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Former Garden Centre land and Building, Fenny Bentley

Land size: 0.33 acres

Key Features

Former Garden Centre
Roadside Access
0.33 Acres
Planning for holiday accommodation
Delightful positioning
Enquiries to Ashbourne Office

Description

An Intriguing parcel of land which had formally been used as a garden centre, having gated roadside access and planning consent to construct a guest accommodation block for holiday use.

Description - An intriguing parcel of land which had formally been used as a garden centre, having gated roadside access and planning consent to construct a guest accommodation block for holiday use which was granted in November 2023.
Delightfully positioned within the village of Fenny Bentley, opposite to the Bentley Brook Inn and backing onto open farmland to the rear.
There is a block built building providing storage on the land and there is ample hardstanding for a number of vehicles.
The land would be suitable for a variety of uses subject to necessary consents.

Planning Permission - There is planning consent granted to “construct additional guest accommodation block with the Bentley Brook Inn”. Further information on the planning consent for the building can be found on the Local Authority, Peak District National Park, planning portal under reference NP/DDD/0823/0998.
It should be noted that further planning consent was granted on the site for guest accommodation of a further 5 letting units in 2021 but this consent has now expired. Further details of this planning consent can be found on the Peak District planning portal under reference number NP/DDD/0321/0261.

General Information -

Services - The vendors informs us that the land does benefit from a separate sub-metred supply of water and electricity from the Bentley Brook Inn. However, a purchaser may need to install a separate independent supply should they wish for these services to be provided ongoing.

Tenure And Possession - The land is sold freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

Local Authority - Derbyshire Dales District Council and Peak District National Park planning authority .

Viewing - The land should be viewed by appointment only as there is a secured gated access. Please contact the sole agents Bagshaws on
or e-mail

Rights Of Way, Wayleaves And Easements - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, wayleaves and easements whether or not they are described in these particulars.

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Agents Notes - Bagshaws LLP have made every reasonable effort to ensure these details offer an accurate and fair description of the property. The particulars are produced in good faith, for guidance only and do not constitute or form an offer or part of the contract for sale. Bagshaws LLP and their employees are not authorised to give any warranties or representations in relation to the sale and give notice that all plans, measurements, distances, areas and any other details referred to are approximate and based on information available at the time of printing.

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: Ask Agent
Date Posted: 2026-04-18

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Listed Property: Ask Agent
Restrictions: Ask Agent

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

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Ask Agent
Garden: Ask Agent

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 84% of premises

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

Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School237 metresNo Ofsted rating
Ages
5 to 11
Pupils
48
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England
Ashbourne Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
202
Type
Academy converter
Kniveton CofE Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
55
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Faith
Church of England
St Oswald's CofE Primary School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
5 to 11
Pupils
204
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Faith
Church of England
Ilam Church of England Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
40
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Church of England

Secondary

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School2 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,276
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Christian
Anthony Gell School7.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
776
Type
Academy converter
Ryecroft CofE Middle School7.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
9 to 13
Pupils
201
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Church of England
The JCB Academy8 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
13 to 19
Pupils
781
Type
University technical college
Highfields School11 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,298
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 Ashbourne, Ashbourne2.3 miles

Sainsburys Ashbourne, Ashbourne2.5 miles

M&S Ashbourne SF, Ashbourne2.8 miles

GP surgery

Henmore Health - Ashbourne Surgery2.5 miles

Pharmacy

Boots2.3 miles

Hospital

St Oswalds Hospital2.6 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

Idridgehay Rail Station7.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Coach and Horses253 metres

Typical drive times

Bakewell24 min · 16 miles

Ashbourne6 min · 3.1 miles

Wirksworth15 min · 9.5 miles

Darley Dale22 min · 13 miles

Derby (city)29 min · 16 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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