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Guide Price£500,000

Holbeton, Plymouth, Devon, PL8

Description

A wonderful opportunity to convert beautiful, stone built, listed barns into a family home with additional ancillary holiday cottage, landscaped gardens, and parking.

DISTANCES
Modbury 8 miles
Kingsbridge 10 miles
A38 Devon Expressway 12 miles
The Beach… Across The Lane!

LOCATION
Brownswell Barns are situated on the edge of the village of Holbeton, positioned in stunning rural countryside. The unspoilt beaches at Mothecombe, privately owned by the Flete Estate and open to the public, and Wonwell, are both situated on the Erme Estuary, with secluded coves, sandy beaches with plenty of sheltered spots to picnic, birdwatch, swim or sunbathe in the evening sun and all surrounded by woodland. Holbeton is a popular and highly regarded village with a well-stocked village store and post office, a popular pub, primary school and village hall. The village hosts numerous activities, festivals and events. The maritime city of Plymouth is about 14 miles and offers all the amenities one would expect from a bustling and thriving city, including a university and international ferry port. Totnes is about 18 miles and provides a mainline rail link to London Paddington (2hrs 40 mins), and the A38 Devon Expressway which links the M5 motorway at Exeter is about 12 miles.

THE DEVELOPMENT
Visit South Hams District Council website, planning reference - 0863/26/FUL add the postcode PL8 1JW and the search will show the permissions granted for the development, including Listed consent.

Approval was granted on 12th August 2026 for the conversion of the barns to a dwelling and a holiday home, please note in addition to the main home, The holiday let hereby permitted shall be used solely for holiday accommodation only, ancillary to the approved dwelling, and shall not be occupied as any person’s sole or main place of residence and the development hereby permitted shall begin not later than three years from the date of this decision.

Please read the Decision Notice where the full planning application is granted for the associated 17 conditions. Conversion of barns to one dwelling, games room (incidental use) and ancillary lettable holiday accommodation with related change of use of land to domestic garden, associated vehicular parking and landscaping.

Location: Development Site At SX617502, Holbeton, PL8 1JW

DIRECTIONS (PL8 1JW)
From Modbury direction, follow the A379 towards Plymouth and after about 3 miles, turn left towards Holbeton. Follow the road through the village, passing the primary school on your right and continue along the lane. After a couple of hundred yards, at the crossroads, turn left and the barns will be on your left.
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PROPERTY INFORMATION

Services: TBC

Tenure: Freehold

Local Authority: South Hams District Council

Council Tax Band: Not yet advised

EPC rating: Not applicable

Contents, fixtures and fittings: Unless specifically mentioned in these particulars, all contents, fixtures and fittings, garden ornaments and statues and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale. Certain items may be available by separate negotiation.

Viewing: By appointment with Jackson-Stops Exeter office:

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-09-28

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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 Property
Yes
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
Driveway
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

56 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Limited NoneO2 Limited NoneThree Limited NoneVodafone None None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

  • Holbeton Primary School289 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    51
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ermington Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    85
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Modbury Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    152
    Type
    Community school
  • Yealmpton Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    173
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Manor Primary School, Ivybridge3.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    190
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Ivybridge Community College4.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    2,262
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Plympton Academy6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    984
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Coombe Dean School6.1 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,000
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Plymstock School6.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,515
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hele's School6.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,378
    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

Co-op Modbury, Modbury2.7 miles
Tesco Ivybridge Lee Mill Extra, Lee Mill3.6 miles
Co-op Ivybridge - Glanvilles Mill, Ivybridge3.9 miles

GP surgery

Yealm Medical Centre2.5 miles

Pharmacy

Modbury Pharmacy2.7 miles

Hospital

South Hams Hospital8 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces120 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

Ivybridge Rail Station4.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Post Office374 metres

Typical drive times

Sherford16 min · 6.1 miles
Ivybridge17 min · 6.1 miles
Kingsbridge24 min · 13 miles
Buckfastleigh25 min · 15 miles
Plymouth (city)26 min · 11 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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.

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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