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Guide Price£850,000

Residential Development Site at Lower Clavelshay Farm, Clavelshay, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6

Land size
1.86 acres

Description

Residential Development Site at Lower Clavelshay Farm, Clavelshay, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6PJ

A residential development site for five dwellings on the edge of the Quantock Hills.

The Residential Development Site at Lower Clavelshay Farm comprises a range of farm buildings with planning permission for replacement with five no. dwellings. The site is situated in an elevated position with views across the valley to mature woodland and beyond.

In all extending to 1.86 acres.

For sale by private treaty as a whole.

Location
Lower Clavelshay Farm is situated in a private location in the Quantock Hills, a particularly unspoilt area of Somerset.

Clavelshay is a hamlet situated to the north of the attractive villages of West Monkton, Thurloxton and North Petherton which between them offer a wide range of facilities and good local pubs. It is also situated about six miles north of the county town of Taunton and six miles to the west of Bridgwater. Both towns offer day to day facilities including supermarkets, surgeries, numerous independent shops and restaurants.

The M5 motorway at Junctions 24 or 25 are both within five miles and offer good access to the national motorway network. The mainline train station at Taunton is a fifteen-minute drive with access to regular train services to Bristol, the Midlands and London. The fast train to London Paddington takes less than two hours. The regional airports at Bristol and Exeter are less than an hour away.

There are an excellent range of state and independent schools in the area including Taunton School, Kings College and Queens College in Taunton plus Wellington School (some 12 miles away) and Millfield (20 miles).

The Property
The site comprises a range of farm buildings for replacement with five no. dwellings. Permission has been granted for the following:

– Plot 1 comprising a four-bedroom two storey dwelling of 154sqm plus a garage.

– Plot 2 comprising a three-bedroom single storey dwelling of 150sqm.

– Plot 3 comprising a four-bedroom two storey dwelling of 211sqm.

– Plot 4 comprising a three-bedroom single storey dwelling of 150sqm plus a car port.

– Plot 5 comprising a three-bedroom single storey dwelling of 159sqm plus a car port.

Because the site has permission in lieu of consent originally obtained using Class Q Permitted Development rights, the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) has been calculated as zero, and there is no Phosphate or Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) mitigation requirement.

The Vendor plans to remove several of the farm buildings on the site, comprising the largest/northernmost loose housing shed and lean-to off, the covered yard between the former parlour and the cubicle house, and the loose housing/machinery store west of the Dutch barn.

Method of Sale
The property is offered for sale by private treaty with a guide price of £850,000.

Planning
Planning permission was granted in October 2025 under application reference 37/25/00049 by Somerset Council (Sedgemoor District) for the erection of five no. dwellings (in lieu of Class Q approvals 37/23/00016 and 37/23/00017) with garaging, means of access, landscaping and associated works.

Services
The Vendor has had a borehole installed to service the site, ready for the purchaser to install a pump, etc. A right will be reserved to water from this supply for the Vendor’s retained property. There is an existing mains electricity supply to the site.

Wayleaves, Easements, & Rights of Way
The property will be sold with a right of access over the existing farm drive running down from the road.

Health & Safety
Potential purchasers are required to take particular care when inspecting the property, recommended to wear supportive footwear for viewings and are advised to be conscious of potentially uneven and slippery ground surfaces.

Local Authority
Somerset Council (Sedgemoor)

Viewings
Viewings are by appointment with Carter Jonas on .

What Three Words
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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-02-25

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 179 Development Land listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£456,989 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £163,217 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
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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

2 Mbps

Under 10 Mbps here

Suitable for

  • Basic browsing & email

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    136
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School2.4 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    112
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Enmore Church of England Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    144
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • North Petherton Primary School2.6 milesOfsted report card · Dec 2025
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    409
    Type
    Community school
  • West Monkton Church of England School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    465
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Monkton Wood Academy2.7 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,267
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Pyrland School3 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Haygrove School3.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,051
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Robert Blake School4.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,014
    Type
    Foundation school
  • The Castle School4.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,207
    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

Tesco North Petherton Express, North Petherton2.6 miles
Co-op Monkton Heathfield - School Road, Monkton Heathfield2.6 miles
Co-op Priorswood Place, Taunton3.1 miles

GP surgery

North Petherton Surgery2.6 miles

Pharmacy

North Petherton Pharmacy2.6 miles

Hospital

Trinity Hospital4.3 miles

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

Taunton Rail Station3.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Coach House Care Home1.5 miles

Typical drive times

Taunton18 min · 7.4 miles
Bridgwater19 min · 5.8 miles
Wells (city)55 min · 27 miles
Wiveliscombe26 min · 15 miles
North Petherton11 min · 2.7 miles

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • 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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