Land at Gunner Lane, Rubery, B45
- Land size
- 6.67 acres
Key Features
- Opportunity to acquire a strategic development site with residential development potential (STP)
- Comprehensive site area extending circa 6.67 ac (2.70 ha) gross
- Occupying an edge-of-settlement position on Gunner Lane, the site offers direct access to the A38, excellent connectivity, and nearby amenities.
- A strategic development site, while also offering immediate prospects for a "Grey Belt" application (STP).
- Promotion, Option, Conditional or ‘Hybrid’ offers invited for the freehold property in its entirety. Unconditional offers will also be considered.
Description
The land comprises a parcel of open greenfield land bordered by established residential boundaries, mature trees, and hedgerows along its margins, providing a naturally contained development area. The site has a gently sloping topography. The site benefits from vehicular access off Gunner Lane, with convenient proximity to primary road connections including the A38, offering connectivity to nearby neighbourhood amenities, Longbridge, and the wider transport network.
Location
The property is located on the edge of Rubery, an established residential settlement within the district of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Positioned along Gunner Lane, the site benefits from road connectivity via the nearby A38 (Bristol Road South), providing direct access to Junction 4 of the M5 and Junction 1 of the M42, linking the location to the national motorway network.
Gunner Lane borders an established residential area, placing essential local amenities within walking distance. The immediate vicinity is well served by educational facilities including Holywell Primary School, Waseley Hills High School, and Colmers School and Sixth Form College, alongside community resources such as local medical practices and nearby community centres. Further retail options, services, and supermarkets are readily available along Rubery High Street and at the nearby Great Park commercial and leisure complex.
For broader commercial and recreational needs, Longbridge Town Centre sits just over 1.5 miles to the east, offering extensive shopping, dining, and major employment hubs. The site offers convenient public transport options, with regular bus routes along the main corridors and Longbridge Railway Station located approximately 2 miles away. The station provides frequent direct rail connections to Birmingham New Street in roughly 20 minutes and Redditch, opening up broader national connections across the UK rail network.
Viewings
All parties wishing to inspect the property are required to make prior arrangements with Avison Young.
Specifications
The land is held under the freehold title number WR134174. The property is subject to a Farm Business Tenancy. The property is to be sold freehold and with vacant possession prior to completion.
The property is sold subject to all third-party rights, easements and statutory designations currently passing. Prospective purchasers must make their own enquiries in this regard.
Services
We understand there is a gas pipe running from the southwest corner to the north corner of the site. A Groundsure Utilities Premium Report and Cadent Gas Search information has been made available within the data room.
Prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves in respect of the provision, capacity and sustainability of all services and drainage and should rely on their own enquiries with the relevant statutory undertakers.
Technical information is available within the data room, provided on a non reliant, information only basis.
Basis of Offers
The property is being sold as seen in its current condition on an informal tender basis, with vacant possession provided on completion.
We are inviting offers on a Promotion, Option, Conditional or ‘Hybrid’ basis. Alternative unconditional offers will be considered.
Offers are to be submitted in writing, using the bid proforma available in the data room, by 12 noon on Monday 7th December 2026, together with any supporting information to the selling agents.
Interested parties are permitted to submit an offer on more than one basis. Our client reserves the right not to accept the highest or any offer received.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-20
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
Fastest speed available at this postcode
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
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
- Holywell Primary and Nursery School151 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 410
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Beaconside Primary and Nursery School912 metresOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 235
- Type
- Community school
- Reaside Academy921 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 195
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St James Catholic Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 210
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 186
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England/Methodist
Secondary
- Waseley Hills High School412 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 782
- Type
- Academy converter
- King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 423
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Colmers School and Sixth Form College1.3 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,139
- Type
- Foundation school
- Catshill Middle School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Pupils
- 424
- Type
- Academy converter
- Turves Green Boys' School2.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 592
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Gender
- Boys
* 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
Green space
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 50 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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