2 Sites At Blinkbonny, Herston, South Ronaldsay
Description
These 2 large building sites are set above Herston village and enjoy beautiful views across Widewall Bay.
Each site extends to 1500m2 or thereby and has planning permission (OIC ref 22/104/AMC) to erect a new dwelling house. The building warrant for plot 2 will be included in the sale.
Site 2 - Offers over £95,000
Site 3 - Offers over £85,000
These 2 large building sites are set above Herston village and enjoy beautiful views across Widewall Bay.
Each site extends to 1500m2 or thereby and has planning permission (OIC ref 22/104/AMC) to erect a new dwelling house. The building warrant for plot 2 will be included in the sale.
Both properties will benefit from high levels of insulation and heat pumps. The design and specification for Plot 2 which includes 70mm exterior insulation, 300mm under floor insulation and M.V.H. follows the passive style of build and will be highly energy efficient.
Site 2 has consent to erect a 2-3 bedroom house with open plan living room/ kitchen, games room/bedroom 3 and first floor sitting area. The accommodation also includes a bathroom, utility room and master bedroom with en-suite and walk-in wardrobe. Planning also for a garage/workshop.
Site 3 has consent to erect a 2 bedroom bungalow with “L” shaped open plan living / dining / kitchen. There is also a shower room and bedroom 1 has a walk-in wardrobe. Planning also for a garage with workshop.
The seller is willing to enter into a builder’s contract to arrange the building of the properties if the purchaser so wishes.
Site 2 - Offers over £95,000
Site 3 - Offers over £85,000
LOCATION
These large serviced building sites are set in Hertson village which is approximately 5 miles from St Margaret’s Hope and 20 miles from Kirkwall.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
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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
14 Mbps
Standard (10-30 Mbps)
Suitable for
- Web & social
- Music streaming
- Standard video calls
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
- Hope Primary School1.9 miles
- Pupils
- 54
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Flotta Community School3.7 miles
- Pupils
- 2
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Burray Primary School4.1 miles
- Pupils
- 47
- Type
- Non-denominational
- North Walls Community School7 miles
- Pupils
- 20
- Type
- Non-denominational
- St Andrew's Primary School9.9 miles
- Pupils
- 162
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Kirkwall Grammar School12 miles
- Pupils
- 861
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Stromness Academy15 miles
- Pupils
- 338
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Thurso High School24 miles
- Pupils
- 753
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Stronsay Junior High School26 miles
- Pupils
- 16
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Wick High School26 miles
- Pupils
- 735
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Walking trail
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
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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)
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