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Guide Price£400,000

Ballygowan Plot, Glenlonan, Oban, Argyll, PA34

Land size
7 acres
Bedrooms
10
Bathrooms
10

Key Features

  • 7 Acres of Prime Residential Land
  • Planning Approved for 2 Luxury Homes
  • Peaceful Countryside Setting Close to Oban

Description

For sale by Online Auction. 23rd of September 2026.

Town & Country Property Auctions presents a rare 7-acre residential development opportunity with planning for two luxury homes in the heart of Argyll!

Description
Planning Approved for 2 Luxury Residential Homes

Ballygowan Plot, Glenlonan, Oban, Argyll

Approx. 7 Acre Residential Development Site

Guide Price: £400,000

Development Potential

Planning Approved for 2 Luxury Detached Homes

Potential Gross Development Value in Excess of £1,000,000 (subject to final specification and market conditions)

Road Access Already Installed

Preliminary Water Investigations Completed

The Opportunity

An exceptional opportunity to acquire approximately 7 acres of prime residential land in one of Argyll's most picturesque locations. Set within the stunning Glenlonan Valley and just a short drive from Oban, the site combines complete privacy with convenient access to marinas, ferry links, golf courses, restaurants and local amenities. With planning permission already secured for two luxury homes and key infrastructure works already underway, this presents an outstanding opportunity for developers, self-builders or those looking to create an exclusive private estate.

*Potential Gross Development Value is indicative only and subject to purchaser specification, build costs and prevailing market conditions.

Legal Pack
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Auction Information
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Pre Auction Offers Are Considered
The seller is open to considering pre-auction bids, providing interested purchasers with the opportunity to secure the property before the auction date. Any acceptable offer received may result in the property being sold prior to auction, offering a keen buyer the chance to guarantee their purchase and avoid competitive bidding on auction day.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-27

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 9 Building Plots listings in Scotland (5+ acres).

This Property£57,143 / acre
Building Plots Average (5+ acres) £14,091 / acre
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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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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

2 Mbps

Under 10 Mbps here

Suitable for

  • Basic browsing & email

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

  • Rockfield Gaelic Unit2.4 miles
    Pupils
    50
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • St Columba's Primary School2.4 miles
    Pupils
    172
    Type
    Roman Catholic
  • Rockfield Primary School2.4 miles
    Pupils
    236
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Park Primary School2.8 miles
    Pupils
    216
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Dunbeg Primary School3.1 miles
    Pupils
    94
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Oban High School2.4 miles
    Pupils
    1,009
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Ardnamurchan High School21 miles
    Pupils
    126
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Lochgilphead High School26 miles
    Pupils
    408
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Kinlochleven High School27 miles
    Pupils
    135
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Tobermory High School30 miles
    Pupils
    151
    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

Lidl Soroba Road Oban, Oban2.5 miles
Aldi Oban, Oban2.5 miles
Tesco Oban Superstore, Oban2.6 miles

GP surgery

Lorn Medical Centre2.4 miles

Pharmacy

M&D Green Dispensing Chemist Ltd2.6 miles

Walking trail

C160(g) - Taynuilt to Oban414 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

Oban Rail Station2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Barran Estate2.1 miles

Typical drive times

Oban8 min · 3.8 miles
Inbhir Aora49 min · 34 miles
An Gearasdan1 hr 8 min · 44 miles
Ceann Loch Gilb51 min · 37 miles
Stirling (city)2 hr 2 min · 84 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 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

Within SEPA's mapped river flood extentMapped risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

Surface water

Within SEPA's mapped surface water extentMapped risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

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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