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Guide Price£300,000

Cotes Road, Barrow Upon Soar, Loughborough

Land size
0.25 acres

Key Features

  • Superb Development Plot
  • Full Permission Granted for Development of Three, Three Bedroom Detached Homes
  • Prestigious Location Situated off Cotes Road
  • Regarded Leicestershire Village
  • Site Approximately 0.25 Acres
  • Access to Site from Cypress Close
  • Viewing Recommended
  • Tenure Freehold

Description

A rare offering to the market is this development site which has been granted full planning permission with conditions for three, three bedroom detached properties each offering within the region of 900 sqft. The site will be accessed from Cypress Close and overlooks Strancliffe Lane to the rear. Each property will have two allocated parking spaces in front of the property and a fully enclosed treelined garden. The current permissions shows the designs to have an entrance hallway, lounge with bay window to the front, internal lobby, a dining kitchen with bi-fold doors connecting to the garden with a utility and separate cloaks WC. Upstairs a central landing will lead to three well proportioned bedrooms with the principal bedroom having a bay window and en-suite as well as a family bathroom and first floor cupboard. The planning permission was granted by Charnwood Borough Council. Planning reference P/24/0962/2 which was granted in full subject to several conditions in February 2026. Further information of the conditions which we consider typical conditions are available upon request. The development is subject to prior approval of Biodiversity Net Gain. Further details of the application can be found on the councils website. The site itself extends to 0.25 acres and early viewing is recommended.

Location

Barrow upon Soar is situated just off the A6 in between Leicester and Loughborough. The village offers a thriving community based around the church and school with extensive shopping facilities and public houses. The river Soar runs past the village and offers attractive walks and wildlife. The village has its own railway station on the Loughborough/Leicester line and is ideally situated for access to a number of surrounding centres including Loughborough, Leicester, Nottingham and Melton Mowbray.

Services and Miscellaneous

All mains services are situated in front of the site to include mains gas, electricity water and drainage. To check Internet and Mobile Availability please use the following link: checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/broadband-coverage To check Flood Risk please use the following link: check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode The images included with the details are from part of the planning and are for illustration purposes.

The Site

The site provides an excellent opportunity located off the highly regarded Cotes Road with access through Cypress Close. This is within close proximity of the excellent range of amenities located within Barrow upon Soar. The site extends to around 0.25 acres.

Site Access

The site is located via an access road which runs from Cypress Close which is located of Cotes Road in Barrow upon Soar.

General Information

Full planning permission was granted with Charnwood Borough Council in February 2026. Planning reference P/24/0962/2 with full planning permission granted conditionally for the erection of three, three bedroom detached properties with two allocated parking spaces in front of each property. It is our understanding that a BNG assessment has been made and will need to be compensated for off site. The design of the site also allows for the turning of vehicles within the site itself.

Viewing Arrangements

Please contact Bentons for viewing arrangements of the site.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-08-12

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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

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Parking
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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

10 Gbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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

  • Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School387 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    571
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    497
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    385
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    213
    Type
    Community school
  • Lift Beacon2.1 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    379
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Humphrey Perkins School102 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    863
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Rawlins1.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,455
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Limehurst Academy2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    656
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Woodbrook Vale School2.8 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    839
    Type
    Academy converter
  • De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,376
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

* 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

Co-op Barrow Upon Soar, Barrow-upon-Soar354 metres
Co-op Quorn, Quorn1.2 miles
Waitrose Mountsorrel, Mountsorrel1.2 miles

GP surgery

Barrow Health Centre368 metres

Pharmacy

Boots368 metres

Hospital

Loughborough Hospital3.4 miles

Green space

Playing Field47 metres

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

Barrow upon Soar Rail Station727 metres

Nearest bus stop

Beaumont Road259 metres

Typical drive times

Syston12 min · 8.3 miles
Shepshed16 min · 8.1 miles
Loughborough9 min · 4.2 miles
Leicester (city)19 min · 11 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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