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Guide Price£325,000

Church Street, West Stour

Land size
0.4 acres

Description

A rare opportunity to acquire a 0.4-acre level building plot in the sought-after village of West Stour, with full planning permission for an impressive 2,680 sq ft bespoke eco-designed home.

This is a particularly exciting opportunity to create a truly special individual home in a lovely village setting. The generous plot offers plenty of space for the house to sit comfortably within its surroundings, with scope to create attractive gardens, terraces and outside entertaining areas. The contemporary design has the potential to become a striking yet highly liveable family home, with an abundance of natural light and a strong connection between the indoor and outdoor spaces.

For those looking to build rather than compromise on an existing property, this is a wonderful chance to create a home that feels genuinely personal, combining modern design, generous accommodation and a peaceful countryside setting. Once completed, it has all the ingredients to become an impressive long-term home in a particularly appealing part of Dorset.

Information - The latest planning permission, Dorset Council reference P/FUL/2025/03072, is for a Dan-Wood Point 217 SE eco modular property providing three/four-bedroom accommodation. A number of alternative Dan-Wood designs may also be suitable for the plot, subject to the necessary consents. Please contact Morton New for further information regarding the options available.

Once the groundworks have been completed, the modular construction allows the main structure to be erected in approximately three weeks.

The level plot extends to approximately 0.4 acres and provides space for the proposed dwelling, gardens and parking.

An earlier planning permission, P/FUL/2023/00668, for a more traditional brick-built home has now expired.

Water, electricity and broadband are available on site and ready for connection. A waste drain is also in situ, ready for connection to a water treatment plant.

Access to the plot is via a private road, with additional access through the Dorset Showground available by agreement.

Loocation And Directions - West Stour is a small and unspoilt Dorset village nestled within the beautiful Blackmore Vale countryside, offering a wonderfully quiet and rural setting whilst remaining surprisingly well connected. The village itself has a strong sense of community and is home to the well regarded Ship Inn, a popular local pub that serves as a focal point for village life.

Shaftesbury is the nearest market town, approximately five miles to the north, and is one of Dorset's most attractive hilltop towns, renowned for the iconic cobbled Gold Hill and its stunning views over the Blackmore Vale. The town offers a good range of independent shops, cafés, restaurants, supermarkets, schooling and everyday amenities, along with a strong sense of history and community.

Gillingham lies a similar distance to the north east and is a thriving market town with a comprehensive range of shops, supermarkets, schools, medical facilities and leisure amenities. Gillingham also benefits from a mainline railway station providing direct services to London Waterloo and the West Country, making it a popular choice for commuters and those looking to travel further afield with ease.

Postcode SP8 5FT

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Property details

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

Utilities & Restrictions

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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

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.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Stower Provost Community School1.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    92
    Type
    Community school
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    82
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Wyke Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    161
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull2.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    51
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Gillingham School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,684
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
  • Sturminster Newton High School4.8 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    605
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Shaftesbury School5.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    782
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • King Arthur's School6.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    450
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Gryphon School9.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,569
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

* 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

Spar - Riverside Garage, West Stour440 metres
Waitrose Gillingham, Gillingham, Dorset2.6 miles
Asda Gillingham Supermarket, Gillingham, Dorset2.6 miles

GP surgery

Gillingham Medical Practice2.8 miles

Pharmacy

Marnhull Pharmacy2.4 miles

Hospital

Westminster Memorial Hospital4.7 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

Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Ship Inn169 metres

Typical drive times

Gillingham8 min · 3.7 miles
Stalbridge12 min · 6.2 miles
Shaftesbury10 min · 5.4 miles
Salisbury (city)44 min · 26 miles
Sturminster Newton15 min · 7.5 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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