangle continue around to the right. Follow the road through the village where the property can be found on the right. Identified by a Stags for sale board.
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Situation - Shapwick, is a popular village on the Polden Hills, surrounded by the beautiful Somerset Moors and easy reach to the stunning Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve. Shapwick, and the nearby villages of Edington, Ashcott and Catcott, provide an array of local amenities, including primary schools, village shop, medical practices, community hall and charming local pubs. There are also regular services.
Just a short distance away, Street offers a more extensive array of facilities, including restaurants, the renowned Strode Theatre, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and the shopping enclave of Clarks Village. There are options for secondary schooling, including Crispin, Strode College and Millfield Independent School. Bridgwater offers a range of facilities, as well as access to the motorway at Junction 23. The County Town of Taunton includes an excellent range of shopping, recreational, and leisure facilities, including the renowned Somerset County Cricket Ground and Taunton Racecourse.
Communication links in the area are excellent. There is access to the M5 motorway at Dunball (Junction 23) just 7.5 miles away. There are regular rail services from Bridgwater, Castle Cary and Taunton, with regular services taking less than two hours to London Paddington. Major cities, such as Bristol, Bath and Exeter, are all within easy commuting distance. Bristol Airport offers an excellent range of domestic and international flights.
Description - This freehold site has consent to build three detached, two storey properties. Plots 1 and 2 will initially share an access which then leads to private parking, garages and gardens. Plot 3 has an entirely private access with parking, garage and garden. The proposed layout of plot 1 is entrance hall, cloakroom, kitchen/dining room, utility, sitting room and integral garage to the ground floor with four en suite bedrooms to the first floor. The proposed layouts of plot 2 and 3 are entrance hall, cloakroom, kitchen/dining room, utility and sitting room to the ground floor with family bathroom and four bedrooms, including two en suite bedrooms, to the first floor. Both plots 2 and 3 have a separate garage. Each property will have private parking spaces and gardens.
- Plot 1 extends to 285 sqm;
- Plot 2 extends to 164 sqm;
- Plot 3 extends to 160 sqm.
Planning Permission - Sedgemoor District Council granted Approval of Full Planning Permission on 7th December 2022 under Ref No. 43/22/00001 for the erection of 3 dwellings and garages with associated access on site of existing agricultural buildings (to be demolished). Copies of the planning permission and all the relevant documents are available from the Somerset Council planning portal ().
Community Infrastructure Levy (Cil) - The new dwellings will be liable for a CIL payment (unless to be built as self builds). On the basis of the chargeable area being 203.25 sq m the CIL payable to Somerset Council will be £21,254.27.
Services - We understand from the vendors there is mains water, electricity and drainage available close by. Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the cost of connection and availability of any services. Please note the agents have not inspected or tested these services.
Directions - From the A39, Street to Bridgwater road, follow signs for Cossington. Proceed along Manor Road and at the green triangle continue around to the right. Follow the road through the village where the property can be found on the right. Identified by a Stags for sale board.
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Stags Taunton office is situated in Hammet Street, only 50m from the heart of the main shopping area. Taunton is the county town of Somerset, with over 1,000 years of religious and military history, its name comes from "Town on the River Tone", which is the river that flows through the town. Taunton has a number of fine historic buildings, including Taunton Castle, which now incorporates the Somerset County Museum and the Castle Hotel, Gray's Almhouses, St James Church, Priory Barn (Somerset County Cricket Museum), Bath Place and the Tudor Tavern (now Café Nero). As one of the Government's "Strategically important towns or cities", Taunton has received funding for a number of large-scale regeneration projects, which have further established the town as a major business destination in the South West. Taunton has excellent shopping and leisure facilities, with a number of indoor shopping complexes, high street multiples and quality independent shops, as well as restaurants and cafes. As a sporting centre, Taunton has much to offer, with horse racing at Taunton Racecourse, just two miles from the town centre, and cricket at the County Ground, which is home to Somerset County Cricket Club. In addition, there are excellent tennis and general sports facilities available at Tone Leisure Centre.