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Forestry Office, Haughton Crossroads, Upton Magna, Shrewsbury, SY4

Key Features

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Open plan living, kitchen, dining areas
  • Family bathroom
  • Popular semi rural location
  • Close to Haughmond Hill
  • Planning ref 25/02630/PA3MA

Description

A timber building (formerly offices) with pre application to be converted to two, two bedroom residential properties situated in a picturesque semi rural location.

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From Shrewsbury town centre, proceed out along Castle Foregate heading north, continue along the Sundorne Road (B5062). Proceed along until reaching the A49 junction/roundabout and proceed straight across onto the Newport Road (B5062). Continue for approximately 2.5 miles and at the crossroads towards the bottom of the bank, take the right turn and immediately left into the driveway.

Situation - The property is situated in a most beautiful rural locality approximately 2.5 miles from the north eastern outskirts of Shrewsbury. Haughmond Hill offers attractive opportunities for walkers through its nature reserves and wooded areas. Upton Magna is approximately 2.6 miles away and is a thriving village which has a public house with coffee shop and bakery, primary school and regular bus service. There are a number of amenities on the outskirts of Shrewsbury including a variety of retails parks, a selection of supermarkets, schools and a park and ride service to the town centre. The historic town centre offers an excellent range of both social and leisure facilities , including a number of restaurants and bars. There is an excellent range of private and state schooling in the area, whilst the popular Quarry Park affords some lovely walks along the banks of the River Severn. It should also be noted that the town centre has a rail services. Commuters may also be pleased to note that there are some excellent road slinks to the A5, through to the M54 and national motorway networks.

Description - A former Forestry office building has an accepted application that has been submitted to determine whether prior approval is required for the proposed change of use of the property from Commercial, Business and Service use (Use Class E) to residential use (Use Class C3) to provide two dwellings, under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

General Remarks -

Anti-Money Laundering (Aml) Checks - We are legally obligated to undertake anti-money laundering checks on all property purchasers. Whilst we are responsible for ensuring that these checks, and any ongoing monitoring, are conducted properly; the initial checks will be handled on our behalf by a specialist company, Movebutler, who will reach out to you once your offer has been accepted. The charge for these checks is £30 (including VAT) per purchaser, which covers the necessary data collection and any manual checks or monitoring that may be required. This cost must be paid in advance, directly to Movebutler, before a memorandum of sale can be issued, and is non-refundable. We thank you for your cooperation.

Fixtures And Fittings - Only those items described in these particulars are included in the sale.

Tenure - Freehold. Purchasers must confirm via their solicitor.

Services - Mains water and electricity are understood to be connected. Drainage is to a private system. None of these services have been tested.

Viewings - By appointment through Halls, 2 Barker Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1QJ.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-24

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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

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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

7 Mbps

Under 10 Mbps here

Suitable for

  • Basic browsing & email

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

  • St Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    126
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Harlescott Junior School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    343
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sundorne Infant School and Nursery2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    332
    Type
    Academy converter
  • High Ercall Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    145
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Wilfred Owen Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    216
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Shrewsbury Academy2.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    817
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Belvidere School3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    830
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Priory School5.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    852
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Meole Brace School5.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,316
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Charlton School6.5 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,218
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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

Aldi Battlefield Road Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury2.3 miles
Spar - Battlefield, Shrewsbury2.3 miles
Tesco Shrewsbury Extra, Shrewsbury2.5 miles

GP surgery

Severn Fields Medical Practice2.5 miles

Pharmacy

Msn & Lunts Pharmacy2.5 miles

Hospital

Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital5.4 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

Shrewsbury Rail Station4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Kennels0.7 miles

Typical drive times

Wem19 min · 12 miles
Telford19 min · 15 miles
Shrewsbury12 min · 5.1 miles
Much Wenlock22 min · 16 miles
Wolverhampton (city)41 min · 31 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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