Chapelton, Umberleigh
- Land size
- 0.33 acres
Key Features
- Rural Building Plot. Detached House
- South Facing
- 1/3 Acre Garden
- Full Planning Granted for
- 3 Bedrooms, 3 Bath/Shower Rooms
- Dressing Room
- Hall, Cloakroom
- Living Room, Utilty Room
- Kitchen/Dining Room
- Integral Garage
Description
An exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire a large individual south-facing building plot to erect a new detached house of over 160 sq. m. and set in the river Taw Valley in the countryside between Barnstaple, the administrative centre for North Devon and the scattered rural village of Umberleigh to the south with its popular village school, rail station on the Barnstaple to Exeter Tarka Line and within a mile of a Londis store/petrol station.
An exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire a large individual south-facing building plot set in the river Taw Valley in the countryside between Barnstaple, the administrative centre for North Devon and the scattered rural village of Umberleigh to the south with its popular village school, rail station on the Barnstaple to Exeter Tarka Line and within a mile of a Londis store/petrol station.
The approved dwelling currently provides 3 bedrooms with 3 bath/shower rooms, is over 160 square metres and it may be possible for a purchaser to change this for something of their own design by agreement with North Devon District Council Planning Department.
The original semi-detached cottage was attached to the remaining cottage next door and was structurally unsound. Planning was granted for its removal and replacement with a detached new house.
The garden and grounds included with the property are are about 1/3rd of an acre, level, with a number of trees and wildflowers and runs down to a small stream to the south east corner.
The Current Plans Show -
Entrance Hall -
Cloakroom -
Kitchen/Diner -
Utilty Room -
Living Room -
Landing -
Bedroom 1 -
En Suite Bathroom -
En Suite Dressing Room -
Bedroom 2 -
En Suite Shower Room -
Bedroom 3 -
Family Bathroom -
Integral Garage -
Initial planning was granted to demolish the sub standard semi detached cottage and replace it with a new detached house of about 160 sq.m. under applcation number 76325 which was subject to reserve matters.
These reserved matters where resolved under application number 77967 approved on the 24th February 2024 and as the original cottage has been demolished the new development is deemed to have been started.
It may be that a buyer can change the design of the house by agreement with North Devon Council planning.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-20
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
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
2 Mbps
Under 10 Mbps here
Suitable for
- Basic browsing & email
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
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
- Umberleigh Primary Academy2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 94
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bishops Tawton Primary School2.8 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 161
- Type
- Foundation school
- Holywell Church of England School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 86
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Landkey Community Primary Academy3.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 178
- Type
- Academy converter
- Swimbridge Church of England Primary School3.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 79
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- The Park Community School3.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,408
- Type
- Academy converter
- Pilton Community College5.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,165
- Type
- Academy converter
- Great Torrington School6.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 863
- Type
- Academy converter
- Braunton Academy8.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 828
- Type
- Academy converter
- South Molton Community College8.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 656
- Type
- Foundation school
* 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
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
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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)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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Phillips, Smith & Dunn, Barnstaple
Alliance House, Cross Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1BA
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