Land At Rolle Road, Great Torrington, Devon, EX38
- Land size
- 19.98 acres
Key Features
- New build residential development opportunity with commercial element
- No affordable housing provision
- Planning permission granted for 155 dwellings over 19.98 acres
- Potential for an additional 18 dwellings over an additional 1.33 acres
- 4,741 sq ft of retail and 7,535 sq ft of commercial accommodation
- For sale by Joint Administrators
Description
The property has been granted planning permission for 155 open market dwellings and commercial accommodation, with potential for a further 18 dwellings with the inclusion of the additional land mentioned below.
The property comprises 19.98 acres of land registered under three titles. There are also additional discussions ongoing with Devon County Council regarding the potential acquisition of a further 1.33 acres of land adjacent to the site.
The property is held freehold under three title numbers: DN338862, DN400282, DN313129.
The additional 1.33 acres is held under title number DN358082.
The key planning applications include the following:
Northern Site - 1/0039/2016/OUTM
South West Water Site - 1/1231/2018/OUTM
Devon County Council Site - 1/0524/2020/FULM
Torridge Vale - 1/0526/2020/FULM
Former Creamery - 1/0528/2020/REMM
Please enquire with the agents for further details.
The property is located on Rolle Road on the southwest side of the historic market town of Great Torrington, Devon. Rolle Road leads north west to the A386 and east towards the B3227.
The property is located approximately 6 miles south of the town of Bideford and approximately 11.5 miles south west of Barnstaple.
The closest train station is located in Barnstaple railway station, which is served by the Great Western Railway train line and provides a train service line to Exeter St Davids and Exeter Central (which have service lines to London Paddington and London Waterloo respectively) in the shortest journey time of approximately 2 hours. Okehampton train station is also located approximately 20 miles south of the property and provides a service line to Exeter St. Davids and Exeter Central in the shortest journey time of approximately 35 minutes.
There are also regular bus services within Great Torrington providing routes to Barnstaple, Okehampton and Exeter.
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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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
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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
56 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; 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
- Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 476
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Monkleigh Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 137
- Type
- Community school
- Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 65
- Type
- Community school
- Buckland Brewer Primary School4.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 49
- Type
- Foundation school
- East-the-Water Community Primary School4.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 439
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Great Torrington School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 863
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bideford College5.4 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,455
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Atlantic Academy8.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 242
- Type
- Free schools
- The Park Community School9.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,408
- Type
- Academy converter
- Pilton Community College10 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,165
- 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
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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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
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Rivers and the sea
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Surface water
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The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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