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Colliston Inn, Colliston, Arbroath, DD11

Land size
0.8 acres

Key Features

  • Attractive Semi Rural Residential Development Opportunity
  • Site Extends to Approximately 0.8 acres (0.3 ha)
  • Expired Planning Permission for Development Granted on 11 June 2020 in Conditional Approval Reference 20/00090/FULL
  • Commutable from Both Dundee and Aberdeen
  • Offers Invited

Description

The site is currently occupied by the Colliston Inn, an impressive stone built Georgian structure with generous accommodation throughout the public and residential areas of the building. A later extension has been added to the south to increase the commercial space available. The second storey of the Inn is currently in residential use and boasts spacious accommodation typical of the period. A timber self-catering holiday lodge is located to the west of the site with a spacious carpark and grassed areas forming the remainder. The site extends to around 0.8 acres (0.3 ha) in total.

The site previously benefitted from planning permission for the redevelopment of the existing public house and the erection of three
additional dwellings.

Further details can be or accessed online via Angus Council planning portal using reference 20/00090/FULL.

The site is currently serviced by mains gas, electricity and water. The existing buildings are serviced by a private sewage system.

Location
The site at Colliston Inn enjoys roadside frontage to the A933 within the charming village of Colliston located approximately 3 miles northwest of Arbroath. Panoramic views over the surrounding countryside exist to the east and west. The site is accessible to commuters from major employment centres such as Dundee and Aberdeen, with travel distances of approximately 15 miles and 50 miles respectively. In addition, the region hosts numerous other populous towns offering employment opportunities and amenities within easy reach. The nearby town of Arbroath is the main service centre for the area, offering a range of superstores and shopping options, restaurants, healthcare facilities and primary and secondary schooling. Colliston itself benefits from a primary school and is serviced by direct bus routes to Forfar and Arbroath. The national rail network is accessible in Arbroath offering convenient onward travel options.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

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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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Parking
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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

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

  • Colliston Primary School336 metres
    Pupils
    31
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Inverbrothock Primary School2.3 miles
    Pupils
    299
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Carmyllie Primary School2.6 miles
    Pupils
    19
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Timmergreens Primary School2.8 miles
    Pupils
    173
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Warddykes Primary School2.8 miles
    Pupils
    284
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Arbroath High School2.8 miles
    Pupils
    889
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Arbroath Academy3.2 miles
    Pupils
    683
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Carnoustie High School6.9 miles
    Pupils
    833
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Brechin High School9.9 miles
    Pupils
    562
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Forfar Academy10 miles
    Pupils
    1,107
    Type
    Non-denominational

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: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Morrisons Daily Arbroath Millfield Rd, Arbroath2.3 miles
Tesco Arbroath Superstore, Arbroath3 miles
Morrisons Daily Arbroath Friockheim Gardy, Friockheim3 miles

GP surgery

The Abbey Practice3.4 miles

Pharmacy

Boots Uk Ltd2.9 miles

Walking trail

Waulkmills Nature Trail1 mile

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

Arbroath Rail Station3.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Colliston Inn41 metres

Typical drive times

Forfar17 min · 12 miles
Brechin17 min · 11 miles
Arbroath7 min · 3.4 miles
Carnoustie17 min · 10 miles
Dundee (city)32 min · 20 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 SEPA 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

Not shown on SEPA's flood mapsLower 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)

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