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£400,000

Hobbacott Lane, Marhamchurch

Land size
0.7 acres

Key Features

  • Rare and unique development opportunity
  • Popular village location, close to coast
  • Four generous plots with detailed planning consent
  • 4 x Detached four bedroom houses
  • No affordable but subject to CIL Liability £66182

Description

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION An exciting opportunity to acquire an enclosed plot in the sought after village of Marhamchurch, only a couple of miles from coastal Town of Bude with its popular surfing beaches and amenities.

Benefitting from detailed planning approval for four unique and architectural detached properties that would all offer four bedrooms and contemporary open plan living.

Each plot will benefit from its own private garden, parking and garage options to various plots.

This small select development has no affordable housing requirements, a CIL liability of £66,000 and given the conditional detailed approval the site could be started almost immediately.

THE LAND The site is a gently sloping area of pasture land on the edge of the village with a small brook at the bottom boundary. The site measures approximately 0.7 acre and is enclosed via a natural bank and hedge.

PLANNING PERMISSION The planning consent is for four detached houses, all being 4 bedrooms, multiple bathrooms, living room and large kitchen/dining rooms. The four houses vary in size and are between 145m2 to 166m2. This is a conditional approval under PA20/02034

PLOT 1 SUMMARY Plot One is a two storey dwelling measuring 145m2 gross internal floor area. The accommodation comprises; entrance hall, WC, triple aspect living room, semi open plan kitchen/dining room and utility. On the first floor there are four double bedrooms, en suite shower to the principal bedroom and separate bathroom.

PLOT 2 SUMMARY Plot Two is a two storey dwelling measuring 160m2 gross internal floor area and 174m2 including the detached single garage. The accommodation comprises; entrance hall, dual aspect living room, large open plan kitchen/dining room, utility and WC. accommodation comprises; entrance hall, WC, triple aspect living room, semi open plan kitchen/dining room and utility. On the first floor there are four double bedrooms, en suite shower to the principal bedroom and separate bathroom.

PLOT 3 SUMMARY Plot three is a two storey dwelling measuring 160m2 gross internal floor area and 174m2 including the detached single garage. The accommodation comprises; entrance hall, dual aspect living room, large open plan kitchen/dining room, utility and WC. accommodation comprises; entrance hall, WC, triple aspect living room, semi open plan kitchen/dining room and utility. On the first floor there are four double bedrooms, en suite shower to the principal bedroom and separate bathroom.

PLOT 4 SUMMARY Plot four is the largest of the approved dwellings and is a two storey split level dwelling measuring 166m2 gross internal floor area and 180m2 including the detached single garage. The accommodation comprises; entrance hall, triple aspect living room, spacious open plan kitchen/dining room, utility and WC. On the first floor there are four double bedrooms, en suite shower and walk in wardrobe to the principal bedroom and en suite to bedroom two and a separate bathroom.

CIL TAX Please note that the proposed development set out in this application will be liable for a change under the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulations 2010 (as amended). The amount of Levy varies depending on the designated zones, but we are advised that at present the developer would be liable for this at a rate of £100 per M2 of constructed dwelling. Total 632m2 the CIL liability would be £66,181.13

TENURE Freehold

LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY The local planning authority is Cornwall County Council and all plans and documents quoted can be viewed by searching for their online planning portal via

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Date Posted
2026-01-28

Utilities & 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
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

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

  • Marhamchurch CofE Academy263 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    128
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Bude Primary Academy - Juniors1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    230
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Bude Primary Academy - Infants1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 7
    Pupils
    126
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Stratton Primary School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    340
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Bridgerule Church of England Primary School3.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    62
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Budehaven Community School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,145
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Holsworthy Community College7.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    551
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Launceston College14 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,205
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Atlantic Academy14 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Free schools
  • Sir James Smith's School15 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    588
    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

Lidl Bude, Bude1.5 miles
Morrisons Bude, Bude1.6 miles
Co-op Bude, Bude2 miles

GP surgery

Stratton Medical Centre1.7 miles

Pharmacy

Stratton Pharmacy1.7 miles

Hospital

Stratton Hospital1.8 miles

Green space

Play Space58 metres

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

Okehampton Rail Station24 miles

Nearest bus stop

War Memorial112 metres

Typical drive times

Bude6 min · 2.4 miles
Stratton5 min · 2.5 miles
Camelford21 min · 15 miles
Holsworthy17 min · 10 miles
Truro (city)1 hr 9 min · 50 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 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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low 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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