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St Judes, Plymouth

Land size
3.25 acres

Key Features

  • Unique opportunity to acquire a building site
  • Residential development
  • Parcel of land approx 1.3 hectares (circa 3.25 acres)
  • Outline planning approval for 50 dwellings
  • Ref application number No:18/01813/MDPO
  • Outline approval planning permissions 13/00854/OUT & 14/00791/OUT
  • Development commenced with extant agreement

Description

A triangular shaped parcel of land approximately 1.318 hectres (3.25 acres) in size. Located between Desborough Road and Knighton Road in St Judes. The outline approval comprising 50 residential dwellings, 3 bedroom & 4 bedroom dwellings. At a density at approximately 38 dwellings per hectre. A total of 96 car parking spaces in the form of 57 on plot spaces and 39 integral garages.

Land For Sale -

Former Tothill Sidings -

Desborough Road, St Judes, Plymouth, Pl4 9Pn -

Site - A triangular shaped part of land approximately 1.318 hectres (3.25 acres) in size. Located between Desborough Road and Knighton Road in St Judes.

A former railway sidings which has been disused for many years. The site is generally level and unusual setting being at a lower level than all of the land and development that surrounds it. Surrounding developments to the North East and South is mainly residential with retail development immediately to the West, leading into the City Centre along Exeter Street. The City Centre is approximately a 700m walk from the site.

The surrounding residential development is period in character and mainly in the form of Edwardian and Victorian terraces, many of which have been subdivided into smaller units.

The outline approval comprising 50 residential dwellings, 3 bedroom & 4 bedroom dwellings. At a density at approximately 38 dwellings per hectre. A total of 96 car parking spaces in the form of 57 on plot spaces and 39 integral garages.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-03-18

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 45 Building Plots listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£276,923 / acre
Building Plots Average (1+ acres) £185,776 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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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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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

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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

  • Salisbury Road Primary School351 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    395
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Holy Cross Catholic Primary School500 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    276
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Prince Rock Primary School623 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    405
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Mount Street Primary School811 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    253
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Lipson Vale Primary School0.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    393
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Plymouth High School for Girls0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    782
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Lipson Co-operative Academy0.7 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,131
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Millbay Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    526
    Type
    Free schools
  • Devonport High School for Boys1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,300
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys
  • Stoke Damerel Community College1.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,292
    Type
    Academy converter

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

Co-op Embankment Road, Plymouth263 metres
Co-op Salisbury Road, Plymouth456 metres
Asda Plymouth Exeter Street Petrol Filling Station, Plymouth497 metres

GP surgery

Friary House Surgery266 metres

Pharmacy

Cattedown Pharmacy325 metres

Hospital

Mount Gould Hospital0.7 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden212 metres

Walking trail

South West Coast Path647 metres

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

Plymouth Rail Station0.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Tothill Road109 metres

Typical drive times

Saltash13 min · 6.3 miles
Sherford13 min · 4.7 miles
Ivybridge17 min · 11 miles
Plymouth (city)4 min · 1.3 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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