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Stoke Gabriel, Devon

Key Features

  • Prime South Hams Residential Development Opportunity
  • Planning Approval Granted for 9 Detached Dwellings
  • Attractive Semi-Rural Setting within the South Devon National Landscape
  • Mixture of 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom Houses and Chalet Bungalows
  • Significant Planning and Technical Work Already Undertaken

Description

Prime South Hams Residential Development Opportunity. Planning Approval Granted for 9 Detached Dwellings.

An exciting residential development opportunity situated on the edge of the highly regarded South Hams village of Stoke Gabriel, situated on the River Dart.The freehold site comprises a former garden nursery extending to a broadly regular shaped parcel with established access directly from Paignton Road. Positioned approximately 0.2 miles from the village, the site enjoys an attractive semi-rural setting whilst remaining readily accessible to nearby centres including Totnes, Torbay and the wider South Devon coastline. Planning permission has been secured for the development of 9 detached dwellings following Outline Consent reference 3138/17/OPA together with Reserved Matters Approval reference 3435/22/ARM dated 22nd August 2024. All key planning conditions have also been formally discharged by South Hams District Council in April 2026, reference 1110/26/ARM.The approved scheme comprises a well-considered cul-de-sac style layout including a mix of two-storey houses and chalet bungalows with contemporary design elements including render and natural timber cladding. The accommodation mix comprises 3 x two-bedroom dwellings, 4 x three-bedroom dwellings and 2 x four-bedroom dwellings. The planning consent incorporates a number of sustainability measures including solar panels, EV charging points and air source heat pumps, reflecting the low-carbon objectives of the local planning authority. A substantial amount of technical and preparatory work has already been completed including ecological reports, drainage strategy work, contamination investigations and tree protection details. The site is now cleared and ready to be developed.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-05-22

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

Accessibility
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Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

62 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

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

  • Stoke Gabriel Primary School386 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    72
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    199
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Roselands Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    315
    Type
    Academy converter
  • White Rock Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    666
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School2.5 milesOfsted report card · Dec 2025
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    87
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Paignton Academy2.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,568
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,062
    Type
    Academy converter
  • King Edward VI Community College3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    940
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Dartmouth Academy4.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 19
    Pupils
    435
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Brixham College5.2 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,012
    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

Sainsburys Paignton, Paignton1.9 miles
Aldi Goodrington Paignton, Paignton1.9 miles
Asda Paignton Supermarket, Paignton2 miles

GP surgery

Old Farm Surgery2.8 miles

Pharmacy

Boots2.6 miles

Hospital

Totnes Hospital3.2 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces132 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

Paignton Rail Station3.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Rydon Cross167 metres

Typical drive times

Totnes12 min · 4.2 miles
Brixham11 min · 5.9 miles
Torquay17 min · 7 miles
Paignton8 min · 3.7 miles
Exeter (city)40 min · 27 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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