Wainhouse Corner, St. Gennys, EX23
Key Features
- Situated beside popular hamlet
- Detailed consented use B1 / B8 light industrial and storage usage
- Granted direct access off A39 into level site
- Detailed consent granted for 14 x 800 / 850 sq ft light industrial units
- High visibility location | Includes Consent for 3 x live work units
Description
Rare commercial opportunity with detailed planning consent granted for fourteen light industrial B1/B8 units and three live work units. Detailed consent has been granted which includes access directly onto the A39.
A high visibility location with excellent end user demand.
Within these details is a plan highlighting the fourteen units forming an L-shape around a central area with a hundred parking spaces and beyond the three live work units.
LOCATION
The land is in Wainhouse Corner beside the A39 Atlantic Highway. Wainhouse Corner is a rural hub with roads leading in six directions towards the coast and the hinterland of the village. Consequently the village supports a popular public house, post office/ convenience store, petrol filling station, breakdown servicing garage with a number of major franchises and one or two other businesses serving the rural area.
With centres at Bude, Launceston and Camelford roughly equidistant from Wainhouse Corner, same is a superb and convenient location for small industrial units providing for light industry and storage.
PLANNING CONSENT
Outline planning permission was granted by Cornwall Council for the fourteen light industrial units together with three live/ work units under cover of Application and Decision Number PA19/08073 dated 5th June 2020.
On 7th February 2023 approval of Reserve Matters was granted under Application Number PA21/11368 and a copy of this may be obtained from the Agents upon request or downloaded from the Cornwall Council Planning Department portal.
Prospective purchasers are advised to view the planning documents and seek their own professional advice prior to making an offer.
SERVICES
Mains electricity and water are available to the site. Sewerage is by connection to adjoining sewerage treatment works.
ACCESS FROM A39 ATLANTIC HIGHWAY
A deed of Easement by Cornwall Council has been granted to the Vendor together with a Section 278 Agreement dated 26th January 2023 for the purposes of forming the appropriate entry access off the A39 together with associated works. The Vendors have paid a bond for the enabling power and highway works given the trunk road status of the A39.
The Vendors will reserve right to access through the estate to inner land via the retained part of the eastern field. A copy of the Deed of Grant of Easement and Section 278 Agreement is available from the Agents upon request.
Along the southern boundary of the frontage field a 150mm ransom strip will be retained for the length of the boundary.
LIVE WORK UNITS
These are conditioned on the basis of completion of the development of the workspace ready for occupation before the residential floor space is occupied and the residential use shall not commence until the business use in line with Classes B1 and B8 has been established.
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- Date Posted
- 2026-04-28
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
- Parking Available
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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 Gbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Jacobstow Community Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 85
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Otterham Community Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 67
- Type
- Academy converter
- Warbstow Primary Academy3.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 64
- Type
- Academy converter
- Whitstone Primary School5.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 103
- Type
- Foundation school
- Marhamchurch CofE Academy5.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 128
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Budehaven Community School6.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,145
- Type
- Foundation school
- Sir James Smith's School8.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 588
- Type
- Academy converter
- Holsworthy Community College11 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 551
- Type
- Academy converter
- Launceston College12 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,205
- Type
- Academy converter
- Wadebridge School18 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,018
- 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
Green space
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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
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
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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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