Land Adjoining The Cottage, Newtown Cross
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 2
Key Features
- Full Planning Permission Granted For A Detached Home
- Four Bedrooms
- Two Bathrooms
- Detached Garage
- Option To Purchase Additional Land By Separate Negotiation
- Rural Aspect
- Planning Application number: P223212/F
Description
Location
Lower Eggleton is a quiet rural hamlet set within the picturesque Herefordshire countryside, surrounded by open farmland and scenic walking routes. The area offers a peaceful village lifestyle while remaining conveniently located for nearby market towns such as Ledbury and Ross-on-Wye, providing a range of shops, schools and amenities. Good road links connect the area to the M50 and surrounding routes, making it ideal for those seeking countryside living with practical accessibility.
Description
An excellent opportunity to acquire a development plot with planning permission granted for three detached four-bedroom dwellings, each extending to approximately 1,650 sq ft. The site occupies a generous plot of approximately 0.56 acres, with the additional benefit of potential to acquire further land by separate negotiation.
There is also the opportunity to acquire the plots individually at a market value of £160,000.
The approved plans provide for four bedrooms and two bathrooms to the first floor, including a principal bedroom with en-suite. The ground floor accommodation comprises an open-plan kitchen/dining area, together with a separate sitting room, study and utility room.
Access is via a shared driveway from the main road, with individual off-road parking and detached garages provided for each dwelling.
There is to be a shared driveway from the main road with separate off road parking to each property and detached garages for each unit.
Sewerage will be to a shared private drainage field which will need to be fully installed by any purchaser.
Planning Application number: P223212/F
Services
It is understood that mains water and electricity are available. However, it is advised that interested parties should make their own enquiries with the relevant authorities for suitability for connection to the site.
Directions
Exiting Ledbury via the A438 head due West until reaching the Trumpet cross roads. Take the right hand turning onto Ashperton Road and continue through the village of Ashperton and Stretton Grandison until you reach the Newtown Cross Road with Texaco garage opposite and on the left hand side. Turn right at the cross roads where the plot can be found shortly on your left hand side.
Tenure
The property is Freehold and offered with the benefit of vacant possession on completion
Viewings
By appointment to be made through the Agent's Malvern Office, Tel:
General
Intending purchasers will be required to produce identification documentation and proof of funding in order to comply with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017. More information can be made available upon request. John Goodwin FRICS has made every effort to ensure that measurements and particulars are accurate however prospective purchasers/tenants must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the accuracy of the information provided. No information with regard to planning use, structural integrity, tenure, availability/operation, business rates, services or appliances has been formally verified and therefore prospective purchasers/tenants are requested to seek validation of all such matters prior to submitting a formal or informal intention to purchase/lease the property or enter into any contract.
Directions
Exiting Ledbury via the A438 head due West until reaching the Trumpet cross roads. Take the right hand turning onto Ashperton Road and continue through the village of Ashperton and Stretton Grandison until you reach the Newtown Cross Road with Texaco garage opposite and on the left hand side. Turn right at the cross roads where the plot can be found shortly on your left hand side.
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-02-20
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 67% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Burley Gate CofE Primary School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 92
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Ashperton Primary Academy2.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 202
- Type
- Academy converter
- Withington Primary School3.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 69
- Type
- Community school
- Lugwardine Primary Academy4.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 150
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bosbury CofE Primary School4.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 112
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- St Mary's RC High School5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 745
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Queen Elizabeth High School6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 421
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School6.1 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,089
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Aylestone School6.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 443
- Type
- Community school
- John Masefield High School7.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 849
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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