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Sennybridge, Brecon, Powys

Land size
3 acres

Description

An exciting green field development opportunity in a village setting some 9 miles from the market town of Brecon and within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The site is 3 acres and has the benefit of planning permission for a residential development of 53 houses, with the development having been formally commenced.

DESCRIPTION

The land is a rectangular field in shape and lies on the western edge of Sennybridge village with direct access onto a short road leading to the A40 Brecon to Llandovery trunk road. The land forms part of a logical 'rounding off' of this area of the village and has planning permission for a residential development. The site sits in superb Brecon Beacons National Park scenery with lovely rural views, especially from its upper reaches and has open fields on two sides.

LOCATION

Sennybridge is a popular village, approximately 9 miles west of the market town of Brecon, sitting on the banks of the River Usk. The village offers excellent local facilities in the form of a primary school with a strong Welsh language unit, village store, two petrol stations, health centre, village hall and public houses. There is plans for a new primary school soon. There is considerable employment of various grades from the Army Camp in the village with the Epynt Army range 5 miles to the north an important part of the army's presence in the area. There is good access via the A40 to Brecon where there are private and public schools, leisure centre complex, theatre, cinema, supermarkets, etc. Llandovery is situated approximately 12 miles to the west, with Cardiff, Swansea and Abergavenny all easily accessible via the trunk road network. The site is situated within the Brecon Beacons National Park with superb views and delightful country walks nearby with access to open (truncated)

THE SITE

The site comprises a single field estimated at approximately 1.2 hectares (3.00 acres). Attached is a site plan for identification purposes only. Some of the social housing may need changes in design to comply with current WDQR requirements.

PLANNING PERMISSION

Planning Permission for this site was granted in February 2007 in outline, subject to various conditions and a Section 106 agreement for 20% as affordable housing. Subsequently, in 2011, there was a further consent granted on approval for a plan showing 53 houses with 12 affordable. In early June 2017 part of the access road was constructed to 'commence' the development, this has been approved. Prospective purchasers should make any planning enquiries to the local planning authority - Brecon Beacons National Park, Cambrian Way, Brecon, Powys. Tel: . Information is also available from Barrie Davies of Asbri Planning. The planning application reference for the site is 22/21354.

AGENTS COMMENTS

An exciting development opportunity in a village that has had little recent development where there is likely to be a strong demand. We understand that as the development has commenced there are no phosphate issues.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 95 Development Land listings in Wales (1+ acres).

This Property£231,667 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £115,421 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & 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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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast · available to 82% of premises

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Sennybridge C.P. School391 metres
    Pupils
    104
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    Dual language school / provision (Welsh and English) (including transitional)
  • Llanfaes C.P. School7.5 miles
    Pupils
    193
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Priory Church In Wales School7.9 miles
    Pupils
    143
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Ysgol Golwg Pen Y Fan7.9 miles
    Pupils
    300
    Type
    Infants & Juniors
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Ysgol Y Bannau8.4 miles
    Pupils
    94
    Type
    Nursery, Infants & Juniors
    Language
    Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)

Secondary

  • Brecon High School8.2 miles
    Pupils
    557
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Ysgol Maesydderwen15 miles
    Pupils
    513
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Pen-Y-Dre High School15 miles
    Pupils
    893
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-16)
    Language
    English medium school / provision
  • Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun15 miles
    Pupils
    1,030
    Type
    Secondary (ages 11-19)
    Language
    Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
  • Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur15 miles
    Pupils
    1,557
    Type
    Middle (ages 3-19)
    Language
    Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)

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

Spar - Sennybridge Service Station, Sennybridge219 metres
Spar Certas - Brecon, Staines, Powys7.5 miles
Spar - Brecon, Staines, Powys7.7 miles

GP surgery

Ty Henry Vaughan7.7 miles

Pharmacy

Boots7.9 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces422 metres

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

Llandovery Rail Station10 miles

Nearest bus stop

Spar437 metres

Typical drive times

Talgarth28 min · 19 miles
Aberhonddu15 min · 9 miles
Llanymddyfri16 min · 12 miles
Ystradgynlais29 min · 17 miles
Abertawe (city)53 min · 31 miles

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 Natural Resources Wales 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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

No mapped surface water riskLower risk

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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