Residential Development Site, Tanhouse Lane, Cradley, Malvern
- Land size
- 2.95 acres
Description
LOCATION
The property is located on the Herefordshire / Worcestershire border, a few miles directly west of Great Malvern. The property is close to the village amenities of Cradley to include, a village shop, Doctors Surgery, Church and a Royal British Legion Social Club. More extensive amenities are provided by the two popular Towns of Malvern and Ledbury. The Towns having train stations, good shopping, restaurants and the highly regarded Malvern theatre. Malvern, together with neighbouring Colwall offers a selection of private schooling.
DESCRIPTION
The development site is of roughly rectangular dimensions, as per the below Land Registry Title Plan and occupies an area of approx. 2.95 Acres (11,950m2). The property is accessed via a shared drive. Currently, it is occupied by two principle buildings.
Building One
This has a floor area of approx. 14,200ft2 (1320m2). It is a former chicken shed of low rise timber portal framed construction, having since been granted consent for office use, a further consent for conversion into a motel and most recently (as below) for conversion into 7 x residential dwellings. The site area for which planning is granted is shown on the below plan coloured in yellow.
Building Two
Has a floor area of approx. 5,830ft2 (542m2). This agricultural building is known to have previously been used for storage of car parts, antiques and also cider making. This building is not part of the current residential consent.
SERVICES
Mains water, three phase electricity and Telecoms are understood to be available to the site.
PLANNING
Determination for Prior Use Approval (Change Of Use) for one commercial building (Class E) to 7 x dwelling houses (C3) and associated operational development has been granted, planning ref: 231899. Since the grant of this consent the Rural Planning Co., acting on behalf of the Seller, have received in writing an acceptance of the principle of replacing the current building with purpose-built dwellings, from Herefordshire Council. This is currently subject to ongoing planning investigations.
Within this further application, the opportunity to build 9 plots is being investigated and therefore subject to planning permission. The discussional site layout is available via agents, with a proposed floor area of 1746m2 including both the light blue hatched and yellow areas of land in the below plan.
OTHER
Offers are sought for a conditional purchase of the property, subject to planning. On the Basis planning for 9 plots is granted the price is £1,450,000.
VIEWING
Strictly via prior appointment, via the Sole Agent´s Great Witley Office
Tel: .
Contact: Nick Jethwa
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Market Value Analysis
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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 71% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Cradley CofE Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 73
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Bosbury CofE Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 112
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Suckley Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 95
- Type
- Academy converter
- St James' CofE Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 35
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Northleigh CofE Primary School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 202
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Dyson Perrins CofE Academy3.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 592
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Chase4.9 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,449
- Type
- Academy converter
- Queen Elizabeth High School6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 421
- Type
- Academy converter
- John Masefield High School6.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 849
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Chantry School8.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 881
- 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
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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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