Land at Weston-Super-Mare
- Land size
- 8.08 acres
Key Features
- 8.08 Acres comprising a former gas holder site.
- Unique opportunity to acquire a highly prominent roadside development site, in a strategic location.
- Situated within walking distance to WSM town centre, WSM railway station and the seafront
- Fronting the A370, the main arterial route from the town centre to J.21 of the M5
- Principal access to the site is from Winterstoke Road, with secondary access points from Drove Road and Marchfields Way.
- The site comprises vacant brownfield land.
- Suitable for a range of employment uses including roadside and open storage, subject to the necessary consents.
- An area within the site boundary is owned by Wales & West Utilities Limited and is excluded from the sale.
- Unconditional or conditional offers for the freehold interest of the whole site are invited.
Description
The property extends to approx. 8.08 acres and compromises vacant brownfield land and was formerly a gas holder site. Wales & West Utilities (WWU) retain an area of land immediately adjacent to the subject site, along with access from Drove Road. Both National Grid (NG) & WWU benefit from mutual rights of access over the respective parcels of land.
NG & WWU are in the process of completing a land swap on the site. Once complete, the subject site will benefit from a new title.
Principal access is via the A370 Winterstoke Road, with secondary access via Drove Road & Marchfields Way.
The site is surrounded by a mix of uses, including residential, retail warehousing and industrial.
Location Description
The site is situated in the centre of WSM, fronting the A370, Winterstoke Road. WSM is situated approx. 23 miles South West of Bristol.
Motorway access is at J.21 of the M5 approx. 3.5 miles to East. The town centre and seafront lie approx. 0.5 miles to the West.
WSM Railway Station is 0.3 miles to the West and provides regular mainline services to Bristol & Exeter.
Availability
Freehold development opportunity subject to planning.
Terms
The freehold interest is offered for sale by informal tender. Offers are sought on an unconditional and/or subject to planning basis, though a strong preference
will be given to unconditional bids.
Purchasers should provide full details of the financial aspects of their offer, including timing of payment and proof of funding for the transaction.
Offers must be submitted via email to
Henry de Teissier Henry.
or
Aric Asbridge
Aric.
Offers are to be received no later than 12 noon on Thursday 14th November 2024.
The vendor is not obliged to accept the highest or any offer submitted.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-18
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- 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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- Parking
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- Garden
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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
71 Mbps
Superfast · available to 71% of premises
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
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
- Bournville Primary School545 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 494
- Type
- Academy converter
- Haywood Village Academy708 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 450
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Windwhistle Primary School719 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 331
- Type
- Academy converter
- Oldmixon Primary School0.6 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 223
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ashcombe Primary School1.1 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 627
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Hans Price Academy907 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,046
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Broadoak Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 792
- Type
- Academy converter
- Winterstoke Hundred Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 870
- Type
- Free schools
- Worle Community School1.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,244
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Priory Community School3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,486
- 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
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
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
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
Surface water
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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48-52 Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1QB
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