ShareSave
Sold STC
Guide Price£700,000

St. Georges Hill, Swannington, LE67

Land size
2.7 acres

Key Features

  • Development Site
  • Outline Planning Permission for 14 Dwellings
  • 1.50 acres of Pasture Land with road frontage
  • Large Village Location

Description

An attractive development opportunity and 1.5 acres of pasture land available in two lots.

Location - The property is situated off St George’s Hill on the edge of the village of Swannington in Leicestershire. The property has easy access to local services and amenities in Swannington and a more comprehensive range of services and amenities in the nearby town of Coalville.

Travel Distances
Coalville - 3 miles
Ashby de la Zouch - 4 miles
Leicester - 15 miles
East Midlands Parkway - 15.5 miles

Description - The site extends in total to 2.70 acres and comprises of a block of pasture land with direct access off St George’s Hill.

The property is split into 2 Lots as follows:

Lot 1 – 1.20 acres (0.5 ha) of pasture land with outline planning permission for up to 14 dwellings (as shown edged red on the sales plan)

The outline planning permission comprises of a mix of market and affordable housing. Full details can be found on the North West Leicestershire District Council’s website with the following reference: 23/01390/OUTM

The Proposed housing types are as follows:

1 x 4 bed House 110 GIA m2 (1,184 GIA ft2)
1 x 3 bed House 100 GIA m2 (1,074 GIA ft2)
6 x 3 bed House 94 GIA m2 (1,011 GIA ft 2)
4 x 2 bed House 79 GIA m2 (850 GIA ft2)
2 x 2 bed House 70 GIA m2 (753 GIA ft2)

There are 4 affordable home ownership (AHO) houses within the proposed development. It has been agreed with NWBC they will be as follows:

1 x 2 bed person houses as first homes
1 x 2 bed houses as first homes, Discounted Open Market Shared Ownership or Rent to Buy
2 x 3 bed, 5 Person houses or 2 x 2 bed, 4 person bungalows (as Social Rented or Affordable Rented)

Lot 2

1.5 acres (0.6 hectares) of pasture land with direct access onto St George’s Hill (as shown in Blue on the sales plan)

Please note: Lot 2 does not have the benefit of planning permission. REF 23/01390/OUTM.

Lot 2 has potential for alternative uses, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consent

S106 Agreement - Lot 1 is sold subject to the S106 agreement and will be the responsibility of the purchaser upon completion of the sale. Further details are available on North West Leicestershire District Council’s website.

Planning - North West Leicestershire District Council - Outline planning permission reference: 23/01390/OUTM.

Access - The property is accessed directly off St George’s Hill.

Lot 2 will benefit from a right of way through Lot 1, it will also have direct access from St George’s Hill.

Overage - Lot 2 will be sold with an overage clause as follows:

The land will be sold with an overage clause which will reserve 30% of any uplift in value attributed to any change of use or planning permission on the land for a period of 25 years.

For the avoidance of doubt, the overage clause will not be triggered by any agricultural, equestrian, environmental or forestry uses, but would for solar, wind or built development.

Services - We understand that there are no services connected to the property. Purchasers are to make their own enquiries as to connectivity for the site.

Tenure & Possession - The property is to be sold freehold with vacant possession on completion.

The property falls under the Land Registry Title LT517390

Plan, Area & Description - The plan, area and description are believed to be correct in every way, but no claim will be entertained by the vendor or the agents in respect of any error, omissions or misdescriptions. The plan is for identification purposes only.

Viewing - Viewings are strictly by appointment only. Please call Any Meynell direct on Tel:01530-877977 option 4

Anti Money Laundering - To enable us to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations we need to verify the buyer’s identity before proceeding with a sale.

We charge a small administration fee for conducting an electronic AML verification check via our online provider, MoveButler.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
Ask Agent
Date Posted
2026-04-23

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 142 Development Land listings in East Midlands (1+ acres).

This Property£259,259 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £169,328 / acre
View full market data

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Ask Agent
Water
Ask Agent
Heating
Ask Agent
Broadband
Ask Agent
Sewerage
Ask Agent

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

2 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

  • Swannington Church of England Primary School792 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    66
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • New Swannington Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    172
    Type
    Community school
  • Thringstone Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    175
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Griffydam Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    93
    Type
    Community school
  • Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    87
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Newbridge School2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    863
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Castle Rock School2.9 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,060
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ashby School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,669
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ivanhoe School3.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    848
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ibstock School4.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    689
    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

Co-op Thringstone, Whitwick0.8 miles
Morrisons Daily Whitwick, Whitwick1 mile
Aldi Hugglescote Coalville, Coalville1.3 miles

GP surgery

Dr Am Lewis' Practice1.2 miles

Pharmacy

Mason & Son (Chemists) Ltd1.2 miles

Hospital

Coalville Hospital2.4 miles

Green space

Playing Field43 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

Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station8.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Windmill Hill78 metres

Typical drive times

Ibstock11 min · 4.6 miles
Shepshed10 min · 5.5 miles
Coalville7 min · 3.6 miles
Leicester (city)28 min · 15 miles
Ashby-de-la-Zouch8 min · 4.1 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)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

By LandSale, the platform. Not provided by the listing agent. Ready in about a minute.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

Similar properties for sale