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Guide Price£40,000

Coldharbour Business Park, Sherborne

Land size
0.14 acres

Key Features

  • For sale by Auction on 24 September 2026 at The Digby Memorial Church Hall, Sherborne
  • Small plot of commercial land
  • Suitable for a variety of uses subject to planning permission
  • On Coldharbour Business Park

Description

For Sale by Auction, small plot of land measuring 0.14 acres thought suitable for commercial use subject to planning permission at Coldharbour Business Park, Sherborne.

The Site - The property comprises a small site extending to approximately 580 sq. m (0.14 acres) at Coldharbour Business Park, Sherborne. No representations are made regarding the planning status or development potential of the site. Any future use or development will be subject to obtaining all necessary planning permissions and consents, and prospective purchasers should rely on their own investigations and professional advice.

The site is approximately 12m across at the front, widens to 27m at the rear and is 30m deep.

The site fronts the turning head on the existing development and is currently overgrown.

Location - The land is situated in Coldhabour Business Park just off the A30 in a largely commercial business park in the sought after town of Sherborne. The town is renowned for its schools and Abbey, the attractive local hamstone and Cheap Street with its mix of multiple and local retailers. There is an intercity rail service to London Paddington at the south of the town.

Directions - Coldharbour is just off the A30 which passes east/west through the town. From the centre of town follow the A30 to the east of the town to the Coldharbour roundabout turning north into the Business Park and take the right fork. The site is in the turning head.

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Services - Water and electricity in adjacent highway.

Local Authority - Dorset Council Tel:
Business Rates: TBC

Solicitor - Andrew.
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Dorset Council
County Hall
Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ

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Date Posted
2026-08-14

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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

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.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Sherborne Primary School384 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    304
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School1.5 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    336
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Milborne Port Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    169
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Trent Young's CofE Primary School3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    143
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Thornford CofE Primary School3.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    104
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Gryphon School607 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,569
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Buckler's Mead School5.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    812
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Westfield Academy6.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,013
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Preston School Academy6.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,003
    Type
    Academy converter
  • King Arthur's School7.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    450
    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.

Amenities

Supermarket

Waitrose Sherborne, Sherborne, Dorset891 metres
Sainsburys Sherborne, Sherborne, Dorset0.8 miles
Morrisons Daily Sherborne, Sherborne, Dorset1 mile

GP surgery

The Grove Medical Centre498 metres

Pharmacy

The Abbey Pharmacy0.7 miles

Hospital

Yeatman Hospital0.6 miles

Green space

Play Space179 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Sherborne Rail Station0.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Lambs Field165 metres

Typical drive times

Yeovil11 min · 6.2 miles
Sherborne3 min · 0.8 miles
Wincanton21 min · 10 miles
Stalbridge14 min · 7.4 miles
Wells (city)51 min · 29 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.

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, including exact zones and annual chances, any recorded past flooding, plus planning, heritage, nature and ground checks, is in the .

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