Arbroath Road, Forfar, DD8
Key Features
- Convenient location close to local amenities and transport links
- Located within the Gowanbank area of Forfar
- Within driving distance of Dundee
- Plot located north of Arbroath Road (A932)
- Excellent self-build or development opportunity
- Planning permission granted for 3-bedroom house
- Plot area extending to approximately 1100m²
- Water and power are live on site
- Drainage to the public sewer or by a treatment plant on site
Description
Occupying a generous plot in Forfar, Benscravie presents an exciting development opportunity with planning permission already granted for the erection of a single detached 3-bedroom house. The predominantly level site extends to generous grounds and enjoys a highly accessible position off the Arbroath Road, with the plot area extending to approximately 1100m², water and power are live on site, and drainage to the public sewer or by treatment plant on site. The site combines a convenient location with attractive development potential, all within easy reach of Forfar's amenities, shopping facilities, parks, schooling, and transport and road links to Dundee and beyond.
Please note that planning permission for a single detached 3-bedroom house has been granted at appeal, and all the relevant documents are available upon request.
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-25
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
- 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
8.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
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
- Whitehills Primary School0.7 miles
- Pupils
- 364
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Strathmore Primary School1 mile
- Pupils
- 294
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Langlands Primary School1.3 miles
- Pupils
- 392
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Letham Primary School3.8 miles
- Pupils
- 148
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Inverarity Primary School4.3 miles
- Pupils
- 43
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Forfar Academy1.3 miles
- Pupils
- 1,107
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Webster's High School5.8 miles
- Pupils
- 654
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Brechin High School9.6 miles
- Pupils
- 562
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Braeview Academy11 miles
- Pupils
- 704
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Carnoustie High School11 miles
- Pupils
- 833
- Type
- Non-denominational
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: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Green space
Walking trail
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 SEPA 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
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)
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