Shaftesbury Road, Lodden, Gillingham
Key Features
- Building Plot
- Full Planning Permission
- Detached Home
- Two Double Bedrooms
- Two Parking Spaces
- Close to the Town
- No Onward Chain
- Great Opportunity
Description
Exciting Building Plot with Full Planning Permission:-
A rare opportunity to create your own home – this well-located plot comes with full planning permission granted for a detached two-bedroom house with two parking spaces and an easily managed outside space.
Currently forming part of the garden of a much-loved home, the land is now available for development and offers buyers the chance to design and build a property tailored to their own needs and lifestyle.
Ideally situated just moments from open green spaces, the town centre, and the mainline train station, the location combines everyday convenience with easy access to countryside walks and excellent transport links.
With no onward chain, this is a straightforward and appealing prospect for those seeking to build a first home, downsize, or create a valuable investment property in a highly accessible setting.
The Property -
The Land -
Planning Application - P/FUL/2025/04190
Location:
Marley Lodden Gillingham SP8 4JY
Proposal:
Erect dwelling.
Decision:
Granted
Decision Date:
12/09/2025
Location And Directions -
The land is within easy walking distance of open space as well as to the town centre and mainline train station Gillingham, is a vibrant market town in North Dorset, offering a wonderful blend of rural charm and modern convenience. Surrounded by rolling countryside yet well-connected by a mainline railway station with direct services to London Waterloo, it’s an increasingly popular choice for families and commuters alike. The town features a good range of everyday amenities, local shops, doctors and leisure facilities and excellent schooling for all ages.
Postcode - SP8 4JY
What3words - ///saddens.garages.basic
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
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
- 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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
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
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School95 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 242
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Gillingham Primary School0.8 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 233
- Type
- Academy converter
- Wyke Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 161
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Motcombe CofE Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 146
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 119
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Gillingham School0.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,684
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Shaftesbury School3.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 782
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Sturminster Newton High School7 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 605
- Type
- Academy converter
- King Arthur's School7.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 450
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sexey's School10 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 633
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
* 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.
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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Morton New, Gillingham
Restways High Street Gillingham Dorset SP8 4AA
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