Auction: Friday 20 November 2026 at 2pm
Land at Burton Hill Plantation, Longburton, Sherborne
- Land size
- 0.55 acres
Key Features
- 0.55 acres (0.22 hectares)
- Ecologically diverse with a range of woodland flora
- Good access off adjoining highway
- Young and mature broadleaf trees
- Agricultural, conservation and recreational potential
- Spring fed pond
Description
0.55 acres of secluded yet easily accessible land, surrounded by deciduous woodland with a spring-fed pond, several mature oak trees and direct access off the highway.
Auction - For Sale by Public Auction and via Livestream on Friday 20 November 2026 at 2.00pm at The Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3NL. Register to bid in the room, online, by telephone or by proxy via our website.
Situation - The land occupies a secluded yet accessible position between the villages of Longburton and Holnest. The A352 adjoins the land and facilitates easy access to Sherborne (5 miles north) and Dorchester (14 miles south).
The Property - The land was previously broadleaf deciduous woodland but was clear felled approximately 13 years ago resulting in 0.55 acres of land comprising a range of woodland flora species, varieties of grass and aquatic species sourrounding the natural spring. Topography is level throughout and boundaries are defined via perimeter posts adjoining the neighbouring woodland. The property benefits from direct access off the adjoining highway to the east.
Services - None other than a natural spring.
Agents Notes - - There is a blanket Tree Preservation order over the entirety of Burton Hill Plantation.
- A tree works application was approved in May 2026 to carry out works to four trees on the property, please ask the agent for further details.
- A retrospective planning application was submitted in 2021 for the importation of 1,000 tonnes of subsoil. The application was subsequently withdrawn, and no enforcement action has been issued or taken since. Please request further details from the agent.
Local Authority - Dorset Council -
Tenure - Freehold with vacant possession on completion
Solicitors - Farnfields LLP
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Email: Alaina.
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-16
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1 Gbps
Superfast · available to 21% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
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
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 130
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School3.1 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 336
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Thornford CofE Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 104
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School3.8 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 99
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Sherborne Primary School3.8 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 304
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- The Gryphon School4.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,569
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Buckler's Mead School6.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 812
- Type
- Academy converter
- Westfield Academy7.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,013
- Type
- Academy converter
- Preston School Academy7.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,003
- Type
- Academy converter
- Sturminster Newton High School8.7 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 605
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
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
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
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 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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Symonds & Sampson, Sturminster Newton
Agriculture House, Market Place, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AR
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