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Guide Price£400,000

Spring Farm, Brook Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11

Land size
1 acres

Key Features

  • Rural development site with planning
  • Planning for three luxury homes
  • Three plots: barn conversion (2,152 sqft) farmhouse with annexe (4,131 sqft) & new build (2,997 sqft)
  • Courtyard-style development
  • Countryside setting in South Derbyshire
  • Desirable Village Location
  • Site of Approx. One Acre

Description

For sale by Auction on 30 September 2026.
Offered in partnership with John German - Ashby de la Zouch

A rural development site with planning consent for three luxury homes.

Centred around a Grade II Listed farmhouse, a barn for conversion and a new contemporary build home. Site area of approx. One acre.

Spring Farm presents a compelling opportunity to deliver a high-quality development that blends heritage restoration with carefully considered design, all within an attractive countryside setting in South Derbyshire.

The Opportunity
The site benefits from planning consent for the refurbishment and conversion of the existing farmhouse and outbuildings to create three, spacious, residential dwellings.

The approved scheme allows for a formation of a cohesive courtyard-style development-

- Plot 1 - Barn Conversion: Approx. 2,152 sq ft
- Plot 2 - Farmhouse & Detached Annexe: Approx. 4,131 sq ft
- Plot 3 - New Build Dwelling: Approx. 2,997 sq ft

Planning permission has been granted by South Derbyshire District Council under:
Ref. No. DMPA/2025/0418 granted in April 2025.

Location
Spring Farm occupies a desirable position on Brook Street in Hartshorne, offering a village setting with convenient access to Swadlincote and surrounding market towns. The location supports strong demand for character rural homes within commuting reach of major regional centres.

Tenure: Freehold

EPC Rating: Exempt

Terms:
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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-09-10

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 142 Development Land listings in East Midlands (1+ acres).

This Property£400,000 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £169,328 / 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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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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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

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

  • Hartshorne CofE Primary School709 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    110
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Eureka Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    144
    Type
    Community school
  • Belmont Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    415
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Springfield Junior School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    182
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School1.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    155
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Granville Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    914
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Pingle Academy1.9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,363
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Mercia Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    592
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ivanhoe School3.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    848
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy3.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    632
    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

Sainsburys Swadlincote Burton Road Local, Swadlincote1.1 miles
Asda Woodville Burton Road Petrol Filling Station, Woodville, Derbyshire1.5 miles
Tesco Woodville Express, Woodville, Derbyshire1.6 miles

GP surgery

Woodville Surgery1.4 miles

Pharmacy

Dean & Smedley1.4 miles

Hospital

Burton Hospital5.8 miles

Green space

Playing Field529 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

Willington Rail Station4.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Old Mill Wheel550 metres

Typical drive times

Coalville17 min · 10 miles
Swadlincote6 min · 2.5 miles
Derby (city)22 min · 13 miles
Ashby-de-la-Zouch9 min · 4.2 miles
Burton upon Trent14 min · 6.4 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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