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Land for 211 dwellings at Caddesdown, Bideford, Farm Road, Caddsdown Industrial Park, Bideford, EX39

Land size
38.62 acres

Key Features

  • Well positioned development land situated on edge of sustainable settlement
  • Outline planning consent in place for 211 dwellings and 4.27 ha of commercial land (B2, B8 and E (g)
  • Provision of 13 affordable dwellings
  • Gross area of 49 acres (19.9 hectares)
  • Interest invited for the whole, or part
  • Commercial element to be serviced but excluded from the sale

Description

A prime greenfield residential development site extending to approximately 49 acres (19.9 ha) over a largely south facing sloping site. The site has outline planning consent for residential led development including a new vehicular access onto the public highway (Clovelly Road).

The employment element of the scheme is to be accessed from Caddesdown trading estate and will adjoin the Atlantic Racquet Centre.

The Property is located on the southern edge of Bideford to the south of Clovelly Road, with views over open countryside to the south.
Caddesdown Business Park and the Atlantic Village are to the north and west and there are residential areas to the north east.

Bideford is the main town in the Torridge district and lies on the western bank of the river Torridge. The town provides easy access to the north Devon coast and has grown by around 30% in the last 20 years.

The Property has the benefit of an outline planning consent with Torridge District Council under application number 1/0656/2020/OUTM. The proposal was detailed as:

Outline application for up to 211 dwellings, up to 4.27 hectares of commercial land (Use Classes B2, B8 and E(g)), public open space, and other associated infrastructure with all matters reserved except access.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-14

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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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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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

Superfast · available to 75% 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

  • West Croft School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    417
    Type
    Community school
  • St Helen's Church of England School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    204
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Mary's CofE Primary School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    397
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • East-the-Water Community Primary School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    439
    Type
    Community school
  • St Margaret's Church of England Junior School2.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    184
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Bideford College0.9 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,455
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Atlantic Academy5.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Free schools
  • Great Torrington School5.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    863
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Braunton Academy7.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    828
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Park Community School9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,408
    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

Lidl Bideford, Bideford446 metres
Asda Bideford Superstore, Bideford483 metres
Spar - Bideford, Bideford785 metres

GP surgery

Bideford Medical Centre1.2 miles

Pharmacy

Asda Pharmacy561 metres

Hospital

Bideford Hospital1.2 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces373 metres

Walking trail

South West Coast Path1.4 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

Barnstaple Rail Station8.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Lidl385 metres

Typical drive times

Northam10 min · 3.2 miles
Bideford5 min · 1.7 miles
Barnstaple21 min · 12 miles
Exeter (city)1 hr 14 min · 49 miles
Great Torrington16 min · 8.3 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

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

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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