NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN ALLOCATED SITE FOR c.20 DWELLINGS - BRIDESTOWE, DEVON, EX20
- Land size
- 13 acres
Key Features
- Approximately 5.25ha / 13 acres
- Bridestowe and Sourton Neighbourhood Development Plan 2016-2034 shows c.1 ha / 2.5 acres under Policy H3b as allocated for housing
- The whole land area to be sold as one parcel
- Subject to Planning Offers Invited
Description
THE PROPERTY - EX20 4ER
The property comprises 3 fields separated by existing partial hedgerows and extends to approximately 5.25 hectares/13 acres.
The land has road frontage from the south east off Pigs Leg Lane, from where it falls gently to the north. The west half is more level and abuts existing residential dwellings on the south west boundary. The land wraps around Springfield Residential Home. To the east is Glebe Park Caravan Park, the park is open for 10 months a year, holiday use only.
The total 5.25 hectares/13 acres is to be sold as one parcel. The only access is from Pigs Leg Lane from the south east part of the site. Of the total land area for sale c.1 ha / 2.5 acres is allocated for housing, under the Bridestowe and Sourton Neighbourhood Development Plan 2016-2034, policy H3b. This parcel has the road frontage onto Pigs Leg Lane.
The land offers beautiful countryside views to the north and far reaching stunning views towards Dartmoor to the east.
BRIDESTOWE
Bridestowe is a charming rural village on the northern fringe of the Dartmoor National Park. The village has a range of facilities including a Post Office/Store, thriving Inn and Primary School and a modern village hall. The village is situated within easy reach of the Dartmoor National Park with its hundreds of square miles of unspoilt scenery and many opportunities for riding, walking and outdoor pursuits. The Granite Way runs close to the village providing access to miles of off road cycling and walking. The A30 dual carriageway is close by offering a direct link into Cornwall and east to the Cathedral city of Exeter with the M5 motorway, mainline rail and international air connections. The nearby town of Okehampton offers an excellent range of shops and services, hospital, leisure centre and schooling.
PLANNING & TECHNICAL
The Bridestowe and Sourton Neighbourhood Development Plan 2016-2034 identifies under Policy H3b, Land at Springfield Residential Home, as a site for housing allocation, indicating 20 dwellings. This plan was made/adopted on 28 September 2021.
West Devon District Council are not a Community Infrastructure Levy charging authority.
We have not undertaken any services enquiries, interested parties will need to make and rely on their own investigations.
A copy of the Bridestowe and Sourton Neighbourhood Development Plan 2016-2034 is available on request.
METHOD OF SALE
For Sale by Private Treaty - Subject to Planning offers invited, the whole land area to be sold as one parcel.
VIEWING
By appointment with KLP
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-11-03
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 31 Development Land listings in South West England (10+ acres).
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
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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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 86% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
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
- Bridestowe Primary School383 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 86
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lydford Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 32
- Type
- Academy converter
- Boasley Cross Community Primary School3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 39
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School4.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 78
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit5.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 420
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Okehampton College5.7 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,066
- Type
- Academy converter
- Tavistock College10 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,200
- Type
- Academy converter
- Launceston College12 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,205
- Type
- Academy converter
- Holsworthy Community College14 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 551
- Type
- Academy converter
- Callington Community College15 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 887
- Type
- Academy converter
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
Not at the pin: mapped about 120 metres away.
Planning map: Flood Zone 2, about 120 metres away.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 110 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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