Land to the SE of Ivy Cottage, Main Street, Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire
- Land size
- 6.45 acres
Key Features
- Residential development opportunity
- Attractive village location
- Strategically located offering a range of potential uses
- Timber stable block
- Planning in Principle application approved for 1- 5 dwellings
- In all extending to approximately 6.445 acres (2.61 ha)
Description
LAND TO THE SE OF IVY COTTAGE, MAIN STREET, GRENDON UNDERWOOD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HP18 0SH
Superb development opportunity within the village of Grendon Underwood
• Residential development opportunity
• Attractive village location
• Strategically located offering a range of potential uses
• Timber stable block
• Planning in Principle application approved for 1- 5 dwellings
In all extending to approximately 6.445 acres (2.61 ha)
Location & Situation
The land is located on Main Street, Grendon Underwood on the western outskirts of the historic village of Grendon Underwood in Buckinghamshire. It sits in a rural pocket between several towns and is unusually well placed for access to multiple railway stations in both Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
Bicester Village Station is approximately 6 miles west with direct trains to Oxford and London Marylebone. Bicester North Station is approximately 7 miles west and Aylesbury Vale Parkway is approximately 7 miles southeast with services to London.
Road connections are good, with fast access to major A roads such as A41, A4421, and A413. The M40 (junction 9) is approx. 8 miles west with access to London, Oxford and Birmingham.
Description
The land comprises a compact parcel of pasture land extending to approximately 5.91 acres located to the south of Main Street, Grendon Underwood. The Land is broadly rectangular in shape and is flat and currently used for grazing sheep. A timber stable block with 3 no. loose boxes is situated along the south eastern boundary. A dilapidated structurally unsound timber field shelter is located towards the south western corner. A dilapidated brick store is located towards the northeast corner.
The pasture land is situated behind a tree shelter belt with frontage onto the adopted highway. The compartment of trees extends to approximately 0.53 acres and is held in a separate title. The land is well enclosed by trees, fencing and a mature mixed deciduous hedgerow.
Planning
The land has an application approved (2nd April 2026) for permission in principle for the erection of minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5 dwellings (Ref PL-26-01570-PIP).
The land presents a potential larger scale development opportunity or the option of creating a well positioned small holding in a fantastic village location.
Other diversification opportunities may also be available, subject to the necessary planning permission. Buyers are advised to satisfy themselves as to potential alternative uses.
Tenure & Possession
The Property is offered freehold with vacant possession granted upon completion.
Registered Title
The land is held in HMLR title numbers BM143883 and BM417000.
Services
Mains water was previously connected but has subsequently been capped off. We are informed by the vendor that it could be reinstated without undue difficulty
Other mains services, whilst not connected are available in close proximity to the land.
Access
Access is available directly from the adopted highway (Main Street) via a 12ft field entrance, with an adjoining pedestrian gate providing access onto the Public Footpath which traverses the land.
Wayleaves, Easements & Rights of Way
A Public Rights of Way runs through the land
Overage
An overage will be reserved and triggered on implementation or sale of an enhanced planning permission of 6 dwellings or more. The overage will entitle the beneficiary 25% of any increase in value
arising from the grant of planning for more than 5 dwellings for a period of 20 years. The overage will be payable upon implementation or a future sale with the benefit of a consent/s.
The overage excludes any development for agricultural uses .
Further details available on request.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-17
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 34 Development Land listings in South East England (5+ acres).
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
1 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
- Grendon Underwood School995 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 188
- Type
- Academy converter
- Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 150
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Quainton Church of England School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 175
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Waddesdon Village Primary School3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 217
- Type
- Community school
- East Claydon Church of England School4.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 104
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Waddesdon Church of England School4.1 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,012
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Cooper School6.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,118
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Aylesbury Vale Academy6.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,857
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School6.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 681
- Type
- Free schools
- The Bicester School7.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,176
- 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
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
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- 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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