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Castle Cary Road, Lydford-On-Fosse, Somerset, TA11

Land size
1.58 acres

Key Features

  • Development Opportunity
  • Close Proximity to Lydford-on-Fosse

Description

Residential development site for 8no. dwellings (all open market), together with associated infrastructure works.

This site provides an excellent development opportunity on the outskirts of Lydford-on-Fosse.

The site extends, in total, to approximately 0.64-hectares (1.58-acres).

For sale by informal tender.

The deadline for submission of offers is no later than 12 noon on Friday 23rd October 2026.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
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Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-09-12

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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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

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

  • Keinton Mandeville Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    149
    Type
    Community school
  • Lovington Church of England Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    35
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    89
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    70
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Butleigh Church of England Primary School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    98
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Ansford Academy4.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    469
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Crispin School Academy6.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    978
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sexey's School6.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    633
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Dunstan's School6.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    529
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Buckler's Mead School8.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    812
    Type
    Academy converter

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

Budgens Lydford, Lydford-on-Fosse303 metres
Co-op Castle Cary - The Triangle, Castle Cary4.4 miles
Morrisons Daily Castle Cary Fore Street, Castle Cary4.5 miles

GP surgery

Queen Camel Medical Centre4.3 miles

Pharmacy

Boots4.5 miles

Hospital

Butleigh Hospital3.3 miles

Green space

Playing Field554 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

Castle Cary Rail Station4.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Cross Keys251 metres

Typical drive times

Street15 min · 8.3 miles
Somerton12 min · 6 miles
Castle Cary12 min · 5 miles
Wells (city)28 min · 15 miles
Shepton Mallet16 min · 10 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

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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