Commercial Development Site, Rhallt View, Welshpool, SY21
- Land size
- 3 acres
Key Features
- Commercial development opportunity extending to approximately 3 acres (1.21 hectares) or thereabouts.
- Benefitting from a long frontage to the A483.
- Part of the site (edged blue) currently benefits from planning permission for the erection of a hotel premises under reference: 22/1137/FUL.
- Highly prominent location fronting the main A483 adjacent to the recently completed Starbucks and KFC drive thru development.
- Located on the Buttington Cross roundabout at the intersection of the A483 and A458 trunk roads
- The A483 benefits from approx. 20,500 daily vehicle movements according to the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT – location number 99895) report taken in 2025.
Description
The site comprises a level, regular shaped commercial development opportunity extending to approximately 3 acres (1.21 hectares) or thereabouts, benefitting from a long frontage to the A483.
Part of the site (edged blue) currently benefits from planning permission for the erection of a hotel premises under reference: 22/1137/FUL, however the whole development opportunity considered to be suitable for a wide range of potential commercial uses including drive thru, retail, hotel/retirement living accommodation, trade counters etc, subject to planning.
The property adjoins the Montgomery Canal, a historic waterway currently benefiting from a major restoration programme designed to improve accessibility, leisure use and biodiversity whilst supporting the eventual return of navigation. The canal corridor is expected to become an increasingly attractive destination for walkers, cyclists and visitors, providing a long-term amenity benefit to the site.
The property occupies a highly prominent location fronting the main A483 adjacent to the recently completed Starbucks and KFC drive thru development. The site is located on the Buttington Cross roundabout at the intersection of the A483 and A458 trunk roads which has seen major developments in recent years and now boasts a range of national occupiers including: McDonald’s, Starbucks, KFC, Costa, Shell Petrol Station and Welshpool Livestock Market.
The A483 is the main arterial route through central Wales, which connects Chester in the north to the M4 close to Swansea in the south, passing through the major towns of Wrexham, Newtown and Welshpool. South of Buttington Cross roundabout, the A483 benefits from approx. 20,500 daily vehicle movements according to the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT – location number 99895) report taken in 2025.
Welshpool is an important Market Town and commercial centre within the Mid Wales Economy and has a current population of circa 6,000. The Town is situated approx. 20 miles to the West of Shrewsbury and 14 miles to the North East of Newtown. Oswestry and Wrexham are approx. 16 and 30 miles respectively via the A458 and A5 trunk roads.
The property is offered for sale for the freehold interest with the benefit of vacant possession upon completion.
The Vendor is to be granted a right of way over a section of the site to retained land. Further details available from the selling agent upon request.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-12
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 Property
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- 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
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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
No premises records for this postcode, which is common for bare land and rural plots. A new connection would be quoted by the provider.
Mobile signal
No address-level signal records for this postcode, which is common for bare land.
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
- Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng1.5 miles
- Pupils
- 114
- Type
- Nursery, Infants & Juniors
- Language
- Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
- Welshpool Church In Wales Primary School1.5 miles
- Pupils
- 264
- Type
- Nursery, Infants & Juniors
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- Leighton C.P. School1.7 miles
- Pupils
- 50
- Type
- Nursery, Infants & Juniors
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- Guilsfield C.P. School2.1 miles
- Pupils
- 145
- Type
- Nursery, Infants & Juniors
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- Buttington Trewern C.P. School2.2 miles
- Pupils
- 133
- Type
- Nursery, Infants & Juniors
- Language
- English medium school / provision
Secondary
- Welshpool High School0.8 miles
- Pupils
- 816
- Type
- Secondary (ages 11-19)
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- Ysgol Bro Caereinion8.6 miles
- Pupils
- 494
- Type
- Middle (ages 4-19)
- Language
- Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
- Ysgol Llanfyllin8.7 miles
- Pupils
- 775
- Type
- Middle (ages 4-19)
- Language
- Dual language school / provision (Welsh and English) (including transitional)
- Newtown High School14 miles
- Pupils
- 896
- Type
- Secondary (ages 11-19)
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- Ysgol Dinas Bran21 miles
- Pupils
- 1,022
- Type
- Secondary (ages 11-19)
- Language
- Dual language school / provision (Welsh and English) (including transitional)
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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Green space
Walking trail
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Natural Resources Wales 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
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 30 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.
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