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Dutch Barn for Residential Conversion, Forest Road, Draycott in the Clay

Land size
0.68 acres

Key Features

  • For Sale by Private Treaty
  • Best and Final offers invited by 7th October at 12noon
  • Planning Consent Granted under reference number P/2023/00837
  • No Chain

Description

An exciting opportunity to purchase a Dutch barn with planning consent to convert into a three bedroom dwelling set on a sizeable corner plot with paddock extending to approximately 0.68 acres in all Splendidly well located off Forest Road enjoying views over open farmland and conveniently located to combine rural living with ease of access to local link roads.
The planning consent includes not only the permission for conversion but also a canopy and solar array, air source heat pump and sewage treatment plant.

Planning Consent - Planning consent was granted on 27th March 2024 for the conversion of the detached Dutch Barn to form a three bedroom dwelling as per the attached plans. The current planning expires after 3 years of the date it was granted if the developments has not had a material start made on it. The vendors are not looking to accept any offers which are conditional on altering the planning consent.
All details relating to the consent can be found on the East Staffordshire Borough Council planning website by searching application reference number P/2023/00837

General Information -

Services - No services are connected directly to the site. A buyer should satisfy themselves as to the availability of the required services. Both Electricity and Water are connected to the neighbouring farmhouse.

Tenure And Possession - The property is sold Freehold with vacant possession.

Rights Of Way, Wayleaves And Easements - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, easements and wayleaves whether or not defined in these particulars.

Mineral Rights - The mineral rights will be retained by the vendors

Covenants - Please note that it is the intention of the vendor to put restrictive covenants in place in relation to the design and number of dwellings permitted on site. Further details relating to this can be obtained form the agent.

Local Planning Authorities - East Staffordshire Borough Council
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Vat - The property is opted to tax and VAT may be payable in addition to the purchase price. Where a purchaser intends to convert the property into a dwelling or dwellings, it may be possible to disapply the option to tax subject to HMRC
requirements being satisfied. Purchasers should take their own VAT advice.

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Viewings - Strictly by appointment through the Ashbourne Office of Bagshaw's as sole agents on or email: .

Method Of Sale - The property is for sale by private treaty with best and final offers invited by 7th October at 12 noon. All offers should be submitted in writing and accompanied by proof of funds

Agents Notes - Bagshaws LLP have made every reasonable effort to ensure these details offer an accurate and fair description of the property. The particulars are produced in good faith, for guidance only and do not constitute or form an offer or part of the contract for sale. Bagshaws LLP and their employees are not authorized to give any warranties or representations in relation to the sale and give notice that all plans, measurements, distances, areas and any other details referred to are approximate and based on information available at the time of printing.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-03

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 59% of premises

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

  • St Augustine's CofE Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 9
    Pupils
    43
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Needwood CofE Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    75
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St. Peter's Church of England First School1.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    3 to 9
    Pupils
    45
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sudbury Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Doveridge Primary School3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    84
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Thomas Alleyne's High School4.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    13 to 18
    Pupils
    941
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Oldfields Hall Middle School4.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    527
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Windsor Park CE Middle School5 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    345
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • John Taylor Free School5.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,315
    Type
    Free schools
  • The de Ferrers Academy6.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    2,403
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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

Aldi Old Knotty Way, Uttoxeter, Uttoxeter4.3 miles
Lidl Uttoxeter - Brookside Road, Uttoxeter4.4 miles
Waitrose Uttoxeter, Uttoxeter4.4 miles

GP surgery

Abbots Bromley Surgery4.3 miles

Pharmacy

Tesco In-Store Pharmacy4.3 miles

Hospital

Burton Hospital6.1 miles

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

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Uttoxeter Rail Station4.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Granary Court0.6 miles

Typical drive times

Rugeley20 min · 12 miles
Uttoxeter13 min · 6.1 miles
Lichfield (city)24 min · 14 miles
Burton upon Trent14 min · 8.3 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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