Idsall Drive, Prestbury, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52
Key Features
- A prime site with planning granted for a self-build home
- Architecturally designed
- 3000 Sq Ft
- Within a stroll of Prestbury’s sought after centre
- Open plan kitchen, dining and family room
- Sitting Room
- Office
- Snug
- Four Bedrooms with En Suites
- Second Floor bedroom with bathroom
Description
An increasingly rare opportunity to acquire a plot with planning permission granted for a self build five bedroom detached home at c3000 Sq Ft.
Set within Prestbury’s Conservation Area, occupying a comer plot, the site has full planning granted for a beautifully designed, sympathetic self-build home designed by award winning architects, Coombes Everitt. The proposed plans allow for a two-storey residence with loft dormer, thoughtfully designed to sit within the surrounding architectural landscape and in particular, complementing the nearby Grade II listed, Idsall House.
Ground Floor
A welcoming entrance hall leads to a family snug, cloakroom and an expansive open plan kitchen/dining space at the heart of the home. The layout also includes a separate study, ideal for working from home, a utility room and a generous single garage. Pocket doors between the family room, hall and kitchen allow for the versatile use of this space, ideal for contemporary family living
First Floor
There are four spacious double bedrooms, each with their own en suites.
Loft floor
A fifth bedroom and additional bathroom complete the accommodation, The loft has been carefully designed to avoid overshadowing the neighbouring properties. The overall designed has been conceived to enhance privacy, avoiding direct overlooking and to sit harmoniously within the existing streetscape.
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Outside – Low Maintenance Living
This plot offers a rare chance to build a bespoke architect designed home in a prestigious area. Occupying a corner plot, and the orientation of the house within its grounds, there is a feeling of space and grandeur without comprising neighbourly properties To the front there is off road parking for up to four cars, an electric charging point and internal storage.
Situation
Ideally positioned within Prestbury’s established urban area, the site enjoys easy access to Cheltenham’s town centre, well regarded local schools and excellent transport links. Located just off Prestbury’s sought after high street within a stroll of an excellent range of amenities, coffee shops and pubs, the site also sits at the foot of some of the best walking countryside this area has to offer,
Agents Notes
Planning Permission - 24/01353/FUL
EPC rated – D
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Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-10-23
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
- Parking Available
- 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
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
- Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School512 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 238
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Mary's Church of England Infant School512 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Pupils
- 177
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Oakwood Primary School829 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 310
- Type
- Foundation school
- Dunalley Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 456
- Type
- Community school
- Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 207
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Pittville School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 858
- Type
- Foundation school
- Cleeve School2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,903
- Type
- Academy converter
- Balcarras School2.3 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,427
- Type
- Academy converter
- All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,100
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre3.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,846
- 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
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
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. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. 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
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
Planning map: Flood Zone 2, about 20 metres away.
Surface water
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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